mijostyn
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| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? I am of the opinion that you want as little as possible between the cartridge and your phono stage. I want one wire, cartridge clips to XLRs (or RCAs). The Schroder arms do not even have a solder joint in the way. They use Litzed wires which are ... | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? @rauliruegas I will always have a long way to go because I enjoy doing it. I spent yesterday rewiring the basement amplifier shelf with a new 20 amp service for the MA 2s. I also had to rework the trigger system. Atmasphere designed and equipped m... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable You guys can not get it though your heads that the LP 12 in it's current form is a BAD design. Forget about how it is made or the quality of the parts it is a bad design and just a glorified copy of the AR XA which was groundbreaking in the 60s. ... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity @lewm , I looked into static electricity meters. The ones used in industry are very expensive and hard to justify. Charge levels that are not painfully obvious are of little consequence. I have found subjective findings good enough for our purpose... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable @ajhsu2 , No turning a sows ear into a silk purse. The current LP12 is just as antiquated as the one from decades ago. It does not even rate a class B in Stereophile terms. It's mystique was created in the mid 70s when (defective as it was) it was... | |
| Live (analog) vs Digital Home Audio @puptent , funny you should mention Red Rocks. My Daughter and son in law just moved to boulder. We are visiting them in September and we are going to see Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks. We drove though there in February when we were out for skiing. ... | |
| Live (analog) vs Digital Home Audio @gosta I am a Richard Thompson fan. My exposure to Guy Clark comes from others covering his songs like Emmylou Harris. | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? @rauliruegas , And that is why Howard Johnson's made 28 flavors. At this moment I am integrating my new MA 2 amplifiers into the system and it has been anything but smooth sailing. I have a circuit breaker that keeps tripping. It can't handle th... | |
| Live (analog) vs Digital Home Audio @gosta I listened to a few Rhymden cuts. They are most definitely fusion. A medium created by Frank Zappa in the 60s. It took off in the mid 70s with bands like Return to Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra which if you are fond of Rhymden I high... | |
| Live (analog) vs Digital Home Audio @waltersalas Yes they played a cross section of their work. @gosta I tend to like "sort of " groups. I'll give them a spin. @patrickdowns I am particularly fond of The Punch Brothers. We watched a streamed concert not long ago and it was dynam... | |
| Cartridge to turntable price ratio Better cartridges are always a plus with any well designed modern turntable and price is no indication. I would feel perfectly comfortable putting a Lyra Atlas in a Thorens TD 1600. However, it also depends on the rest of the system and again pric... | |
| Looking for Tonearm Advice/Suggestions @puppyt , auditioning tonearms is not necessary. They work well or not by design. The best tonearms are still pivoted offset arms, 9", very stiff, with separate vertical and horizontal bearings arranged so that the arm is neutral (not stable) bala... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much An interesting aside, I have purchased all of my recent gear either from an online dealer or directly from the manufacturer and have not had one single bad experience. To the contrary All the online shops have been very accommodating even when pro... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @cbl117 , you have to know how this game is played. The owner was trying to figure out if you were "qualified." He does not want to waste time with people who are pulling his chain. So, next time you confront an audio sales person make them think ... | |
| Tonearms without anti-skate, damage to records? @lewm , my home made tool did not work well in the end. I could not get reliable readings out of it. I opted for a Wallyskater as the most reliable way to get into the AS ballpark and have found by all accounts 9-11% is correct. Three methods actu... |