lewm
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| New TT or old Although the best and most expensive tt's available today are superior to anything available 25 or more years ago, I would argue that at the low- and even the mid-price level you can get better quality reproduction for less money with a vintage tu... | |
| the 47 lab RS-A1 arm, and it's clone ? You are exchanging communications with a man who once owned collector sports cars now worth many millions of dollars. Not to mention why didn't I buy that Ferrari 250GTO back in 1971 for $12,000 (now worth upwards of 5 to 10 million)? I guess one ... | |
| the 47 lab RS-A1 arm, and it's clone ? One was sold off this website for $500, or certainly less than $600, within the past 6 months. I know because I wish I had bought it. | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? Audiofeil and Bob, You are both correct, as I already conceded to Bob. BUT since the headshell of the RS-A1 could in theory remain tangent to the groove at all points on the record, the designer claims that no skating force is generated. I would a... | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? Bob P., The headshell on the RS-A1 tonearm has a unipivot bearing right at its base,in addition to the one at its main pivot point (so there are two articulations). Thus in theory the cartridge CAN always maintain tangency to the groove, and no sk... | |
| Haven't used my analog rig for months...... Nothing that could not be undone with easy warm-up procedures, providing your rig is kept in a controlled temperature and humidity environment. | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? The RS-A1 and the new Nottingham tonearm on the 294 model do not have anti-skate, because the headshell (and therefore the cartridge) is not set at an angle to the arm tube. Thus skating force is not generated. I think there are other older tonear... | |
| the 47 lab RS-A1 arm, and it's clone ? I think the price is at least $1100 these days, still a relative bargain if you can deal with its idiosyncracies. I actually heard it at Dopogue's home. During a recent trip to Tokyo, I tried to find the RS-A1 in several of the high end audio shop... | |
| Lenco , With Rega geometry is there some thing I know of two people who have had great results with the 47 Labs RS-A1 tonearm on Lenco L75s, which does not even need to be formally mounted in order to check it out. I heard the combo myself, and it was excellent, superior to that owner's previo... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Coupling the bearing seems like a great idea. But somehow one has to build the plinth in order also to allow that at some time during its life the chassis may have to be removed for repair or other mods, etc. I'm sure you've thought of that. I too... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II If postings to this site are truly reviewed prior to being made available to the rest of us, it is surprising that posts such as the one above are permitted, since it, and others from this same individual, do nothing to further the aim of this dis... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Mario, when you say that your plinth "captures" the bearing, I can see that the bearing goes thru one layer of the plinth, but is it tightly fitted into a hole in that layer? IOW, is that how you capture the bearing? I would think that some sort o... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Dear Gadfly,Tell me more about your TD-111 and less about your personal obsession with Jean and what you think he did or did not claim to invent or discover. No one gives a darn either way.Dear everyone else,Jean built me a giant plinth for my Len... | |
| I envy what you know, not what you have I agree that much is to be learned from the experiences of others as posted here. Acquiring such knowledge is an excellent way to get your feet wet in this hobby, but once you have accumulated basic information, remember that the rest is nothing b... | |
| Maple or Granite I've just ordered an Adona equipment rack. They use granite shelves that are damped by wood or a wood product that is bonded to the underside. I'm hoping this gives the best of both worlds, but if not, they do sell various kinds of wood shelving t... |