lewm
Responses from lewm
| Acoustic Sounds Series I wish I could find my copy of the Coltrane/“Ballads” LP. It’s out there somewhere in my collection. | |
| Placing turntable on top of fireplace mantle? For me, a fireplace mantel is at least as stable as one of those Target wall shelves and likely to be much more so. Plus, it is anchored into the chimney, the most structurally rigid part of most houses, certainly more rigid than a typical stud, ... | |
| Placing turntable on top of fireplace mantle? How about just put the freakin' turntable there and listen to some music? (No disrespect intended, Chayro.)Or, you could hit it with a hammer, pour water on it, wait for 100 mph winds to blow across your chimney, light a roaring fire and feed it w... | |
| Placing turntable on top of fireplace mantle? Go for it. All the naysaying is based on pure speculation and worst case scenarios. Let us know how it actually works out. | |
| Synergistic PHT... any other PHT heads here? With acid, VTF is moot. | |
| Synergistic PHT... any other PHT heads here? If you do try a PHT, it would be a good idea to have a disinterested and uninformed person with good ears audition the system, with vs without the PHT. But don’t tell the other person what you are doing. That’s called a single-blind trial. It help... | |
| Difference among Denon turntable plinths DK100, DK100G, DK100F, DK200, and DK300? I only can tell you that the DK300 was the plinth that came with my Denon DP80 in an ensemble that included the DA307 tonearm. It was a single-arm plinth. Because they paired it with the DP80, I have to assume it was top of the line for that per... | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... Yes, but the XA version is more of a replacement for the ART7 than it is a replacement for the ART9. So, those who switch from the ART9 to the 9XA will need a bit more phono gain. It's all good, however. | |
| Top linear trackers Millercarbon, maybe your ecstatic mood is induced by your various PHTs placed strategically here and there. | |
| Synergistic Research PHT - Phono Transducer dkzzzz, I hear you. | |
| Top linear trackers Ditto to what cleeds posted. | |
| Mono vinyl, how do you know if really single channel mono or if stereo recorded to mono The Miyajima website has a nice short summary of what stylus widths work best with what vintage of mono LP. But unless one has a collection that includes 78s and/or very early LPs cut pre-1950 or in the early 50s, I don’t think this is much of an ... | |
| Denon DA 307 and DA 309 To brush or not to brush is an interesting and debatable question. I elect not to use the brush, but I have no firm philosophy in mind except I am averse to attachments that could do harm as well as good. One logical objection to the brush, that... | |
| Denon DA 307 and DA 309 VTF is not always or necessarily inversely proportional to compliance, but in this case I guess it is, if Chak says so. Also, historically many users removed those brushes from the Pickering and Stanton cartridges prior to use. If you consult the ... | |
| Newbie Issues: Grace F9 with Micro Seiki DD-40 Even an NOS vintage cartridge of the brands and models that you tout, Chakster, is going to be more than 40 years old. That in itself makes them a crapshoot. The OP needs to keep that in mind, as well. |