manitunc
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| Multiple turntables To use different arms and cartridges and be able to switch between them instantly. Plus its fun. | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper Try making a simple isolation stand and see if it helps. Just take a piece of plywood or other, thick sheet material big enough to support your table, and put it on a bicycle innertube. Inflate just enough to raise the plywood and turntable up off... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Yes, see above | |
| Best Platter Material So, instead of ascribing some nefarious motive to VPI and others, why isnt this just a case of a manufacturer trying things to see what works best and a certain price level. It is much easier to machine or cast an acrylic platter than a 2" thick a... | |
| Multiple turntables I guess I have a fetish for turntable design, so when a deal on an interesting one comes up, I get it. However, over the past 6 months I have gotten 3 high end tables of my dreams, of differnt design theories, and love all three. Either one of the... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Yes, listed 4 posts above. | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Have since added a Transrotor Fat Bob, Oracle Delphi V and Sota Cosmos IV. I need to sell something. | |
| Upgrade Sota Comet or buy a used table? Those of you who are comparing a Sota Sapphire from the 80s to the present version are missing 25 years of improvements. there is no comparison. the current version is much better than the 80s version, however, the late 80s early 90s series III is... | |
| Best Platter Material atma,Ive always wondered why people didnt just use an old record as a mat, if the intent is to match the impedence of vinyl. Nothing could be closer than another record, and there are certainly plenty of mitch miller or lawrence welk albums out th... | |
| Best Platter Material I think the alumimum/lead sandwich of the VPI TNT made an excellent platter, but the platter interface with the record is a different story. for that I use and recommend Delrin, which is also my second place choice for the entire platter.You are a... | |
| Upgrade Sota Comet or buy a used table? I would go with the upgrade. The table will easily be worth what you paid for it if you want to sell later. Or how about upgrading to a Sapphire now. I have and do own a number of Sotas and they are well worth the money at each level. My Cosmos IV... | |
| Getting a new table what pre-amp to get It depends on whether this will be your last purchase in your vinyl quest. If so, then Inna's recommendation is a good one. If you are intending to upgrade in the future, then pick the one item you are not likely to upgrade, and get the best you c... | |
| Is my room 11 x 14, or 11 x 20? Is there any wall on the side that opens up? I think you have two considerations. One is the volume of the room and the other is the sidewall reflections for speaker placement. If there is a stub wall or other projection, then I would position the... | |
| Can Vandy's get along with cats? Doug,I dont think that killing your pet for damaging your speaker grills is an accepted response in most societies. I dont even want to go into how the cat met its demise. I doubt it was euthanized by a professional, but maybe.I just think that if... | |
| upgrading speaker crossovers I would assume that a designer chooses a certain value for a crossover component and then finds a part that matches that value. Each part has a tolerance. I assume the better parts have a closer tolerance and that the specified value is closer to ... |