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| Solid core phono interconnect - Recommend Please I am with Nandric, but if possible, eliminate the RCA (or DIN) plug at the tonearm end by directly soldering to the tonearm wires. The best "connector" is no connector.If you don't want to DIY, you might check on eBay. There was a guy who advertis... | |
| Fozgometer If you use the Fozgometer, you should heed Fremer's latest blog and also the bulletins from the distributor. Turns out the Foz is very dependent for accuracy upon the exact DC voltage being put out by its "9V" battery. 9V batteries never put out e... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks, Sampsa. Have you compared your GT2000 to any other vintage DD turntables? Have you ever seen either the 18kg platter (hard to believe) or a GT2000X? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? My impression from touring Tokyo audio salons is that the GT2000 is much more commonly seen for sale these days than are some of the other TOTL vintage direct-drive turntables. This can only mean that many more of them were sold vs for example the... | |
| Azimuth question I don't want to throw cold water on the Foz, but after reading the articles about the need to calibrate it and then noting that calibration is not exactly a simple matter, I am even more prone to stay away from it. Its accuracy depends upon the st... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Fleib, I have seen a lot of GT2000s, both in person whilst in various Tokyo audio emporia and on the internet. The ones I have seen all seem to have a relatively "thick" platter, due to peripheral rim thickness more than anything else, but I don't... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dave, How much does the Resomat weigh, in comparison to the stainless steel platter sheet on the L07D? One of my reasons for not experimenting with the L07D, besides the fact that I adore its sound already, is the fact that the mass of the platter... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? In medicine, it is said that a "specialist" is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until he knows everything about nothing.Soft mats do have their appeal, but not soft rubber mats. Do you consider Delrin to be "soft"? I've never h... | |
| Azimuth question I think you have to ask VAC what is the sensitivity of those LEDs to signal voltage. At that point you would only know that your crosstalk is less than the minimum value needed to light up the LED, because the LED is "off", but it won't tell you b... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dear Doron, BA mats, brittle sounding or not, are not made of carbon fiber; they are made of graphite. (But I submit this with some trepidation, knowing now that you are an expert on materials science.) On two very different turntables (Lenco and ... | |
| Synergistic Research PHT - Phono Transducer Just to say there are others who perceive no difference, with vs without their PHTs. If you are really curious, it is my understanding that Synergistic offers a free home trial. "Free" in the sense that after you pay for the PHT, you have the righ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? The funny or sad fact is that the mat has a large effect on sonics,…. after all the money is spent on the tt, tonearm, and cartridge. It's the salt and pepper of vinyl. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Banquo, Keep in mind that the recommended Redline viscosity, and this is only for the Kenwood L07D, is straight 20W, not a blend. So, if you can find it, maybe compare that to RP 20W. Or, compare Redline in the 5W-30 weight to the RP 5W-30 you alr... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Doron, You obviously know your stuff when it comes to lubricants. Thank you for the information, some of which I once knew but had forgotten. Your last remark is the focus of my question: Do you mean to say that there is some fundamental differenc... | |
| Triplanar vii - upgrade tonearm and ic wiring I've never heard a Dolshi Alaap in my own home. I know that it is very well liked by those who do own it. But, and this is only if you are in a mood to fiddle, I do know one person who went from a Dolshi Alaap to a Coincident phono/linestage to an... |