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| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 I always try to keep in mind that even on a six-figure turntable, and with all the attendant other expensive "stuff" to match it, in the end we are still playing vinyl discs that we may have spent 8 or 10 bucks on and that some previous owner prob... | |
| Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube - I Want It!!! "I will keep you posted."Of this, I am certain. | |
| Why do turntables sound different? has2be, In some instances, the design calls for a lubricant that per se creates some drag on rotation of the platter, so the motor has constant small resistance to work against. This can be devised to improve speed stability. Best example I can t... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? I mentally divide up turntables into categories. First we have belt vs idler vs DD. Among belt drives, we have designs that favor massive platter with weak motor (Walker and Notts), massive platter with powerful hi-torque motor, lightweight platte... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? I was not in any way denigrating the Anvil turntable. I was completely sincere in mentioning that I have noticed the Anvil in the past, and, based only on its apparent build quality and design elements, I definitely place it very high among the v... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, At the bottom of p. 255, I asked you to describe the components in your digital front end. I have skimmed your posts since then, on this page (256), and I do not see a response to that direct question. I doubt that you are being secre... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? What is "perfect speed stability"? It's the holy grail for turntables, because that is first of all what a turntable needs to do, and none that I know of succeed. That said, I am familiar with the Anvil, and if I were to be at all interested in ... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Don, Thanks for responding to my challenge. The UNI II was of course discontinued a few years ago in favor of the latest version of the UNI ("Premium"? Or something like that). Apparently one sample (the ad notes repeatedly that he has only one ... | |
| Linn Sondek question It's British (or Scottish, actually). Have you ever owned a car with a Lucas electrical system? In this case, it's the spring suspension that apparently requires attention at intervals. A cynical interpretation would be that the "tune-ups" are ... | |
| Are tuners still popular If you own a tuner and derive enjoyment from it, who cares whether tuners are "popular"? I have a Luxman T110, which was once highly touted and now seems to be worth about 75 bucks. I probably should use it more than I do. | |
| What cartridge to replace my Audioquest 404 BH? Just about any new cartridge will outperform a worn or aged cartridge that has lost compliance if not also stylus shape. Dynavector is a fine choice among many many possible choices. You may also want to check your turntable for speed, both abso... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Someone made the point that he has seen UNIverse cartridges for sale on-line, even here on Audiogon, from vendors other than Sorasound and for discount prices. Please show me those ads. All ads for sale of UNI cartridges that I have seen here an... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Just a little point to make: When I was last in Tokyo, I made a fairly exhaustive search for dealers who would sell me a new UNIverse. There were none. None of the high end dealers to whom I spoke even knew that ZYX makes a "UNIverse" line of c... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Chakster, I fully agree that price is not necessarily proportionate to excellence in audio equipment. That's exactly why I like the ZYX UNIverse cartridges so much; they do (or did, until the price of the UNI was doubled) give good value for the d... | |
| Stylus force digital scales Folkfreak, I took a powerful magnet to the weigh pan of my digital VTF scale, and there was zero attraction of the magnet to the weigh pan or even to the body of the scale itself. Seems that even though your plastic-bodied scale and my metal-bod... |