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| Turntable leveling I use an "analog" bubble level, and that seems fine. So my answer to your question is don't fret over it. On the difference between your phone app and the ordinary bubble level, I'll go with the latter. I have an "audiophile" bubble level, mean... | |
| Cartridges that get strings right? It’s also the microphone and the recording studio and the way in which the musical signal was transferred to a piece of vinyl. | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. You waited three years to say that? It goes without saying that a thread like this is easy to criticize for the reason you cite. But if it’s fun to exchange experiences then people will do so. The best one can do with a thread like this is to gat... | |
| Kiseki and Lyra Cartridge Dealers in Japan and Taiwan By now I have owned so many cartridges that my memory is failing me. (Plus, my memory is failing me anyway.) If I recall correctly, the Supex first hit the US market in the mid-1970s. At that time, I think I was listening to a Grado TLZ. As you... | |
| Kiseki and Lyra Cartridge Dealers in Japan and Taiwan Ooops! I just thought of a reason why 2J might change the serial numbers: To protect his source of ZYX cartridges. This was already described by Viridian. | |
| Kiseki and Lyra Cartridge Dealers in Japan and Taiwan Thanks, V. I am not in the market just now for any new/used cartridge. My plate is full, for the moment. What I would look for, if looking, is an original Purple Heart, from the good old days. It's remarkable how much Kiseki's look like Koetsu... | |
| Kiseki and Lyra Cartridge Dealers in Japan and Taiwan Ok. I stand corrected in my understanding of the history.Now where can one get a good deal on Kiseki? | |
| AR xa Turntable Head shell question No self-respecting sufferer from audiophilia nervosa could put up with duct tape as a solution to that problem. Did you try jamming the head shell with some force, up against the receptor on the arm wand? The trick is to let the collar catch on ... | |
| Kiseki and Lyra Cartridge Dealers in Japan and Taiwan In general, just walking around to the high end audio stores in Tokyo, you will find neither Koetsu nor Lyra cartridges for sale, on open display. Whereas most good stores display dozens of other cartridges from a wide variety of well known brand... | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part Parrotbee, I hope there is no blame at all attached to helping with this problem. Certainly none aimed at you or your machinist. Where are you located? Has any further progress been made? | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part This is "seat of the pants" thinking, but it seems to me that horizontal movement, if it is only evident when one applies considerable force in the horizontal plane, is not a deal killer. If the tonearm is loose and flopping left to right or etc ... | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part Chakster, Until now, I did not know where the OP is located. Obviously, his capacity to interact with a machinist in Oregon is limited by geography. However, if a competent machinist knows the parameters (possibly M30X1.0), then the OP may be ab... | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part Parrotbee, Metric pitch is not measured in "threads per inch". The inch is not a unit of distance in the metric system. However, one inch = 25.4 mm. The millimeter, etc, IS a unit of distance in metric. If you count 25 threads per inch, that wo... | |
| Help me with a Fidelity Research FR64 part As I mentioned at the top of the thread (I think), I DO know a machinist who most likely would make this single nut for the OP, if he is given the correct specifications to work from. That is Colby Lamb in Oregon, USA. I can provide contact info,... | |
| KD 500 w/ Grace 707 arm. Stylus type. If I had to dial-in VTA and azimuth for every LP that I want to play, I would not be into vinyl at all. True, there are some anal individuals who feel compelled to do fiddly things like that. I don’t. And I have wonderful sound from vinyl using ... |