lewm
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| 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... | |
| Correct Input Sensitivity Setting for Cartridge Just to be clear, we are talking about the output of the cartridge in terms of its signal voltage. We are not talking about the input sensitivity of a cartridge, which is a term that almost makes no sense. Sorry for being pedantic, but if you want... | |
| Next upgrade for my analog source Or, you can subconsciously select speakers that compensate for your room problems. That isn't so crazy, because no room is ever perfect, and even if you have a good room, you eventually will have selected speakers that work well in it. That said,... | |
| How often to demagnetize mc cartridges? I don't know how the cartridges on your extensive list are made. Except for the ART7, which I do know has an amorphous core coil. I think that one contains no iron, no magnetic materials, does not need fluxbusting ever. MM cartridges, of course,... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Problems with two or three motors are: (1) They have to be perfectly in synch with one another, and (2) you now have two (or three) potential sources of noise that could be transmitted via the belt to the platter. No free lunch. I also think tha... |