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| 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 Tascam has superseded the Alesis Masterlink as best bang for the buck, but not just best bang for the buck; pretty darn excellent against any comparator.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... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? First, take some of the stuff on Vintage Knob with a grain of salt; that site is not always perfectly accurate. Second, if you can find the IC as an NOS part, via Alibaba or other internet source, it will probably cost a few bucks each. And you ... | |
| Audiophiles are not alone Note that the study published in the Economist is a report of the subjective judgement of listeners. For a brief moment, I thought Bill was going to tell us that some actual measurements were made.From the title of this thread, I thought before o... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I forget the part number for the critical IC, but all I did was Google it, and I found many sources for it, in Asia. Most are on Alibaba (I hope that's the correct name of that website). I just chose a vendor who seemed to understand at least a ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Best-groove, No, Lewm does not have some spare for sale. I cannot supply all TT101 owners, but I may be able to spare one for you for no cost if you really need it. Assuming I have at least two left in my stash. | |
| DO NOT SELL OR BUY FROM THAILAND Apart from all the vitriol that your post engendered, I am trying to figure out what exactly happened. From what I can decipher, you sent the cables to the third party recipient in SoCal without having received payment in advance. That's where y... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I've given two TT101 chips away at this point, so I am not sure it's fair to say I have a "stock" of them, but I do think I have a few more, in one of those drawers where you put things you don't want to lose and then forget where the drawer is. ... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 vs new SL Need advice. What gives us audiophilia nervosa. Have you located a GT2000 in Japan that is for sale? One good thing in your favor is that the reputable Japanese dealers, either when you go there in person or on eBay, tend to be honest in representing their p... | |
| Give and Take Vandersteen is a good company all around, and the 5 is a very nice sounding speaker. One of a few multi-driver dynamic speakers that I can listen to for prolonged periods. It seems you've correctly identified the problem and were therefore smart... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Best groove, I did not realize you live in Italy. (Lucky for you, by the way.) I don’t know about cost of round-trip shipping to JP in New York City, but I do know that his repair work is very reasonable in cost, surprisingly so in relation to his... |