maplin
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| Any suggestions for good obscure music? A buddy turned mee on to proprius records, a swedish recording company that produces exquisite recordings. Everything from jazz and pipe organs to choral arrangements. All two miked with incredible air and ambience. Hard to find in the states though. | |
| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy Hi Knotgreen, my apolitical response to your question would be to consult with a reputable audio dealer. Analog is intrinsicly more complicated than digital, in both its user involvement in setup and the difference in sound. Listen to several diff... | |
| VPI JMW setup I've also noticed that the jmw9 mem is much less resistant to hum than my old rega, and really needs to have a good ground. I am using a pair of harmonic tech silver crystal phono cables as well as having made a ground strap for the bottom of my h... | |
| VPI JMW setup correct me if this is the wrong way to do this, but I simply removed a vial from a cheap level, placed it on the machined groove for azimuth alignment, and centered the vial on the cartridge. voila! | |
| VPI JMW setup Creativepart, what cart do you use and what is the recommended vtf? I obsessively adjusted the azimuth after my last alignment and it is a major difference being dead on. I think stinggreen is preaching the truth as well. The VPI tractor is good, ... | |
| VPI JMW setup HOLY CRAP, $110 for a protactor. It's really worth it, eh? | |
| VPI JMW setup Creativepart, what did you use as your spindle to pivot distance? I started at 223mm and moved in to 222mm and noticed an inprovement. additionally I had noticed a wobble or a lateral bounce from side to side as the cartridge tracked. I added weig... | |
| VPI JMW setup I already own about 7 protractors including the vpi, I'll bite, whats the difference? | |
| VPI clamping system design flaw? Thanks for the intel Mark. I took the platter apart and looked at the spindle and the bearing. After reassembly I used a small spirit level and slowly cranked on the clamp until the lp was level. I was applying too much force. | |
| looking for solutions to turntable platter static I'm assuming the static is a product of the friction generated by the belt drive. Is this a problem that is resolved by VPI's upgrades to the mark 3 or mark 4 HW-19? | |
| Rega Planet or Apollo CD Player IMHO the apollo is much better than the planet. It is true that depending on the cd you can wait up to 15 seconds or more for the disk to "initialise" but when you turn the display off and let the unit play for about 15 minutes the apollo has a mu... | |
| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment yeah, that is kind of silly in hindsight. You get the idea though. Let disposable equipment do the lifting, use the your good gear for listening, and go to shadornes house to listen to the soap opera channel. | |
| Power Cable DIY - need advice I have never tried the acrolink, but I use the tunami on my power amp and pre. Be forewarned that this stuff is really hard to manipulate. If you need to snake a power cable through a rack or need it to lay in a specific manner this stuff will giv... | |
| Interconnect cable upgrade disapointment The more I learn about hi end audio cables the more I realize that price and promotion are the two worst indicators of sonic performance. having said that, I usually break in new cables by playing digital music from my sat receiver through them wh... | |
| Looking for a krell preamp I think you will be disapointed if you purchase a krell as krells don't really have much of a sonic signature. I presently own a krc2 and can tell you that it imparts very little to the recording. If you have a good recording a krell will reproduc... |