melm
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| A Dimes worth of Improvement I don't know what you're getting at here, but there is a big difference between a VPI center clamp and a VPI center weight. Which one do you mean? | |
| Cartridge alignment tool Generally agree with brf. There is no uniquely best way to set the horizontal tracking angle (HTA) for a pivoted arm. This is different than azimuth and even SRA where in each case there is a best position (even if it varies by disk for SRA). Ex... | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? @brf may be correct; he usually is.My own experience is a substitution of the 12" 3D arm for an original on a very original 12" base. As I wrote above, I did need to change the original lower bearing for the "spike" now used. At its closest point ... | |
| Aries 1 JWM 10 Tonearm replacement or upgrades? As I did with my 12" arm, you can probably purchase just the 3D arm tube but you will also need a new lower bearing pivot point. The old VTA tower can be adjusted, pivoted on its base, to accommodate a slightly longer arm if that is necessary. T... | |
| add a Schiit EITR? I love this board. Not so much a user to user help function as a market. OP asks a reasonable question and the response is that I have something to sell you.As to the question, the answer is: probably not, and where did you ever get that idea? sh... | |
| Oppo 205 modification Sorry to be a party-pooper, but I think these kinds of mods (and the $1300 or more spent on them) are not a good way to find better performance. Much better IMO is to find a good performing separate DAC and let the Oppo feed it by spdif. That wa... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio I find it extremely odd that a reviewer for a magazine, even an e-zine, would find it necessary or ethically appropriate to "push" a piece of equipment he reviewed--along, of course, with "pushing" the review itself. Many similar boards would not ... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @smodtacticalThe upgraded Amanero board is excellent with its own power supply (though drawing about 5V from one of the 50W transformers). It also has two femto clocks on board.The Schiit unit is not at all comparable as the Amanero board is a USB... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @hfaddict wrote "I’m quite happy with my purchase and can only hope it is as reliable as my Chord has been!"I think I've read just about everything written about this DAC, and with the help of Google in 3 languages. I have not yet read of anyth... | |
| Has Anyone Auditioned an LKS MH-DA004 DAC? @smodtacticalIt is rare that a do-all component can excel at all of its functions over separate, well chosen components. A couple of the commercial reviews of the hdv820 suggest that its DAC section is outperformed by separate DACs which themselv... | |
| Turntable isolation You might try what was used to good effect in the final iteration of the TNT turntables, that is, squash balls. At each corner a properly sized piece of wood with a central indent on top (such as you can make with a large counter-sink, a spade bit... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @noble100 You seem to have a lot of opinions.However, taking you at your word, the analog systems you have heard had noisy bearings--hence rumble, poor speed control--hence flutter, etc., were playing dirty records--hence annoying surface noise,... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. @noble100 I am indifferent as between good analog and good digital. I enjoy them both. Most of my listening is to classical.Dynamic range: Classical music has the most dynamic range generally. While the dynamic range of digital is greater than ... | |
| Oppo 105 D vs. DAC-transport combination. There's a lot of high priced crap out there.I have an Oppo 105 and didn't play it very much as it didn't come close to my vinyl.I ran the Oppo into an LKS and the improvement was amazing. Better still when I ripped my CDs and SACDs and play them t... | |
| vpi tnt still a performer? @bpoletti One must also ask about the bearing, which may have more to do with the SQ than any distinction between various acrylic and metal platters. The bearing that came with the original acrylic-lead platter was clearly bettered by later bear... |