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| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions Audioman, You've posted a bald-faced advertisement for something you apparently build and sell. That may be against forum rules, but do you have a website? That fact that Lamm use Hammond transformers does not per se raise the prestige of Hammond ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Totem,Yes, I thought about it. But the evidence of any wear at all on the thrust pad is so minimal (a dimple <2 mm in diameter and depth), that I thought the risk associated with removing the pad from the cap and flipping it over (associated wi... | |
| I'm happy but I want more, more, more Moonglum, I disagree that this is or is becoming a rich man's hobby. The thoughtful and introspective man who is a clever shopper and a little bit handy in a workshop (not necessarily a craftsman) can achieve as much or more satisfaction as anyone... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Last night I changed the lube to Red Line 0W20, and everything seems good, once I fine tuned the adjustment of the screw cap. In my unit, there is a range of adjustment that is less than a quarter-turn (<90 degrees) between the unacceptable con... | |
| Klyne vs 47 Labs phono stage Dear Pani, I don't quite get it; if you are very pleased with the Klyne, and if it is tube-like to your ears, why insist on actual tubes in the signal chain? Unless there is some particle of goodness you still feel is missing. In which case, I t... | |
| Klyne vs 47 Labs phono stage nkj, I’ve got Beveridge 2SWs and two full function preamplifiers that alternatively drive them with phono input most of the time, the Klyne 6LX described above and a vintage Quicksilver tube unit. While I do like the Klyne, lately I have been heav... | |
| I'm happy but I want more, more, more rlawry, Great post. That's exactly what I was trying to get across to the OP. Not that his audio Nirvana will necessarily be the same as yours or mine. | |
| Herron VTPH-2 Without a doubt, the TFK ECC83 is one of the truly great tubes of audio. It transformed my vintage Quicksilver preamplifier, too. I have four of them in my stash since the 1970s. I use one each in the phono and linestages. (The Q uses one half o... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? rw and totem,Last night I removed the screw cap on the bearing housing and inspected the bearing. There is a very tiny dimple, probably about 1-2 millimeter in diameter, in the center of the teflon thrust plate, representing minimal wear after 30... | |
| I'm happy but I want more, more, more QED | |
| I'm happy but I want more, more, more I posted earlier, but my post was deleted. It was deemed to be too harsh. Believe me, I did not mean it that way, if you by chance did read it. In fact, my thoughts are and were very parallel to those of Atma-sphere. I can only add one more idea... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Totem et al, I would not be surprised if wear on the thrust plate has everything to do with my problem. Tonight I removed the motor entirely from the chassis. Then with the motor on my workbench, I was indeed able to confirm my hypothesis that p... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dear Peter,I suppose we should take this discussion of my problem off line, since it IS rather boring to most. However, I am grateful for your interest and your input. The screw-in plug at the base of the bearing well on my unit is very firmly l... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Banquo, In addition to adjusting the screw under the bearing well in order to set platter height, one can also shim the motor up, if the platter is rubbing on the escutcheon. I found on my TT101, in the course of investigating this new noise issue... | |
| Newb question regarding alignment - Should the stylus Physically touch the protractor? "Too easy to bend a stylus." Which is only one good reason to tape the platter so it does not move. Are you saying that the tonearm is constrained from moving, if the platter is immobilized in such a fashion? If the unit is in "play" mode, this... |