markd51
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| Louis Bellson RIP From what I can gather, Louie evidently fractured his hip in a fall around Nov 6, 2008. he was convalescing, and going through rehabilitation when he died suddenly, and unexpected.Louie had some similar ties to me, a Roy C Knapp Student, which my ... | |
| VPI Scout cart pairing Hello,But as the original poster requested, a hope of not having to go to MC, and an additional Phono Stage-SUT.A very good MM, which I'm afraid has recently gone up in price, is the Audio Technica AT-150MLX. They were selling for $249 shipped fro... | |
| MintLP/Dynavector 17D3 question There's much written here about the MintLP tractor in the archives, doing a simple search, and I've written quite a bit about the slight obstacles, and little tricks to help ease the hassles. If you haven't gotten the Loupe (Yip calls it a Lupe), ... | |
| whats the finest recorded cd you've heard? Oddly enough, KD Lang, and the Reclines, the CD is "Absolute Torch And Twang", the Song "Trail of Broken Hearts" has some of the best sonics of virtually all my CD's, including virtually all of au24 Mo-Fi's I got.Mark | |
| VPI turntable repairs OK, Then here's what I gather, to sum it all up from what Will says...It is an original Aries 1 Table. As far as I know, this Table had an all Black Acrylic Base. From what I'm assuming here,I then take it that VPI no longer manufactures any parts... | |
| JBL Summit L300 or Klipsch Cornwall for Jadis ? Both are nice, largish floorstanding speakers, both being somewhat hard to find, if you're looking for mint condition examples, the JBL L-300 will more than likely carry a hefty price tag.If memory serves me correctly, the JBL 4333 was the Pro Stu... | |
| VPI turntable repairs Will, Still you haven't clearly mentioned what Model Turntable this is? All I see mentioned at this point, is the word "Jr"?Is this a HW-19 Table? Or?If it is a HW-19 Table, there may be diffculty getting much in the way of parts, or repair. VPI d... | |
| Looking for guidance with older VPI HW-19 tables Rabbit,Basically nobody out there in audio-land is doing any mods, or selling any upgrade parts, as far as new Plinths, Armboards, or fabricating such are concerned. Some months back, I contacted VPI, as I had heard they may have had some HW-19 St... | |
| Vpi aries with Benz L-2 cartridge Taters, The KAB Strobe is pretty much the gold standard to have for Belt Drive Tables. Without some form of Motor Controller, (PLC-SDS, or Walker) the Stobe might show you have a +- error, but you won't be able to do much about it. Belts need to b... | |
| Mullard 12AX7 re-issue Cryo vs Non Cryo Most will probably agree, that you'll get the best performance from vintage tubes, and you'll no doubt pay the price for them as well. I don't believe Kevin at Upscale carries the NOS RCA 5751 Triple Mica Blackplates anymore, but an email to him w... | |
| Mullard 12AX7 re-issue Cryo vs Non Cryo Well, I'm not sure if this helps you, these were my findings using them in my CAL Alpha DAC. YMMV.I bought a 1/2 dozen New Sensor 12AX7 for the Tube Store, as I wanted to try them. The price was reasonable enough.Was previously running a pair of G... | |
| RIP VPI TNT I wonder if the statement of "the quality of presently available acrylic", is accurate, meaning that VPI was having problems with thier acrylic suppliers? I'd assume they certainly know more than I, being in the business this many years. I could i... | |
| reel to reel Lately, a lot of people tout the Technics 1500, but ask the folks who own them, and what they paid for modding-repairing them, and the numbers will stagger you. The Technics 1500 is no simple machine, is quirky and being that there are few who can... | |
| AR ES-1 table w/AQ tonearm Apachef1, How do you know the AQ PT-9 Arm would benefit from better Internals Wiring? Have you done this Mod? What's wrong with the AQ Litz Copper?I never read of anyone, or as far as that goes, any one company offering any Service-Upgrades to a A... |