mijostyn
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| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback I owned a Revox A77 recorder for about ten years. Got it brand new for $500. It had built in Dolby processing and at 7.5 IPS it did a credible job on the system I had at the time. It fell apart and I gave it away. I can record anything including ... | |
| Is my stylus miss-tracking? I forgot to mention, once a record has been mistracked it may be damaged permanently so you have to use other records that are highly modulated to check. | |
| Is my stylus miss-tracking? Your antiskate is probably too low. Get the aforementioned blank record. The Lumineers Cleopatra is another disc with a blank side. You can also look through your collection for a disc with a long run out area. You can use the space between the gr... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @alan60 , You need to read the thread. What people think they hear is essentially meaningless. It tell you nothing about the actual performance of the unit. It only tells you that it works and plays music. @lewm , As I said minimizing distortion ... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S Vincent, The most reliable thing to do is call or email Toffco, the US importer info@dynavector-usa.com and find out what Dynavectors stylus replacement program is. Many manufacturers just give you a new replacement cartridge for a fraction of ... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm A Bose radio can sound "good" to some people. The RS Labs arm is a seriously defective design. The only reason some people think it sounds good is because the rest of their system/room is defective in some way or these people do not know what to ... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences @dwette , You are correct. I forgot about Clearaudio's magnetic bearing. However, even though you are happy with what you have, record weights and peripheral clamps do not do an adequate job of flattening a wayward record. The other problem with p... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences @dwette , Great. One comment. The only thing record weights do is wear out your bearing faster. Add the weight of the peripheral clamp and you increase the wear rate even more. The good reflex clamps obviate the need for a peripheral clamp and do ... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences @dwette , I ordered mine about 5 months ago and still do not have it. If you hang on I'll give you my impression because I am sure I will get it shortly as they make their models in short runs. You want the top of the cartridge body exactly copla... | |
| Thinking about a Steinway Lyngdorf system @donavabdear , I am very familiar with their processor. It has been antiquated for quite a while now. Their equipment is severely over priced. You can do much better for less money. The best processor/preamp on the market is going to be the DEQX ... | |
| For the first time... @grislybutter , Then I guess I am not a serious analog lover. | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @lewm , and in my pedestrian experience that is all clear BS. Not you, but the claims this person makes. @clearthinker , now crank that experiment to the admitted 10 degrees. It's killing me. Anybody have a test record with synchronous sine waves... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @boothroyd , the problem is the same although the conical styluses inferior high frequency performance might make the problem less severe, so won't presbycusis. Sound quality is a relative thing and depends on what a person is sensitive to or is... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @lewm , you are talking about the GT5000 for $8K. It has a straight underhung arm, a 10 lb platter and a 2 phase AC synchronous motor. They brag about no feedback control but do not mention what the motor is driven with. The arm looks very stiff b... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm There is one simple fact that everyone seems to ignore out of politeness. I would rather rely on the physics of a mechanical situation than what anybody thinks they hear and I include myself in the anybody. The only accurate thing you can say abou... |