lewm
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| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 Chakster, In your post above, you wrote: "If the counterweight is in line with the armwand then you’re fine (on the bad samples the counterweight is bent down)." I am surprised that someone who is such a consistent champion of the Victor UA tonea... | |
| Reed 3P dealer I forgot that I knew that Steve Dobbins is or was a dealer for Reed tonearms. Thanks for reminding me. He is a very nice guy, I agree. | |
| SP10mk2: OMA Graphite plinth vs.Dobbins plinth I would keep in mind that the "CU" mats made by M-S are expensive not merely because of their association with M-S but also because they are made of copper, which is very expensive these days. I recently had a copper platter sheet made for my Ken... | |
| Reed 3P dealer Would you care to name the dealer that has "stock" of Reed tonearms? I kind of want a 10.5-inch 3P with red cedar arm wand and cryo-treated silver wire continuous from headshell to phono input, balanced wiring. What are the odds? | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Opus, I respect your opinion, but you do realize that you are the one who is in the minority in your dislike of the M – S tonearms. The value of the tone arms in the used market place is a testimony to the fact that both of them are very highly s... | |
| Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly Does anyone here care that someone has co-opted this forum for the sole purpose of selling a product? If you don’t care, I don’t care either. | |
| Reed 3P dealer It would be impossible for any local dealer to keep up with the variations available on Reed tonearms. I think I once counted that there were six types of wood, at least three different finishes, and other options for wiring. If you calculate it ... | |
| How tight do you tighten a record clamp 8.7 Newton.meters of torque. No more; no less. | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? At least the arguments keep the thread up front for a longer time, which leads to an opportunity for more arguments, which leads to lengthening the life of the thread and the number of posts, which is kind of entertaining. And sometimes informativ... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Tom, I respect your knowledge and your opinions, but you cannot have it both ways with respect to others' opinions. Do you believe that null points are LESS important than platter mass? And when it comes to platter mass, is more always better? W... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? AMG56, Thanks. I have learned something. The DDX1500 looks like a typical belt-drive M-S, from the view shown in the VE photo, but apparently with no need for the belt. I like it. I heretofore thought that the DDX1000 and later the DQX1000 wer... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? The DDX (which is direct-drive) is a totally different animal from the massive M-S belt-drive turntables, one of which carries the "1500" numeric designation (RX1500, or some other alphabetical prefix depending upon price point). In fact, isn't t... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Raul, without commenting on most of what you wrote, I would only say that I think you’re wrong about the price of the NVS turn table. I think most of these micro seiki copies are less expensive than the NVS, which I think is about $40,000. Of cou... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? I'm a little confused by the fuss over the Chinese business practices, since the M-S copies seem to come from Germany or Austria. Anyway, the new copy of the RX5000 seems to retain one feature of the original that has been criticized: apparently ... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? Errr... Are the "Chinese" the only ethnic group that ever made a copy of anything? Sixty years or more ago, the Japanese were derided for doing the same. Since then, we've come to appreciate their homegrown skills and the quality of their prod... |