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| 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... | |
| Triplanar vii - upgrade tonearm and ic wiring Syntax, Maybe you could see here that you are relating your opinion, probably based on listening in one of your systems. Your opinion is valuable, but it is not more than opinion. So are you suggesting that the OP can upgrade his system by selling... | |
| Triplanar vii - upgrade tonearm and ic wiring Ralph, Do you really think the "old" wire interfered with tracking? That would have to mean also that the path of the wire through the arm wand and then down to the outputs via the vertical path, puts the wire in a position to interfere with the b... | |
| For VPI Unipivot Owners, do you use antiskating? I'm with Al. Plus, "listen" for distortion that is worse in one channel vs the other. I sometimes get this wrong, but R channel distortion indicates maybe too little AS. L channel distortion the opposite. In my experience, listening is an even mor... | |
| For VPI Unipivot Owners, do you use antiskating? I read PL's short treatise on AS, and it was unclear to me just what part of the LP he wants his disciples to use for setting AS. If you read his text carefully, he seems to be talking about the very short in duration end of play area, just before... | |
| Tonearm: Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2 First, do you concede that there can be no "pivot" without a bearing? If so, then you agree that the construct that permits pivoting is a bearing. I am not sure I understand the meaning of the term "zero tolerance". If it means that every tonearm ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Johnny, I am very glad that the new Pioneer exists, because it will be attractive to those who fear "living dangerously" with vintage DD's, and it may help, like the Technics SL1200 did, to spread the word of the virtues of DD. But what "vibration... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Banquo, Re platter rubbing. There was indeed one point in time where I perceived noise coming from what sounded like platter rubbing, only audible at 45 rpm, and I reported it here. However, the noise or rubbing sound, or whatever it was, disappea... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks to Henry pointing out the clickable links, I was able to see the photos of the Jico mats. I definitely do not like the fact that the mat hangs over the edges of the platter. Most all LPs have a "lip" around their circumference. Optimally th... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Just be sure that the OEM thrust pad is suited to the silicon nitride ball. Bearing technology is complex. Did you measure a "lowered sound floor", or is that a subjective judgement based on listening to LPs? These racing motor oils are designed t... | |
| Jean Nantais Reference Lenco Mk2 vs Mk3 To add to Zd542's remark, keep in mind that the Lenco L75 and Garrard 301, while they are both top quality idlers, do sound at least a little different and are very different from one another in terms of design and topology of the drive system. Pe... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Henry, Thanks for the tip on the clickable links. As for mats, since I have yet no listening experience with the TT101, I cannot comment on its mat. With my Lenco and my SP10 Mk3, I am a big fan of the Boston Audio Mat1 (for the Lenco) and Mat2 (f... |