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| To what level do phono cartridges age? In my direct experience, it's a total crap shoot. I have cartridges that are 40 and more years old that sound wonderful. And I have some others with similar age that are clearly not what they used to be. I would hesitate to name names or to say... | |
| Need help to know the value of these items The Garrard 301 has a very definite value in the marketplace. Just look up the prices of other units that may be for sale at this moment, and use those data as a guide. It would also help if you would say what version of the Garrard you have ther... | |
| SOTA Cosmos and other models - lean sounding? I would guess that the cosmos might sound lean compared to the Sapphire in that it would be less colored, which is a good thing. But in general, no, I don’t think the cosmos taken by itself would be a lean sounding turntable. I think it is likely... | |
| Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question? Audiophilia Nervosa is the term.Yes the issue might affect both VTA and azimuth. | |
| Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question? Wha....?Your opening statement was based on one trial?Which is it that seemed "to have some benefits in some ways"? Locking or not locking? | |
| Trying to find/identify a very specific step up transformer If the review was published "a few months ago", it should be a simple matter to work backwards on the internet and find it. Even if you don't subscribe to either the digital or hard copy versions of Stereophile, you can probably access the tables... | |
| Technics 1200G VTA Lock or unlock is the question? Someone else perhaps on Vinyl Asylum recently suggested that the locking mechanism, because of the way it intercalates with the threads on the vertical shaft, causes a slight change in VTA when engaged. Could your observation be due to something ... | |
| Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter Perhaps with further trolling he could have pulled up an SP10 Mk3.Anyway, that's a remarkable story. | |
| Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter +3!But what estupido let that beautiful thing sit in water for god knows how long? Did you find it while SCUBA diving? | |
| Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter Wow! Great job.But what about the rest of the chassis? Have you been able to restore the function of the electronics? | |
| KLAudio is stopping production of their Ultrasonic record cleaner. I watched that video, and Mr Kirmuss seems very convinced of the merits of his product. But I wondered about what is really generating that white schmutz that then has to be removed by multiple repeat cleanings. It seemed to me it might be a pre... | |
| Has anyone here restored a Sony TTS 8000 platter or a similar strobed platter Perhaps Lohanimal is doing a restoration for his own pleasure and satisfaction. Perhaps he is not thinking about re-sale value. After all, he did not ask for an appraisal. Apparently also (and here Lohanimal can correct me) his TTS8000 works fin... | |
| Replacing components, Please weigh in! Creeds, First of all, I don’t necessarily concede that DC on the AC line causes hum. But I am open-minded to any evidence you can provide. Second, your original post on the subject caused me to do a net search, and the sources I found claimed th... | |
| KLAudio is stopping production of their Ultrasonic record cleaner. I like MF but when has he ever favored a less expensive product over a more expensive one? He will admit that performance is very good but never “better”. | |
| Replacing components, Please weigh in! I did a very quick websearch. Apparently there are products on the market that can block DC on the AC line. One was made by PS Audio and is now discontinued, the "Humbuster III". One other is still made by Emotiva. I suppose that one transform... |