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| Stockfisch DMM Dubplate LP "With the DMM-Dubplate, the wear-rate of the diamond-stylus is comparable to when playing a regular vinyl record."Do you believe that? I don't. And very soon it will ride over oxide.A $$$ joke. Wait for the great reviews from those who get it f... | |
| Azimuth 2020 "PDM-1 by Sperling Audio" and it's only $2026. | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc @rvpianoIIRC he did not pair with Sax to produce RR disks. RR and Sax's company, Sheffield Records, were competitive. At one time time, later in the LP era, they did collaborate in a series of 3 classical LPs recorded in Russia for the Sheffield... | |
| Cartridge for vpi Aries scout with jmw9 tonearm You might as well ask what cartridge do you use and do you like it. The VPI arms are compatible with almost any cartridge out there. You might also want to consider using the VPI second pivot accessory. If you do some looking you might find t... | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc Just for completeness, it should be mentioned that the first two Telarc releases were D2D. There was a recording of the Cleveland Orchestra, and an organ recital by Michael Murray. I’d have to go back and listen to them, but I do not recall the Cl... | |
| VPI Speed Controller Other posts are correct, the SDS is better than the newer ADS. The ADS is cheaply made and has been the subject of many complaints.However, you seem to be aiming for high performance. If you want the very best, SOTA sells a motor-controller-road... | |
| Buying a new TT today I start with 2 positions that some folks will disagree with. For analog reproduction the turntable is the most important purchase. And, at a given price point (anywhere near what you would like to spend), a belt drive will provide better SQ than a... | |
| Azimuth 2020 @cleeds "If the pickup arm’s pivot angle is perpendicular to the offset"What is a pivot angle and how can an angle be perpendicular to anything? I fear you are in over your head. Just as well that this matter be dropped. | |
| Azimuth 2020 @cleeds "When I stated that azimuth is a completely different angle than VTA and that adjusting one doesn’t alter the other, I should have added "in a properly designed, manufactured and installed pickup arm." I’ll be more careful with that next t... | |
| I finally get it! oldears has got it right. A 1 mm difference in pivot point can easily be accounted for by any protractor with the exception of the expensive "arc" ones that are adjusted to the theoretical distance rather than the actual distance.Theoretics aside,... | |
| Higher sample rate than 16 bit redbook Upsampling can be done easily in software. I use the function within JRiver. But it can be had in free software. You don't have to buy any hardware. | |
| Azimuth 2020 Ii don't think the korfaudio article says very much. For example: "Consequently, any tonearm that does not have azimuth adjustment is severely deficient". I would say that if it doesn't have an EASY adjustment it is defective.In my experience th... | |
| Azimuth 2020 @cleeds,"Your claim can only be accurate if the pickup arm (or turntable) itself is not "true." That is, the arm cannot be raised or lowered while also remaining absolutely perpendicular to the turntable platter.Or perhaps, like mijostyn, you don... | |
| Azimuth 2020 @cleeds,"VTA and azimuth are two completely independent angles." Only with a tangential tonearm, not with a pivoted, offset, one. The effect may be minor, depending on the degree of offset, but it's there. | |
| Azimuth 2020 It's interesting when one compares "industrial" cartridges with hand-made ones. Generally speaking the industrial ones like Audio Technica, for example, will usually line up symmetrically very well and generally better than the hand-made ones.Wit... |