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| AMG V12 "Fully tricked out LP12". Are you referring to the Linn? Would a Linn with all the bells and whistles represent a net cost significantly less than that of an AMG. Off hand, and because I am decidedly not a Linnie, I would not think so. | |
| AMG V12 I guess you may wish to change your moniker to "some_regrets", given the facetious responses.Here is my take on your actual question: If the AMG tt still is being manufactured, and if the local distributor still honors the warranty, then I would n... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Dear Thuchan,In principle, it might not be a good idea to mount motor, table, and flywheel on separate isolation platforms. Unless you also stipulate that said platforms should be identical in all respects and mounted on a common shelf. The issue ... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine I used to think it was "normal" for the pitch of a sustained piano note to waver up and down. (After all, my old AR did the same thing.) I thought it was some issue with the master tape, wow or something like that. Not! | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Tony, From your description, it seems you have an older SOTA tt. So far as I know, all the later SOTA tt's have eliminated the very real problems inherent to a belt-drive design that mounts the motor on the chassis while suspending the platter and... | |
| Which tonearms just sit over the plinth surface? RS-A1 is not for the faint of heart. But once you learn its eccentricities, I don't or I no longer think of it as dangerous to cartridges. I've never damaged a cartridge in the RS-A1 (knock wood). The DV505 is of course an ordinary tonearm which y... | |
| Which tonearms just sit over the plinth surface? I have an RS Labs RS-A1. It's great for moving a tonearm and cartridge rapidly from one tt to another. The only other well established tonearm with which you can do this, that I know of, is the Dynavector DV505. Its base is a fairly substantial re... | |
| Is a tube phono better than ss? I agree with Mechans and Salectric. Moreover, this tubes v transistors argument is a never ending bore, because a good design can ameliorate the issues that separate the two types. And that's your answer: identify a phono stage that you like, firs... | |
| Keep Lenco or get Thorens or Rega? Neither of those other two turntables has the potential of your Lenco. Keep it. You will be sorry, otherwise. Like Dave said, get rid of the stock tonearm, and that's half the battle. Here is a link to what might be a good candidate to replace the... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Don, You (sadly) wrote:"I am not a fan of servo controlled speed. The speed is wrong a lot of the time! A properly designed turntable should run at a constant speed! If there is stylus drag (that audibly effects sonics) , then increase the speed s... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Tony and Brf, I hate to be wrong, but I see your point(s). I saw Brf's point in my own mind, shortly after my last post. Most servo-controlled DD turntables have some sort of platter speed sensor, optical or otherwise. One could probably tap into ... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine Tony, According to others, the laser flashes 6 times per revolution. That means you can get a read-out every 0.3 seconds. So you are indeed "averaging" the speed, but it is over a very small increment of time. Your talk of a "tachometer" is specio... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I don't recall that anyone ever mentioned the 4000D/I, but why not look it up in Vinyl Engine or on an Empire website to determine how it may differ from D/III? Often the early versions of the better cartridges are also very good. On the D/III, th... | |
| Turnable database with TimeLine But Syntax, is the Kuzma constantly too fast by a fixed amount while playing LPs, that is, regardless of stylus drag? If so, that is a fault remediable by an appropriate motor controller and not a black mark against the Kuzma.Tony, I just cannot a... | |
| Phono stage good for classical and jazz? If you can find one in good shape, I can highly recommend a vintage Quicksilver full-function preamplifier. The phono stage has sufficient gain only for high output cartridges (2 to 5mV), but the performance is top drawer. They can be found for $9... |