mijostyn
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| Kirmuss Ultrasonic record cleaner The only way to dry records is by vacuum. Fan drying is the absolute worst followed by towel drying. There is always some garbage left in the water. Fan drying evaporates the water and leaves everything on the record. Ultrasound may not be the be... | |
| active crossover recommendation @sozocaps , if you are going to do this do it right. Analog crossovers always have issues and are not very flexible. You can not adjust group delays. Digital active crossovers that operate in 24/192 or above are far superior. Check out DEQX's soon... | |
| Spikes on tower speakers @phil59, turn the speaker upside down get a piece of heavy duty tin foil and press it down over the spikes to protect the bottom of your speakers. Find out if the spikes have a stud that is screwed into the speaker. My guess is they do. Take a s... | |
| How long do speakers last? @secretguy , Only until you work your way up to the right speaker and there is a "right" one for everybody..... if you can afford them. | |
| How long do speakers last? My brother has a pair of Von Schweikert speakers that are 30 some odd years old. The VR 33s are an excellent design intelligently made to keep the costs down. The sock instead of a veneer is an example of this. The sock can easily be replaced by ... | |
| Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands @wvl , The PH 10 is a fine phonostage. If you really want to go moving coil I suggest you go for a Lyra Delos. If you lean towards rock and jazz you probably would be happier with the 2M LVB. To get a moving coil that dynamic you would have to spe... | |
| Kirmuss Ultrasonic record cleaner @rsf507 1+ This is one situation in which the most expensive device wins. The Clearaudio Double Matrix Sonic Pro is a well designed and built record cleaner that is a joy to use. It cleans both sides at the same time and vacuum drys the record. I... | |
| Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands @wvl , Lets start off with some things that you can verify. The Ortofon 2M LVB 250 is $1000.00, the Hana ML is $1200.00 and requires an additional step up device or a more expensive phono stage. Now look at a close up picture of both cartridges. T... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @neonknight , My system is on a 16 foot wall. Go look at it. The speakers are just over three feet from the wall and behind them the wall is covered from floor to ceiling with 4" acoustic foam tile. This greatly attenuates frequencies above 250 Hz... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @lewm , you did not check out those programs. I can measure distortion both IM and harmonic. I usually do not do that as it is a PITA. I trust in the specifications of the equipment I buy. Distortion also is not something I can adjust aside from o... | |
| Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands @wvl , the Hana is a big mistake. Go get a 2M Black. Then have a large glass of wine, take the stylus out and have at it! | |
| So Weird- No Stylus Contact Woofer Pumping with Hana ML and Elac PPA-2 @mitchellcp , I missed that part. Very interesting. Is it the stock mat? Did Yamaha put the magnet in the mat?? Take any old magnet and scan the mat with it. Right, you are using a Funk Firm mat. Take a movie of the pumping take the mat off and ... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? @8th-note 1+ I have been collecting records since I was 4 years old. Happiness was getting a new record and the smell of a warmed up Zenith portable. It is part of what I am and I can not get rid of it. So, I will collect records for the duratio... | |
| So Weird- No Stylus Contact Woofer Pumping with Hana ML and Elac PPA-2 @lewm , there may be a magnet in the control loop under the platter. Very common approach. One thing is for certain. It is either something on the platter or the oscillating motor. The oscillations are perfectly rhythmic at 33.3/minute. I seriousl... | |
| So Weird- No Stylus Contact Woofer Pumping with Hana ML and Elac PPA-2 As you look at the video you pick up that the oscillations are rhythmic and that rhythm occurs at 33.3 times per minute. I think @ Lewm hit on it. There is either Iron in the platter or a sensor magnet that is inducing a voltage in the cartridge. ... |