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| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. I think you're in the wrong forum. You might try the Amp Preamp Forum here on Audiogon, or better yet, go to Audio Asylum and look on SET Asylum or TubeDIY Asylum. There are more knowledgeable builders there than here, by far. More advanced is ... | |
| compliance Yep, any of those super rare and very expensive cartridges (compared to modern equivalents) would be a fine choice, assuming it hasn't died a partial death while sitting in a box under unknown storage conditions for 30 or more years since manufac... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again Thanks. Good for Elliott. | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again But that means it is only just cleared to leave Russia (which is ridiculous), how? By boat? In that case, having it by your 75th may be realistic. By air? Then maybe 2-3 weeks. | |
| Zyx mistracking issue The thread is two years old, so unless the OP is not using vinyl since he started the thread, one must assume he has either moved on or solved his problem. But he is describing the performance of a cartridge he bought used in 2012. Which means i... | |
| Replacement Motor for a Vintage Thorens TD 160 Turntable "330MF" = 330 microfarads. It's an unfortunate fact that in some cases some companies abbreviated "microfarad" with "MF". Otherwise, you might think MF means "millifarads", in which case 330MF would equal 330,000 uF, not .33uF. That would be on... | |
| Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It! Soko, Fiber brush cannot hope to remove grunge imbedded in the grooves. Even a pristine-looking LP will yield "dirt" when properly cleaned. Your brush is unlikely to get below the lands, and if it does, only minimally. And please describe how a ... | |
| Vinyl Accessories - Skip It or Buy It! Soko, do you really think your N=2 experiment with the vpi RCM proves anything at all?even mint condition used LPs can have a lot of dirt and dust on them, which can be efficiently removed by a good RCM. If I ever doubt that fact, all I need to do... | |
| Azimuth: how critical is it? Dover, I could take issue with some elements of your response to my post, Like for example that when you use a meter, you are measuring the sum of any difference in channel balance plus voltage differences due to crosstalk, but it is not important... | |
| Help, No sound from Turntable Have you tried turning it off, and then turning it on again? Is your preamp set to “phono”? | |
| Azimuth: how critical is it? Playing a mono LP with one channel out of phase will tell you more about channel balance, as it pertains to the electronics downstream from the cartridge, than about azimuth, would it not? At least that is my first reaction; I am thinking about i... | |
| compliance I sometimes think that some of the virtues of the vintage MM and MI cartridges (and I do believe that some of them are magical) are inextricably associated with the fact they were high compliance, could track at very low VTF, etc. "Like buttah". | |
| Azimuth: how critical is it? 3 to 5 degrees is not trivial. Take a look at MC's reference to Peter Lederman's tooth pick trick, and maybe try it. Perhaps you will enjoy your sound even more, by a tiny bit. | |
| Azimuth: how critical is it? What makes you say your azimuth is "slightly off"? Is the headshell not parallel to the platter surface, when viewed from head on?Simao, Shims could be used on one side of the top of the cartridge, as a wedge between cartridge body and headshell u... | |
| Replacement Motor for a Vintage Thorens TD 160 Turntable If there is an existing run or start capacitor mounted external to the motor, its value (in microfarads) and voltage rating will be written on the can. That should be no mystery. |