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| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I’m still chewing on the idea that the automobile did not eliminate the horse industry. I say “chewing”, because during my recent visit to Tokyo, I noticed that horse meat was on the menu In at least one restaurant. Let’s be honest, the automobile... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new Guys. This must be an Eastern European thing. I never ever heard of a Klipsch cartridge or a Zenn cartridge, either. Of course, I have led a sheltered life on the East Coast of the US. However, "MCZ" was the designation of a Grado cartridge mo... | |
| Repair Linn turntable vs buying a different one Rob, Your drawing an analogy to a vintage jaguar XKE is very apt. Because in some sense I get the feeling that those who cling to the Linn LP 12 over all others, at this point in history, are motivated by some of the same emotions that motivate pe... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new He’s so legendary, that few of us have ever heard of him. Now that’s an exclusive. I would not have known that Paul Klipsch ever had anything to do with making cartridges. | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendations Thanks, Al. Most of those other features are common to the better tube phono stages that are available for sale, so I would have to agree that the excellence of the product must owe to Keith Herron's skills and care. Some chicken soup is just bet... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendations Al, Since you endorse it so strongly and repeatedly, I have no doubt that the Herron phono stage is truly excellent. All I can find out about the circuit is that it is headed by a 12AX7 input tube. That by itself is not a standout feature. So, do... | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable Just to be sure I made my point, I actually did do a comparison of Del Monte Sauer Kraut in small cans to their Mandarin Orange slices in water, in small cans. I really chose the Orange slices because the ratio of water to solid is higher. I als... | |
| How much isopropanol is effective but safe for viny? I don't remember what it was, but I think there was some question about using Photo-flo for cleaning LPs. Anyway, something I read did cause me to stop using it about 10 or more years ago, in favor of Tween20 or Triton X100, or even Dawn. | |
| How much isopropanol is effective but safe for viny? I think I would limit the definition of a surfactant to a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid in which it is diluted, in this case of water. This allows the water to be "wetter", to penetrate better. Whether this also results ... | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable You've never read, evidently, any of my old posts about using cans of Mandarin Orange slices in water, DelMonte brand only, as turntable footers. I did an A/B comparison to Del Monte sauer kraut; Mandarin Orange slices in water won. $2 per foote... | |
| How much isopropanol is effective but safe for viny? I've used up to 25% with no problems ever, in the sense that cleaned LPs sound better, not worse, after exposure to my cleaning concoction. But I ALWAYS use laboratory grade 98% isopropanol (also known as "isopropyl alcohol") as the basis. Do no... | |
| Why does my Shelter 501 have screw threads not bolt channels? Consider yourself lucky. I'd rather have the threaded holes, any time.But to your point: I just bought a Shelter 501 Mk2 MONO cartridge in Japan, at a store that had many versions of the 501 (both mono and stereo) on display. I was at first dub... | |
| Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges? During my recent visit to Tokyo, I saw at least seven or eight different Ikeda cartridges for sale as new at Yodibashi camera, the massive supermarket for electronics in the Akihabara section of Tokyo. I had heard of none of these cartridges befor... | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable Pour some maple syrup on your turntable. Then you’ve really got something. But seriously, audiophiles will argue over anything. Some will say that one kind of hardwood sounds better than another. And I have read pro and con arguments around the u... | |
| Phono stage inquiry It’s impossible to say whether what you are hearing is “normal” or indicates there is a correctable problem in your phono stage. This is because we don’t have adequate information regarding the gain structure of your system, your cartridge, your a... |