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| Which vintage direct drive? Eno, You wrote, "I just learned that the TT-01 is the Japanese version and the JVC-QL10 is the American one."That is not correct. First, the alphanumeric designation of the chassis is TT101, not "TT-01", but I expect that was just a typo. More i... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Almarg, You are very kind to answer for Hagtech. Maybe he will also answer for himself. Just in case he was not talking about "Johnson noise". Apparently every conductor creates Johnson noise, It's not a property inherent to transformers only. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush hagtech, In explaining that SUTs can be a source of noise, you wrote, "If they use too thin of wire the resistance gets too high and becomes the main source of input noise." What??? Where does that idea come from? To begin with, the primary of ... | |
| New Technics turntables Different strokes for different folks. You've got good reasons to do what you want to do, Abery, but if your requirements were not what they are, the point is that the 1200GR is almost certainly the "better" turntable, given that the differences ... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! Mijo, That's "gimbal", not gimbal.I can't believe what a bunch of childish responses this thread collected. Yes, most of us, including me, cannot afford the Vanquish, but the reason to jump all over it cannot fairly be based on cost alone. (If it ... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd would sound beautiful on any turntable, I suspect.Uber, if that TT81 includes a 7082 tonearm, I'd say you'd really like it more than your QL-A7. As to the early lift-off problem, I suggest you go on the internet, Vinyl ... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? Was just thinking today (while listening to it) what an incredible performer the TT101 is. It was worth every bit of the aggravation I endured to get it fixed, finally. (Thanks, JP.)"Catmandude", Probably the best on line moniker I have seen yet. ... | |
| Please help with Grado Cartridge hookup Wiring ??? I guess this makes sense if you have a color-coded scheme in front of you, but if I were a neophyte, I would only be further confused by the two responses. I'd like to believe that R and L indicate Right and Left hot connections, as for 99% of al... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? millercarbon, Your story about organ transplantation in China is certainly horrifying. Why haven't we read about this practice in the free American press? Even Chinese political dissidents who have successfully escaped from China have not descri... | |
| Phono Pre Upgrade from Parasound JC-3? snackyp, I own a Manley Steelhead and like it very much, but it is not balanced. You say you were blown away when you bought balanced ICs. Where did you install them? From cartridge to phono inputs? From phono out to linestage? (Or from the J... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Dear itsjustme, As regards the subject at hand, I like what Raul and Mike Lavigne and a few others have said; it depends. But if "90%" of your LPs really do "sound like crap", you've got a problem that could be due to (1) buying used LPs that hav... | |
| List of most high end analog active crossovers ever made. I use the low pass section of the Dahlquist crossover, which uses active devices to provide an adjustable 18db per octave slope. Mated with the active internal high pass filter on my Beveridge 2SW amplifier/speakers, the crossover point is "seaml... | |
| Denon DK300 Dust cover Broken You don't need a dust cover, except maybe to keep dust away from the platter when you're not using the turntable. For that, a piece of cloth will suffice. If you're really determined to have a lucite cover, you can have one custom-made or keep l... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! cleeds, Thanks for the correction, although I don't think it negates my original point, which I have forgotten now. What VPI DD did I apparently completely miss out on? Because even now I cannot recall their third of 3 efforts in that category. ... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? I am past engaging in the BD vs DD vs ID debates. I have come to agree with what Raul wrote above, and I've made my choice in favor of DD turntables (and a much modified Lenco) based on bang for the buck. The really good BDs, to my ears, start a... |