lewm
Responses from lewm
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I should mention that I remain a fan of the Boston Audio Mat2, probably ahead of the ss300 on most turntables. Go on and dump on that one, if you like. | |
| Need to adjust the speed every time I turn on turntable Agree, teo. We also tend to draw false relationships between a list of causes and a list of effects with no real data to support a connection of one to the other. But it makes us feel good to have a pat explanation in hand. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Raul, I respect your opinion but you are given to extreme views. I also factor that in. What is the composition of the SOTA mat, because I don’t recall that they ever marketed a separate mat? Their earlier turntables had a glued on felt mat which ... | |
| Best cartridge for very old worn vinyl The best version of a late 50s to early 60s Argo LP I will ever hear was a week or two ago when we went to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to hear Ahmad Jamal perform on or near to his 88th birthday. He was phenomenal; indeed, he is a phenomenon ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Stuff that involves electronics or moving parts that are known to wear out is an entirely different matter from an inert platter mat. (By the way, my Mk3 was NOS when I bought it. I have the original carton, etc.) But you are entitled to think an... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? By the way, absent visible damage or shape distortion, what difference does it make whether a metal platter mat is “used” or NOS? My response would be “none” or “zero”. At best, I might pay a 10% premium for NOS but for no good reason. I do agree ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Are you sure it’s a great idea to couple the SAEC to the spindle with that set screw? Seems to me it creates a path for motor vibration to propagate into the platter where it would be efficiently spread. Not that the TT101 motor has a noticeable p... | |
| Flux HiFI Electronic Stylus Cleaner Bdp, thanks for reminding me of the name of that thing: Dustbug. Cute. | |
| Flux HiFI Electronic Stylus Cleaner Mijo, We've been over this ground before. Dust covers, used while the LP is in play, are very bad for SQ, and it's not comical to think so. You apparently do not hear a problem, which is fine. Most others do, as was suggested by the responses y... | |
| Flux HiFI Electronic Stylus Cleaner I notice that some eBay vendor is charging $38 for shipping the Flux Hi-Fi. Who(m) are they kidding? The thing probably weighs a few ounces at best. A gratuitous rip-off on top of the $154 cost. | |
| Flux HiFI Electronic Stylus Cleaner I own the Audioquest version of the Signet, and it works in much the same way as the Flux, based on what I read and photos. It's very effective; the first time I used it on a well used MC, a big gob of dust fell out from the innards of the cartri... | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus Rossb, did you really say you want “less accuracy”? In my mind that goal wouldn’t motivate me to choose the Acutus, which I think of as highly accurate, if we’re talking about speed constancy and lack of resonance. SOTA Cosmos maybe. | |
| Kuzma Stabi Reference vs Avid Acutus In my opinion, and while I do like and admire the design of the Avid turntables, the Acutus would at best be a sideways step away from your Kuzma, which is also a great turntable. I think you'd have to spend significantly more money to experience... | |
| Sent Back the Pro-ject Turntable: What would be the best option in the $1800 range? It would be only fair to point out to kimt that all 3 cartridges on your list, Chakster, would be at least 30 or more years old at this point in time. To find an NOS one would be serendipitous for sure, but also one would be taking a chance on th... | |
| Sent Back the Pro-ject Turntable: What would be the best option in the $1800 range? To the OP, if indeed the SL1500 has the very same coreless motor as does the SL1200, and if the $ are very important to you, then go for the SL1500. Thanks to Rego for the cogent information, and I apologize for misinforming you that the SL1500 l... |