lewm
Responses from lewm
| Eminent Technology LFT-8b in Harry's system I owned Tympani 1Us, purchased right after they hit the market with rave reviews from HP and others. I set them up right next to my homebrew KEF/RTR speakers described here in 2017. It was no contest; my speakers blew away the Tympanis in every wa... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I hardly think the SS300 is the second best mat of all time, if the SOTA mat you reference were to be the named best of all time. But you've made your own opinion clear. Like I said about my own current preference, the BA Mat2 is generally a smi... | |
| 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... |