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| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Avanti, On many counts, your analysis is not entirely correct. Without going through all the arguments, if you like belt-drive you want the pulley and the platter to be as similar in diameter as practical, and as close together, center to center,... | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? Tony, No thread is never-ending. (Figure that double-negative out.) It seems to me that the thread did reach a very reasonable conclusion in the form of posts by Atma-sphere and by the OP. Alma-sphere recommended the Technics SL1200G and the Tri... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Theophile, Please understand that the question of the gunmetal platter on a GT2000 or 2000X is not on my front burner, as I do not own any Yamaha turntable. Thus I confess only to being human and to having forgotten our previous discussion. In fac... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Theophile, OK.I wouldn't think of using that platter without the optional larger and heftier bearing assembly. Was that available for all 3 versions of the GT2000, as well? If so, then what is the big deal about the "X" designation, apart from t... | |
| SOTA Sapphire speed issue VPI SDS, Walker Precision Motor Controller. Neither is state of the art but both provide an audible improvement. There are many new developments in this area; I am now using a Phoenix Engineering Eagle power supply with a RoadRunner tachometer. ... | |
| Converting LP to digital. Advice please... I used to think about buying the Alesis when it was best bang for the buck. Then I switched to thinking about the Tascam. But I know my own habits all too well, which means I know that I will never invest the time it takes to convert even a small... | |
| Converting LP to digital. Advice please... All I can say is: Sweet Vinyl SC2 = $2,000 retailTascam = $1,000 retail, and can be had at a modest discount.Also, two experienced and technically knowledgeable guys on VA swear by the Tascam. Both say they either cannot distinguish the recording... | |
| SOTA Sapphire speed issue Rebbi, For another step up in performance, I would consider an outboard motor controller. Not only would a good one stabilize the speed of the SOTA but also the MC isolates turntable motor noise from your local AC supply. Without this filtering ... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Czarivey, You own one of the few LT tonearms that operate as you describe. I believe Mr Rabinow invented the idea of having a little motor move the tonearm in increments, when it makes contact with a tiny switch located back behind the pivot. Li... | |
| Audiophiles are not alone To respond to Raul's challenge way up this thread, after my post stating that the article in the Economist is based on subjective judgement, not "scientific" proof. Raul, I didn't "expect" anything; I was merely pointing out the fact that the arti... | |
| Converting LP to digital. Advice please... Tascam has superseded the Alesis Masterlink as best bang for the buck, but not just best bang for the buck; pretty darn excellent against any comparator. Look for posts on vinyl asylum by John Ellison and Dave Garretson. If I were at all interes... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? LT tonearms still need to be set for azimuth. LT tonearms need to place the stylus tip exactly on the radius of the LP, from the edge to the center of the spindle, else they are always tracking at an angle, and off-center LPs offer the same set o... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Instability of the azimuth setting is precisely what turned me against the WT tonearm. My long time friend had a WT Reference. The tonearm could be seen to "roll" from right to left, changing azimuth all across the surface of an LP. I like to t... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Apples and Oranges. The Townshend damping trough is a whole different thing from the bearing at the pivot of the WT tonearms. I think very highly of the Townshend idea, but it is a bit clumsy in its application. Nevertheless, the principle makes... | |
| Has anyone tried resistor loading the primary of a MC SUT ? Loading on the primary side would have the effect of reducing the net output resistance of the cartridge, theoretically making it more capable of driving a low impedance on the secondary side. So, if you have an LOMC with a high-ish internal res... |