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| Frequency/Channel imbalance. Help Azimuth adjustment per se has very little effect on the output per channel (i.e., balance). This fact is mentioned in two erudite treatises on azimuth to be found in the Vinyl Asylum archives, authored by Victor Khomenko and B Kearns, respectively... | |
| Stand-alone phono amps? Your correct that a "stand-alone" phono preamp, which used to be known as a "preamp", before the rise of CD and the (temporary) eclipse of vinyl, gives most bang for the buck. Not only are the phono and linestages on one chassis, but also you don'... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Radialsteve, That's very encouraging news that the Lenco/Triplanar can best two such a hallowed analog ikons. I'm sitting here waiting for my re-plinthed Lenco (gloss black base with ruby red chassis) to arrive from the mighty Jean who posted it j... | |
| Need cartridge advice for Supratek preamp I have no problem with the advice you've already been given (though I personally do not care for any of the Benz cartridges I've heard), but it would be a terrible shame to limit yourself to spending $250 on the cartridge, when you've bought yours... | |
| Cartridge Break-in at High VTF? Probably not a good idea, but probably harmless if you use 2.05 or 2.1g instead of 2.0. Absolutely not a good idea to use 2.5g, IMO. You want to break it in, set the tracking force as recommended and play records designed for cartridge break-in, e... | |
| The Cartridgeman Isolater. To add to this discussion, I have two words: RS-A1 tonearm. Altho the cartridge bolts to its headshell, the cartridge/headshell combo are deliberately decoupled from the tonearm in all planes of motion. Shouldn't work well or even decently, but do... | |
| Reference level playback Mechans, You made a mess of the spelling of "Narcisiscm", "aguement", and "ridgid" (sic). What would Freud say about that, I wonder? | |
| Opinions please Point about using a shop vac taken. But a good shop vac is not cost-free, either. I guess you can justify purchasing it for its many other uses. Really, an RCM just makes cleaning simpler and easier, due to the rotating platter which makes it easi... | |
| Opinions please Ditto the above. The major advantage of the VPI 16.5 is (relatively) low cost. The major disadvantage is the noise that it makes, which is pretty much like that of your vacuum cleaner. If you want the RCM to be in your listening room, you might wa... | |
| Wherefore Belt Drive? Johnnyb53, I agree with you; the stock suspension on my AR table was like a trampoline. The saving grace was that the tonearm base, platter bearing, (and probably the motor; not a good thing but a necessary thing) were all firmly in synch. | |
| Wherefore Belt Drive? Just for the record, regarding points (1) and (2), I was speaking strictly from an audiophile point of view. Among audiophiles, the AR tt was a BIG seller, even to buyers with big bucks (at least that's how I remember it), and among audiophiles, B... | |
| Wherefore Belt Drive? I agree with much of your thesis, but with some exceptions:(1) The Linn was not the first popular suspended tt. The AR tt preceded the Linn by at least 10-20 years in the US market and was of course recognized as a highly cost-effective solution.(... | |
| Variations of the Micro Seiki MA505 tonearm Clio09, I too considered the possibility that I could adjust azimuth simply by twisting the arm tube where it mates to the rear portion of the mechanism, but alas that does not work. The arm tube needs to be fixed in place by tightening down on a ... | |
| Variations of the Micro Seiki MA505 tonearm Thanks for your input, Thom. Since the VTA is easily adjusted, though not "on the fly", I have no complaint. I do however wish there were a mechanical adjustment for azimuth. I guess I am spoiled by my long term experience with the Wheaton Triplanar. | |
| Variations of the Micro Seiki MA505 tonearm Dear Clio09, Your description appears to be correct based on photos of the early versions of the 505 found in Micro Seiki publications and on-line in For Sale ads. Looks like, as you say, you can twist the knurled knob at the end of the stalk that... |