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| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Dear Rnm4, You are quite correct; the idler wheel should never contact the edge of the cut-out in the chassis. Further, scraping against the edge may indeed have damaged the rubber gasket that rides on the edge of the wheel. But in passing, anothe... | |
| Technics sp10 mrk2 or SL-1200mrkII Dear Nrchy, (I start with the courtesy that Raul unfailingly exhibits in his communications and which you did not accord Raul in your post above.) You might want to re-read Pryso's post just above yours. If you do you will learn that Raul has his ... | |
| using a stock Lenco L75 Turntable The 85, I think, is a belt drive, so probably not relevant. I would agree with the idea that the 75 tonearm is problematic, but I think you can get very decent sound out of the stock setup, competitive with a lot of more expensive stuff. The tonea... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions So, if one wants a custom-made arc protractor, shouldn't one supply to the maker the ACTUAL spindle to pivot distance, rather than the optimal theoretical one, which may not pertain to the arm for which the protractor is to be used? Forgive me if ... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Dear Thom, We did use something straight and rigid (no joke intended) to extend the linear guide on the Turntable Basics protractor toward the true pivot of the WT tonearm, and I did use masking tape to immobilize the platter AND to try to keep it... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions As long as we're talking about tonearm alignment in general, I'd like to bring up the experience of my oldest audio friend (both in years of friendship and age). I went to his house to help him set up his new Dynavector Karat 17D3 in his Well Temp... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Mgreene, I pointed that out, too. In at least one or maybe two reviews of the SME30 that I recall, the reviewer found it to be very neutral, almost to a fault. The fault line lies near to the phrases "dry" and "uninvolving". But lets remember that... | |
| RS A1 Labs rewire Dave, You're not supposed to cue the RS-A1 with your teeth. | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Here's the thing, jejune. Rick's conclusions may have merit, but we'll never know because both the tonearm and cartridge were not alike in this comparison. I am also willing to believe Jean's claim that some of the shortcomings of the Lenco, if in... | |
| RS A1 Labs rewire I've used the A-M systems teflon-coated silver wire in 0.5mm diameter. It's a bear to work with, unless you have excellent vision, but the results are superb. I think the Acrotec would be great, too, but I fear I would not be able to see it well e... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Kudos to Rick also for having the good taste to choose Sound Lab speakers and Atma-sphere electronics, the very same gear that I use myself. Rick, if you want some ideas on DIY upgrades to either the speakers or the electronics, let me know. Espec... | |
| Micro seiki sx111fv- good for beginner?? I say go for it. If it works now it will work essentially forever, if properly cared for. Check it out in advance, though. | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II I say again, it would be interesting to try to make the comparison more "scientific" by using at least the same cartridge on the two turntables, granting that swapping tonearms is just too much of a pain in the arse to ask of Rick. (I know I would... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Dear Jean, I know that I sound like a nattering nabob of negativism (thank you, Spiro Agnew's speech writer), but very widely experienced analoguistas like Raul have written on this site that the tonearm/cartridge combo has far more to do with the... | |
| How critical is the exact placement of the tonearm Good point. I am aware of the reasoning, but I just thought it was a point of interest. The RS-A1 is eccentric in many ways, but somewhere in there is a very good idea. |