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| 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. | |
| Replacement Motor for a Vintage Thorens TD 160 Turntable "A motor capacitor such as a start capacitor or run capacitor is an electrical capacitor that alters the current to one or more windings of a single phase AC induction motor to create a rotating magnetic field. There are two common types of mot... | |
| Replacement Motor for a Vintage Thorens TD 160 Turntable How much do you love this turntable, and how much are you willing to spend? If your budget is large, you might consider the eclipse motor and motor controller system offered by SOTA. I think it could be adapted for the Thorens. The ensemble is not... | |
| Custom Phono interconnect build-out shops or vendors? How can any one of us say that his recommended cable company gives "the best value for money", unless of course you've tried all the others and compared similar cables from each? Which I doubt is the case. | |
| Choosing an SUT? This thread has had authoritative input from two solid professionals in the business, Intactaudio and 600ohms. Intactaudio actually posted real data! I would advise the OP to pay most attention to those two sources. | |
| Custom Phono interconnect build-out shops or vendors? Talk to Paul Speltz at Anti-Cables. They’ll build anything you want for very reasonable cost, to include wires and connectors. | |
| Chet Backer - Craft Recordings Walter, apart from the Sam Records, all my other Chet Baker recordings are the originals on Riverside and maybe Contemporary or collaborations on Verve, etc. I don’t care for his singing, unlike some others. I highly recommend Sam if you’re ok wit... | |
| Experience With Linear Tracking Turntables I only recently came to appreciate the B&O MI cartridge, MMC1. It weighs only a few grams, and tracks at 1.0g with very high compliance. On my Dynavector DV505 tonearm with a very light headshell on my Lenco, it sounded divine driving my Beve... | |
| Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig? Chakster wrote, "And I have to mention that rare American records are much cheaper in the USA than in UK, Europe or Japan." From my experience shopping for LPs in Tokyo, I have to agree, and I would add that the LPs need not be very "rare" in ord... | |
| Chet Backer - Craft Recordings I love his playing, but do you have a question? Best recent Chet Baker LPs that I have heard are from Sam Records, based in Paris and pressed in France, all mono only. Sam also has some Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, etc, all superb. | |
| What tomearm ? New Jersey is quite a ways from Mesa, AZ. Why not search for a more nearby dealer who would be kind enough to take on this job? I found this list of 10 places, not all of which are suitable but it’s a start, by doing a Firefox search:https://www.y... |