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| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Fleib, What I wonder about is whether the stainless steel platter sheet of the L07D becomes a negative, when the LP is pressed firmly against it, since by all rights you'd think that immobilizing the LP with a ring and a weight should be a good th... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? There is no doubt that any believable theory would tell us that the LP has to be held flat and firmly in position, for maximal accuracy in tracing the groove. However, I own a peripheral ring and a heavy center record weight, and neither of these ... | |
| Why are records still warped? Apologies to Raymonda, I certainly did not mean to imply that you were making things up. Sorry you've had a problem with warps. My only point is that I have not had such problems. I purchase about 10 "new" LPs per year; maybe you buy many more tha... | |
| Why are records still warped? You guys must live under a cloud. I don't buy a whole lot of new vinyl, but I cannot recall receiving a warped or dished LP in the last 5-10 years. So, first of all, may I posit that the problem is exaggerated as regards frequency? At least that's... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Fleib, I own a SOTA reflex clamp. On my SP10 Mk3/Boston Audio Mat2, I just sit it on top of the label, and I do not activate the clamp. I figure it weighs about 200g, give or take, and that is "enough". For my L07D, I own the OEM peripheral ring a... | |
| High End cartridges and the built quality For reasons that probably would not stand up in court, I have the impression that Ortofon, at least in their higher end offerings, maintains better quality control than most, despite Stringreen's justifiable lament. | |
| High End cartridges and the built quality I have always suspected that the sample to sample difference between cartridges of the exact same brand and model can be about as large as the difference between one of those samples and that of an entirely different brand and model, given both ar... | |
| Records with words with the letter S are slurred Ha-ha. There has been a veritable torrent of responses and suggestions, whilst the OP is probably off doing something more useful (to him). I say, let this thread die until we have more info. | |
| Records with words with the letter S are slurred As you might surmise from the responses so far, just about anything in the reproductive chain can in one way or another cause sibilance. It's difficult to analyze the cause from afar, but can you say whether you hear sibilance with CDs? If not, th... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Henry, Your point is well taken in general, but in this case I believe Fleib wrote only a few posts above your last one that he did purchase a leather mat and did try it, albeit his was made of deer hyde. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I concur. First job of a mat is to be flat. Of course, the platter supporting it has to be perfectly flat too. | |
| Isolation platform - Gingko vs Mapleshade Miner42, I would suggest that before you spend money on isolation, you might consider trying to figure out what are the specific requirements for your system in your listening room. Are you in an apartment or in the basement of a private home, for... | |
| Herron VTPH-2 Phono Preamp Dear Stereosforgeeks,You would need to stipulate the input impedance of your headphone amplifier. | |
| Kenwood L07D turntable and control unit Chakster, Dr. Stearn is no longer refurbishing L07Ds. (He is an orthopedic surgeon in real life.) Bill Thalmann of Music Technology in Springfield, VA, would work on it, but I do not know that Bill would want to build a PS from scratch. And if he ... | |
| Kenwood L07D turntable and control unit Dave, I always thought the tonearm had a family resemblance to the TOTL Micro Seiki tonearms. I cannot recall their model designations, but the bearing housing on those tonearms appears very similar to that seen on the L07J.Chakster, IMO, Dave got... |