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| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors @rauliruegas,I wouldn’t call someone ignorant because he takes a different point of view than you do. There is no one "correct" way to set HTA. There is no consensus on what theoretical distortions can be heard. There’s no consensus as to whether ... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors Has anyone tried the DB Systems protractor?This is an old design that is intended to align the cartridge, and then is most useful only if the cartridge has straight, square sides.It does not align the cantilever. That would be considered a fatal ... | |
| VTA and Subsequent SRA of Grado reference Platinum 1 cartridge Generally when you lower towards the rear, what we call "tail down," you lose the high frequencies and gain bass.I suggest you run it flat for a while to break it in. Then, if necessary you would raise the tail if you found it treble deficient. | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors This issue of horizontal tracking angle (HTA) is an interesting one. There is no single correct setting for a pivoted offset arm. This is unlike azimuth where there is an unambiguously correct setting and we all try to get as close as possible. ... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors lewm, You may enjoy using an expensive over-engineered device, but if you think that with your $800 machine you get a more precise alignment than I with my Cart-a-lign, you're deluding yourself. Eventually you, like I, have to set the cantilever ... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors lewm, first of all, all we are trying to do is set a tangent at two different radii. It is not brain surgery. When you wrote, "This is why Mint protractors are made one by one for each tonearm." it seemed you were ascribing greater precision to th... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors In my experience, the Turntable Basic protractor is fatally flawed in that it does not permit the user to precisely locate and align the spindle with the pivot point of the tonearm. You've got to aim it by eye at the pivot, which is usually sever... | |
| BaerWald vs VPI setup protractors One possibility for Baerwald is the inexpensive, mirrored, turntablebasics.com protractor. Will work for any cartridge/arm. | |
| Converting cd's to high resolution audio If you have an Oppo or similar player a simple method is to rip the CDs to a portable hard disk using a program like "Exact Audio Copy.". They can easily be played them through an Oppo via USB directly and controlled from your phone.Or you can use... | |
| To VPI TT users, please provide your experience You can revive a VPI belt by boiling in water for a few minutes and re-talcing.You might also try one of the thread methods. I sometimes use a silk thread sprayed with adhesive. Works great. | |
| VPI TNT Mk 3 – Looking for a tonearm and cartridge For suspension you might consider the squash balls method. You will need 4 plastic platforms, which are probably only available (if at all) from VPI. Not very much money, if available. This was their last TNT suspension which replaced the pneumati... | |
| Denafrips Pontus vs LKS vs Gustard Interesting that you would mention your support directly from the Asian maker. I have also been impressed with the email support form LKS's Jinbo who has excellent English skills. He walked me through the USB set-up with JRiver. Even more impre... | |
| Denafrips Pontus vs LKS vs Gustard Please let us know how you like the DAC.You're quite right about high value in the output of these small Asian companies. Holo Spring is unusual in having an American rep/dealer. It must inspire some confidence in a buyer. | |
| Denafrips Pontus vs LKS vs Gustard Based on my experience with the LKS and all that I have read about it and the others (in several languages) I think you're absolutely right.Problem is, of course, is that they are few and far between so the likelihood of comparisons is almost nil.... | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? What's wrong with the Oppo's unbalanced outs? If you use an external DAC, you will not use the analog output of the Oppo, balanced or unbalanced. You will use the digital out, likely spdif. You will use the analog output of the DAC. If you have o... |