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Dec 31, 2015	Victor TT 101 vs TT 81 Dear HWS, Bill Thalmann's shop is about 20 minutes from me, and Bill has worked on my TT101, twice. Bill has also worked (successfully) on several of my other DD turntables and on one of my Beveridge direct-drive amplifiers. But when my TT101 wa...
Dec 30, 2015	How many use Vintage Hi-Fi systems? How do you define "vintage"? The hi-fi era is now arguably 65 years old, if you date the onset to around 1950. So, vintage could be something from the 50s, but also arguably something from the 80s. Something conceived and marketed in 1985 is now...
Dec 30, 2015	Victor TT 101 vs TT 81 Henry, et al. I thought you told us long ago that the motor of the TT81, while it may or may not be absolutely identical to that of the TT101, is also coreless. (I made a claim that it was not, which prompted you or someone else to post a brochu...
Dec 30, 2015	Koetsu RSP Sound Problem (1) ~2g seems perhaps a bit high for VTF, at least it is for my Urushi. Have you tried 1.5 to 1.6g? (For all I know without looking it up, the VTF you are using may be the recommended one.) In any case, I would put a few more hours on the cartrid...
Dec 29, 2015	Turntable for life You read correctly, Peter. Of course, my way of describing them is meant for laughs, but I do use small cans of Mandarin Orange slices in water (sealed, of course) for footers on both my Lenco and my Denon DP80, which also sits in a slate plinth....
Dec 27, 2015	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Apropos of nothing, I spent today listening to the Ortofon MC2000 on my Kenwood L07D directly driving my modified Atma-sphere MP1, which has plenty of gain for it with no need for a SUT. Wow, what a great cartridge! Of all the tips I ever took f...
Dec 27, 2015	Grace F9 F8 F-9 F-8 Andante F9 F-9 H S Sumiko Pearl Supex Phono Stylus GAS Sleeping Beauty Thanks, Al. I am surprised to learn of the 100K recommended load resistance. Perhaps this is part of the reason why my OEM Ruby sounded so great with my Silvaweld phono stage, where I installed 100K load resistors. However, it sounds less great ...
Dec 27, 2015	Turntable for life First of all, I am not claiming that any of my "lifetime" turntables (plural) is "the best". I can only say that I've arrived at a place where I feel no urge ever to make major changes. I own 5 turntables, but my lifetime keepers in no particula...
Dec 27, 2015	ZYX 'Real Stereo' and Miyajima 'Cross Ring' Cartridges Miyajima started out to build a superior mono cartridge. After he reached his goal, which led to his rather unique structure, he then branched into stereo. I am not aware of whatever may be unique in the design and/or build of ZYX cartridges, bu...
Dec 27, 2015	Your favorite BEACH BOYS LP besides PET SOUNDS I never get the bit with BB albums. For me, their ouvre consists of 45 RPM singles. I love "California Girls", "Surfer Girl", and "409" (or whatever is the title of that song about a 409 Chevy). They are forever symbolic of my own youth. I boug...
Dec 26, 2015	Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides Whether Johnny moved or not, most of those folks are no longer performing in LA or anywhere else. Bud Shank is one of my candidates for least hyped and most accomplished sax players of all time. However, the jazz scene in most of our major cities...
Dec 25, 2015	Grace F9 F8 F-9 F-8 Andante F9 F-9 H S Sumiko Pearl Supex Phono Stylus GAS Sleeping Beauty I've now got about 5-6 hours on the Ruby/OCL. It is producing a "big" and very highly detailed sound. During the first 2 hours, it sounded tipped up in the treble with not much bass. This is in a Dynavector DV505 tonearm with an aftermarket head...
Dec 25, 2015	Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides Henry, True that HP was at one time operating with no advertisers, but word was that he (and some of his top reviewers) would keep gear "lent" for review for indefinite periods of time, as in "forever". This creates a conflict of interest, becaus...
Dec 24, 2015	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Thank you for your response.Chakster, I gather you at least prefer the CS100 to the Shure V15 Type whatever. That still leaves some wiggle room for the CS100 to be bested by many others, such as the Glanz/Astatics. I never thought much of ...
Dec 23, 2015	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Chakster, In fairness to Raul, he was comparing the MF100 to the MF200, to answer my specific question. He is not saying that either is superior to the MF2500.Raul, Can you clarify what you say about the two Stantons. I know you do not share my f...