markd51
Responses from markd51
| Good Clamp for VPI HW-19? Are you using the two piece clamp, with the frosted coaster, and little black delrin knob? It works, but is a bit more of an inconvenience due to two parts.VPi's entry level all delrin clamp is good, and should be within your budget. Next one up i... | |
| Good Clamp for VPI HW-19? Dependent upon what platter you are using, one problem you might encounter, with a better clamp, or an aftermarket clamp, like a BDR (way over $100 anyway) is Dust Cover clearance. A small inconvenience, but with a thicker platter, like a MK-IV/TN... | |
| Benz Wood SL Very lean from the start I've owned two Benz Cartridges in my life, the original Benz Glider HO, bought in '97, and the Ruby 3, bought in '07.While I cannot recall the Glider sounding so thin, and horrid upon first fire-up, the Ruby 3 almost sounded like nails on a chaulk... | |
| VPI 16.5 clamp Hello Kgturner. Not sure of the cork mat thickness, but I suspect it is slightly thinner than 1/16" thick. I have a quite lengthy article about the swap-mod on osageaudio's site, the maker-seller of AIVS cleaning products. The article is under the... | |
| VPI 16.5 clamp It's hard to make a case by case determination on each and every machine, if there are those who note seizing, or the record slips, or another result of mal-adjustment of the vacuum tower assembly can be cracked vacuum tubes.A few months back, Har... | |
| VPI 16.5 clamp Another possible cause of slippage, or maybe a better term could be called siezing.The Vacuum Wand could possibly be out of vertical adjustment. There is a Collar on the vacuum wand assembly which is adjustable in height, and held in place with an... | |
| VPI 16.5 clamp There could possibly be other causes, if you are regularly experiencing slippage. Going by memory, I'm thinking that the Spindle is only threaded so far on the shaft, One could possibly shim the Platter on the Platter-Motor Arbor, thus in effect r... | |
| VPI 16.5 clamp As bugman has said, there are other options if you dislike the stock little knurled knob.One could also probably find a local machinist, and have them machine one for no more than $10 tops. Mark | |
| do record cleaning fluids soften the treble? Hello Myles,Yes, as I understand it, the VPI Typhoon is claimed to have twice the suction of the lesser VPI 16.5 RCM.So, to ask further, are you then saying that this additional suction force is an advantage, or a possible detriment?I do notice wi... | |
| do record cleaning fluids soften the treble? If I may, can I then ask, and perhaps make a few conclusions-assumptions about these different viewpoints-opinions mentioned here? What I have normally noted, when there was a rare, past time of playing any uncleaned records, was usually a higher ... | |
| proper use of arc protractor ? No, one should not then rotate-move the tractor when going in between inner, and outer points of the arc of protractor.Only initially, if the protractor itself is grossly off the mark. If one cannot trace the Arc perfectly, one could possibly have... | |
| proper use of arc protractor ? Yip's Instructions that accompany the Tractor were IMO well written, and easily-clearly understood. As was mentioned in your other thread, the goal of correct overhang is to get the stylus to precisely trace the Arc from start to finish of Arc. It... | |
| How important is Cartridge Overhang? Need help Just curious, and I have a question.Is there a way to verify the Arc Protractor itself, that it was indeed made to proper spec? Should there then be a specific measurement from center of Protractor spindle hole, to the Arc on protractor? Mark | |
| Mint Protractor Yes, it will, provided the Protractor is properly made for the Tonearm it is being used for, and that that Arm has been properly mounted, at its correct Spindle-Pivot Distance.There is a bit of "play", if your headhsell Slots can account for a sli... | |
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