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| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive I built my modified Lenco based on Win Tinnon's recommendations. Slate plinth, PTP top plate, platter painted and damped to reduce resonance, huge aftermarket bearing with under-platter clamp, from Jeremy in the UK, Phoenix Engineering Motor Cont... | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma To cut through the other stuff, Lohanimal, the statement you quoted does not indicate that one MUST use an FR headshell with an FR tonearm. Is that what you meant to say? Your quote from the owners manual only would stipulate that IF one is usin... | |
| Fully upgraded Rega P3 vs P8 Uninsulated copper wire would oxidize on its surface, to copper oxide, which is an inferior conductor compared to pure copper. But who uses bare wire? Teflon coated copper should remain free of oxidation for many years. Other, looser types of insu... | |
| Need help with anti-skating on Technics SL-1210GR You say you set antiskating to prevent the stylus from moving toward the spindle. Now read what Mijostyn wrote. The goal is to have the cartridge move slowly toward the spindle, not to set anti-skate so high that the cartridge stands still in the ... | |
| MOST BIZARRE PROBLEM - CALLING OUT TURNTABLE DIYERS I was about to recommend an excellent audiophile-machinist, but he is in Oregon. Nevertheless, if you're up against it, I'd contact Colby Lamb. I am told he has a website, but if you can't find that, I can supply contact info. | |
| MOST BIZARRE PROBLEM - CALLING OUT TURNTABLE DIYERS Doesn’t Mehran, the ZYX guy on the West Coast, sell that brand of turntable? If so, he is the first guy I would contact. He is a very nice guy by everyone’s account and I am sure he will help you if possible. | |
| My record player sounds slightly high pitched The iPhone app is known to be inaccurate. In a situation where you really want to know what is happening, it is not the best tool. Anyway, the OP seems to have lost interest in his own problem. So we need not get excited about the solution. | |
| How often to demagnetize mc cartridges? Nandric and I agree. As to the cardas test record, I have always felt that the benefits derived from using it are as much due to exercising the cartridge suspension over a wide range of frequencies as they are to any demagnetizing effect. To the ... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Burmester, not "Burmeister". I just looked at a photo. One cannot see how the belts and motors are implemented but from the text, I am not sure. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive So, although I was joking about 4 motors and never dreamed there actually IS such a turntable, Burmeister have built it. I'll probably never get to hear it, so I leave it to you to consider. But the more motors you have driving the platter, the l... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Thuchan, I was only joking when I mentioned using 3 or 4 motors. However I think there actually was or is at least one commercial product with 3 motors as an optional “upgrade”. In these discussions, it is my tendency to favor direct drive and idl... | |
| Sumiko BPS Evo III vs Hana EL/EH You haven’t mentioned what phono stage you are using, but if it has sufficient gain, then I would agree with the idea that the Hana SL is most likely superior to any other cartridge mentioned in this thread. I candidly admit that I am not a big fa... | |
| Correct Input Sensitivity Setting for Cartridge Only in that the question arises whether the receiver is in tip-top operating condition. Otherwise, some of those old classics can be great fun to use/ | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Hi Ledoux, I am now using three different phono stages all of which are full function preamplifiers. These include atma-sphere MP1, Manley Steelhead, and Raul‘s phonolinepreamp. The first is all tubes. The second is a hybrid of transistors and tub... | |
| How often to demagnetize mc cartridges? I don’t seriously disagree with those who say never to use a flux buster like the Sumiko. As I mentioned, I only and occasionally use the Cardas test LP for that purpose, and it does seem to rejuvenate MC cartridges. My rationale is that I am fair... |