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| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive One solution to the issue of the side force applied by the belt, when you use a single motor, is to add a capstan or passive pulley 180 degrees opposite from the motor pulley. This will equalize the side forces on the bearing at the expense of re... | |
| How does the phono pre-amp in the McIntosh MA8900 compare with the McIntosh MP100? This is another one of those un-answerable questions, because the "correct" answer is a subjective opinion. My guess is there would be very little to gain, if you are sticking to MM cartridges, but my opinion is worthless to you; I haven't heard ... | |
| Phasemation EA-200 phonostage - opinions But Phase Tech is a prominent name in audio showrooms in Tokyo. So, they are not "fly by night". Your experience and that of the OP are probably a reflection on the US distributor/importer doing a bad job of customer support. That's unfortunate... | |
| Azimuth 2020 Robert, You took my meaning wrongly, when I wrote that the best use of azimuth adjustment is to manage crosstalk, not channel balance. In fact, I found the logic of the Korf article, when I first read it about a year ago, to be compelling. He do... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? These worthless threads get the most responses. I wonder what that means. | |
| Your thoughts on upgrading Feickert protractor Agree that instructions printed on the template itself, on the "old" Feickert protractor, are very vague. In fact, you sort of have to know what to do a priori in order to understand the instructions. For example, you set up the protractor based o... | |
| mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......???? How long has the one you now intend to use been sitting around? And what was the year of manufacture? If much more than 25 years, I would recommend changing electrolytic capacitors BEFORE you apply power. A leaky capacitor can damage parts that... | |
| mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......???? Is this the turntable from New Zealand? That was a Technics, I think. | |
| mice ate insulation off many small wires inside TT. Liquid Electrical Tape, .......???? Ditto. You need to re-wire that thing. No way around it. Needless to say, don't plug it in, even, until you have resolved this issue.... with new wiring. | |
| ??? Wood Plinths: Layers: 7/2/1 ? Wood Type: Solid or Veneer or Vinyl Wrap wood look ? Bill, I own a TT101, complete with the Victor plinth, dust cover, and a UA7045 tonearm. So I am well aware of the quality of the construction of the dust cover. And using it to protect from dust when the turntable is idle is perfectly valid. Wha... | |
| Is there an ideal (ish) cartridge output? Cartridges in that middle ground of 1.0 to 2.0mV tend to be either HOMC or MI types. In my experience and in my opinion only, HOMCs are rarely top class, usually duds, whereas MI types often are among my favorites. Therefore, I would make no dis... | |
| ??? Wood Plinths: Layers: 7/2/1 ? Wood Type: Solid or Veneer or Vinyl Wrap wood look ? Why the heck do you want a cover in the first place? It’s useless except if you want to degrade sound quality by having it in the down position while playing LPs. This remark will get Mijostyn interested in your thread. So I have done you a favor,... | |
| Azimuth 2020 And by the way, these days I rarely even try to adjust azimuth electrically. I have come to favor just getting the stylus to sit properly in the groove, which is usually very close to if not exactly at 90 degrees azimuth. I leave it to the manufa... | |
| Azimuth 2020 Actually, because I have a Triplanar tonearm (with easy azimuth adjustment) and that Signet Cartridge Analyzer (which has a built-in db meter) I mentioned up above, I once experimented to find out how much could Azimuth alone alter channel balance... | |
| Azimuth 2020 Yes, but changing azimuth will also alter crosstalk, and azimuth has far less of an effect on channel balance vs crosstalk. So a little change in balance makes a big change in crosstalk relationships. |