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| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. Siranthony, Do you wish to restrict this discussion to cartridges that can be purchased new and are still being produced? I still remember vividly the first time I heard a ZYX UNIverse mounted in a Durand Talea tonearm (version 1.0 of both product... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Dear Ct0517,First, there is a thriving DIYer population that would have/does have no problem re-wiring vintage pivoted tonearms to suit whatever is one's preference for type, quality, and length of wire. There are even a few businesses that do it ... | |
| Can belt driven table mimickingdirect drive . . . There is no such thing as getting the best of both worlds without some of the issues of both worlds, but in the end you would have to form your own opinion by listening to a very good direct-drive turntable in your own system, side by side with yo... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? May a lotus bloom in your underwear, oh revered one.None other than JP of Technics chip fame. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Another, perhaps lesser bit of news, but this time good: My Victor TT101 is most likely fixed! I won't have it back in my house for 1 or 2 more weeks, but since I've waited to hear it for more than 2 years since I bought it, I can be patient a li... | |
| Can belt driven table mimickingdirect drive . . . The answer is... sort of, in my opinion. Without a doubt, a well designed and properly implemented motor control system will dramatically improve the sound from a good belt-drive turntable that did not previously use such an ancillary device to c... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks, JP, for your comment. I guess the question is whether the superior performance of your chip would be audible, compared to the OEM MN6042 in my MK3. I doubt we can ever know that, if the difference would be subtle, as I imagine it would b... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? RW, Isn't that a sort of oxymoron: "lifetime warranty if you could get it to Japan"? I knew a guy who lived in Tokyo and owned two P3s, but he would hand carry his P3 to the service center and pick it up after work was done. I am not aware that ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? One of us (in the US) has to buy a Pioneer Exclusive P3. That's the only one missing from our collective ownership. (I know that a few Aussies, like Downunder, have got them.) God knows what surprises may be in store in terms of how a P3 can mal... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz As regards the 10A limit for the Hemisphere, adding together the current ratings of the fuses used in your equipment is not a way to estimate current draw under normal operating conditions. The fuse value is chosen to deal with a worst case scena... | |
| Herron VTPH-1 vs Allnic H1201 NOS Telefunkens make any phono stage that uses 12AX7/ECC83 sound better. I am using them in my vintage Quicksilver preamplifier, also upgraded with Vcaps. The Q has some circuit design features that have fallen out of favor on the one hand (like... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I agree with rlawry. Also, if the device delivers its benefits based on "magnetic conduction" and is not a power regenerator or isolation transformer of some kind, then the 10A limit, if indeed that is the limit, probably reflects only the wire g... | |
| VPI HW17 vs Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe Dear fjn04, Sorry for my acronymic deficiency; what is AIVS?One thing I noticed while washing with the PRC4 in the company of its owner, there seems to be more steps, at least in his preferred method. I use a home made mixture of distilled deioni... | |
| Tonearm recommendation To Fleib and anyone else who was apparently offended by my post. I do apologize for going off topic. I was responding to Raul. But I too dislike the old analog vs digital shouting match, and I let myself fall into that trap for a moment. Mea c... | |
| VPI HW17 vs Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe The velvet "lips" on the suction tube obviously will get contaminated with particles on the LP that stick to them, rather than being sucked up with the cleaner solvent. This dirt can, in theory, then be spread around on the surface of the LP, whi... |