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| "10 Recommended Turntables".... I cannot even get to the list, because of the crap about what stocks I should buy. If you click on the URL for the list of 10 turntables, you get to read more of such crap. Anyone who would take advice from this source deserves what he or she gets. | |
| Feickert Protractor - anyone use one? I guess I did not make my point very well, but for me the beauty of the Feickert is the cross arm that is graduated in mm, with a vertical spike at the far end that can be set down on the pivot point exactly. If you measure P2S with a conventiona... | |
| Feickert Protractor - anyone use one? Yes, but ANY alignment tool is worthless if you have not accurately set the P2S distance in the first place. This (difficulty in locating the pivot point) is not a flaw of the Feickert; it is a flaw built into the tonearm by a designer who neglect... | |
| Mono recordings - two questions... The reason you could find a Julie London LP in mono is because most of her work was done in the mono era of LP production (early 50s to mid-60s). I very much doubt that you can find mono recordings of the artists you list in your last sentence, b... | |
| MULTIPLE ARM TURNTABLE Nkonor, I would ask Manley regarding other changes between the v1.0 and v2.0 of the Steelhead. The layout is different, in addition to the motorized volume control, but I don't know about anything else.Doshi Alaap is quality for sure. My only be... | |
| MULTIPLE ARM TURNTABLE I own the Manley v2.0 and like it a lot. I use it to drive a pair of Beveridge 2SW speakers via the built-in direct-drive Beveridge amplifiers. You'll need no separate linestage, unless you want multiple high level inputs. The Steelhead only ha... | |
| How many LP's djf1, Your small-ish LP collection is merely a correlate of your age. At 55, I surmise that you came into the hobby at a time when LPs were considered de classe'. Keep on buying, is my advice.As for the TransFi, without a doubt that would be my ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jessica, Re sibilance with your "new" AT15Sa, maybe a smidgeon more VTF would cure or at least ameliorate the sibilance on forte passages. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Not to be a nitpicker, but the Stanton 980LZS has about 10- to 100-fold lower inductance than does the typical MM cartridge, along with much less signal gain. Yet you've always maintained that you prefer the HZS (high output) version, with ... | |
| Tonearm microphonics Clearthink, You wrote, "A microphone converts sound to an electrical signal by employing the use of a diaphragm. A cartridge is actually a tiny electrical generator that uses a stylus/cantilever to create the signal using a magnet and coil and th... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Trust that UPS will find a way to deny any culpability at all. Zero. It's simply NEVER their fault. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Peter is on to something. Look under the bottom of the bearing well. There you will see a large slot-head screw. The screw has the bearing thrust plate built into it and adjusts the spindle up and down, but if the screw is in too far (clockwise ... | |
| Curved and Straight Tonearms I know. I am a terrible person. | |
| Curved and Straight Tonearms Raul, After posting, I saw your earlier question to me, up the thread. The chosen headshell offset angle and the suggested P2S distance do give a clue as to the intention of the designer regarding alignment geometry. If you are willing to twist ... | |
| Curved and Straight Tonearms Raul, I respect your opinion, but I don't necessarily do everything as you would do it. For my 505, I do not use the Dyna spec; I use Stevenson. Stevenson allows the cartridge body to be parallel to the long axis of the headshell and seems to so... |