lewm
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| why did my record player slow down, speed up, then go back to normal? Brief power outage or surge, bad capacitor, belt slippage, bad bearing, severe stylus drag, finger on the platter, platter rubbing on plinth, Schoenberg, bad karma for having been a troll. | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Jay, Yeah, but with a good DD, there is a brake that stops the platter on a dime, and it takes seconds to get back up to speed. So stopping the rotation in order to change or turn over the LP is not going to cause any extra delay. Along the line... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Mijo, What we disagree on is the idea that a typical spring-suspended turntable is the sine qua non of turntable isolation. I fully agree that isolation from environmental energy is important, and we agree on the why of it. But I don't think the... | |
| Sota Eclipse packages for VPI tables. The Walker is akin to the Eagle without the RR, except the Eagle has more power by far. And I suppose there are other differences in favor of the Eagle. I used a Walker for years before the Eagle, and it definitely is beneficial. You need to be su... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? I have mentioned this before: I had a pure copper made for me by a machinist, for my L07D. It weighs about 6 lbs, which is not a stretch from the stock stainless steel mat that comes with the L07D and weighs about 5.5 lbs. With a copper mat on a... | |
| Technics SL-1210GAE Anniversary delivery . None of us mentioned maybe the most obvious explanation for the delay at Sony Japan. A went a vaccine, It was and still is dangerous to force workers into a factory where close contact is unavoidable. For that reason, GM had to shut down several o... | |
| Sota Eclipse packages for VPI tables. "The inertia of the table should negate the need for constant correction."Famous last words. I realize bucks is bucks, but if it is a choice between spending $350 more for a cartridge or tonearm vs buying the Roadrunner, I can only advise you to b... | |
| Sota Eclipse packages for VPI tables. I strongly suggest springing for the RR up front. In order to reap the full benefits. | |
| ADC XLM mkII Cartridge. Should I bother... ADC XLM was once a very highly regarded cartridge. Because it was relatively inexpensive yet so widely loved, I would guess that the production run was huge, as cartridges go. Problem is it requires a very low mass tonearm, as others have mention... | |
| Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment? For five bucks or maybe ten, you should be getting an LP with a near flawless surface, assuming the particular example is not some collectible item. (Some very minor scuffing might or might not create audible problems, but why take a chance?) Don'... | |
| Sota Eclipse packages for VPI tables. OP, are you saying the complete Eclipse package new costs the same or less than a used SDS? If so I’m very surprised and it’s a no-brainer in favor of Eclipse. I use the antecedent Phoenix Engineering controller on my Lenco, and it’s a big upgrade. | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Just stop repeating the "oscillating magnetic device" meme, please, and the rest of your thesis would be less indigestible. You seem to think that the engineers who designed these devices were idiots unaware of EMI and the use of shielding materi... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Mk3 then Mk2 was not the best of the rest in my system to my ears. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A discontinued It will last longer than any of us, with occasional new tubes and very occasional replacement of electrolytic caps, like every 20 years. With heavy use a switch or potentiometer or tube socket might eventually need cleaning or replacement. But bas... | |
| SOTA NOVA, HR-X VPI, Technics 1200G recommendations? Mijo, I don’t know which of my posts you’re referencing but my last post was just to remind us why sometimes high effective mass is necessary and that low compliance with high mass is in my opinion not the prime cause of record wear so long as VTF... |