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| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? The TT801, so far as I can tell, is nothing but a TT101 with vacuum platter. This required a large wooden box to house the pump and added a lot of tubes and channels inside the chassis that could cause problems. The motor and the electronics see... | |
| Good Direct Drives Invictus, Where did I write that the SP10R is the BEST sounding turntable? I am disputing Clearthink's propaganda about DD turntables in general, without any regard for what drive system sounds best or what particular brand or model sounds best.... | |
| Good Direct Drives Clear think, what data can you provide to back up your statements? I'd like to see it. Until then, I'll cite fremer's testing of the technics sp10R. Based on those data he declared it to be the most speed accurate turntable he's ever tested. This ... | |
| Good Direct Drives The Technics SL1200G is a better turntable than the Pioneer PLX1000. This is not to say that one cannot enjoy the Pioneer or that it is "bad". Two different price and performance categories.Clearthink, You have swallowed hook, line, and sinker, ... | |
| Good Direct Drives Budget? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I don’t want to touch the argument about vintage vs new production DD Technics with a 10-foot pole. Nor do I even want to argue about which vintage DD turntable sounds best; all the best ones have avid supporters.But, Raul, I wrote that my DP80, ... | |
| TT mats I mentioned above that I was about to experiment with a custom-made copper mat for my L07D. Well, I now have done the experiment, and copper is a winner over the OEM stainless steel platter sheet. I was very surprised at the degree to which the ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? When I purchased my DP80, it was not running correctly. It did "run" but there was a problem; at this point in time I've forgotten what it was. It's a 100VAC model, and the seller told me he ran it with 120VAC. No wonder it was problematic. I gav... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? Ask yourself whether you're in love with a rising top end, common to MC cartridges, or with a truly extended hf response.Also, if lowest tip mass is paramount, we should all be listening to MI or induced magnet types. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dear Raul, If I did write that I prefer the DP80 over the TT101, it was a typographical error. Because the opposite is true, although I do like and admire the DP80 very much. (I did and do say that the DP80 is less colored than the two SP10 Mk2'... | |
| SME V Tonearm on eBay Hong Kong Sellers are FAKE!!! I don't know whether there is more than source for those B60 replicas, but I have one of the replicas, probably the same one that Nandric purchased, and I have examined it side by side with a bona fide original B60. The replica is as well made as... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I agree with Raul that a coreless motor, executed to the level of excellence of the iron core motor in the Mk3, would in theory be superior for the job of driving a platter. However, Raul's additional contention that the Mk3 platter, all 21 lbs o... | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan The savings achieved by purchasing in or from japan will vary widely depending upon the brand and the profiteering by its US importer. The Koetsu happens to be a brand that is very inflated in the US. In contrast, On a recent trip to Tokyo I found... | |
| MC phono cartridge lifespan (when not using) Gary, my bad. I had no idea there is now a low output Glider. None of my remarks would apply therefore. | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x Nandric, That is something I mentioned to Raul and which he chose to ignore during one of his anti-FR64S rants. If you leave the FR64S in a cool environment, the pivot has a tendency to stiffen. If you then sit it at a reasonable room temperatur... |