mijostyn
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| replacing tonearm question? Simao, it all depends on the geometry of the tonearm's and their base configuration. You have to take the Sumiko off and look at the hole size in the arm board. If the Jelco requires a bigger hole or a slightly different position to get it's overh... | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable 1+ larry, Audiophile rule #27 is for idiots. In this example the noise on the record is a constant and the same in both examples so just like a math problem it cancels out. Next, since when are air bearings not mechanical? There is a shaft in bush... | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable Oh and Terry9, good work on your own table. I'm not surprised that you are in love with it as you should be. We all love our own children regardless of just about anything. | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable Terry9, have a SOTA Cocmos and an SME 30/12 and no matter how hard I try I can not hear the bearing on either turntable. How do I know?Like Michael Fremer I have Pure Vinyl and can record records to the computer which by the way I do not due on a... | |
| Subwoofer rumble issue A subwoofer on springs? Help, I'm gonna die laughing. That's a joke right? Tell me it is a joke.... | |
| Has anyone seen this? A really beautiful turntable I started a thread on it several weeks back. No one here owns one yet and I do not suspect there will be a lot of takers. It is more like a conversation piece. The background noise on even the best pressing is a lot higher than any reasonable mode... | |
| Not too knowledgeable and a cartridge/ phono amp recommendation is desired 1+ johnto | |
| Is Graham Slee Revelation best affordable all around phono pre? 1+ lewm, the market is so crowded with everything that it is so hard to make any recommendation because it would be difficult for anyone to be able evaluate even a small number of what is available. Some of it is even regional. I think most of us ... | |
| Turntable/Subwoofer Ground loop Mac, you say the "hum" begins as soon as your stylus hits the record which means it is your turntable. The Grado problem was already mentioned but other cartridges can be afflicted by a poorly shielded motor. As you move the cartridge closer to th... | |
| Help me decide between these two turntable/cartridge combinations Sorry for the late reply bt. Yes, the Ortofon is a better cartridge. It has a better stylus, it tracks better and although I really have nothing to back this up I feel it is made better. Ortofon has way more experience building cartridges than Reg... | |
| Subwoofer rumble issue Paul, I forgot to mention. Get a Hi Fi News Test Record to check where your tonearm/cartridge resonance frequency is.Mike | |
| Subwoofer rumble issue Paul, two possibilities. If your sub has room control turn it off and see if the problem goes away. Then as others have mentioned, feedback which can be worsened further with room control. The feed back can be due to a cartridge tonearm mismatch b... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Harry, you did not read the thread carefully enough. I mentioned them way in the beginning.Mike | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Gallus, priceless.Zalive, I can still hear fine up to 18 kHz. I have had many issues with CDs over the years I suspect to various problems with links in the chain.It is obvious from many albums such as The Trinity Sessions that digital recording ... | |
| Wayne's Audio Problems? 80, There are several things you could do. 1st would be to get a mid weight oil like 5W-30 auto oil and lubricate the ferule with that. If that does not work you can buff the ferule on a polishing wheel with gray compound. A Dremel tool with a fel... |