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| Smart power supplies for turntable That's the spirit. I've done what you're contemplating, convert motor to battery supply. Many years ago, didn't know near what I do now. Also my AC was dedicated line, well above average. Battery was several feet away, long wires. Even so the batt... | |
| Smart power supplies for turntable To clarify, I have a Clearaudio turntable with a 12v DC motor. Clearaudio indicates that their DC power supply is voltage stabilized, yet they sell a separate 12v battery power supply. This suggests the stock power supply has some limitations. ... | |
| Nobsound springs - load range Most people wind up with a lot of springs left over. They fit perfectly into a 1/4" hole. This makes it real easy to DIY extra ones. Simply drill 1/4" holes in some wood, MDF, acrylic, etc and put em together. Experiment to get the holes the right... | |
| SS Preamp with Tube Amps? Don't se it often. Why? People are less afraid of low power cheap preamp tubes than high power expensive amp tubes. R. Daneel Olivaw | |
| Evaluating your speakers Spoil sport. | |
| Evaluating your speakers The method I learned, crank em up until the neighbors complain. If by the time the police come the speakers are still working they pass. | |
| Dust in the window Used to be president of the PNW Porsche club, with a 79 911SC that was always absolutely pristine and gleaming. One day I come home, car is covered in sawdust. Absolutely caked. Wood shop is right behind the garage. Wife decided to clean the wood ... | |
| Smart power supplies for turntable Battery power supplies are great for turntables, phono stages, and all kinds of low power components. They all run on DC anyway. The trick is to get the right voltage to the right place, something they don't tend to make very easy. But it is worth... | |
| Review Shunyata Venom V16 Power Distributor Well done. Not only conditioners, pretty much everything. Right down to parts like AC outlets, outlet covers, transformers, caps, wires. If you can find something not improved with vibration control let me know. It won't be a first but it will be ... | |
| Choosing the right equipment We were hoping we could put something together for like a thousand or less. Just so he could listen to his favorite albums again in the mean time while we save to help him get his dream system. I know that's a tall order but we are trying our bes... | |
| Choosing the right equipment | |
| Recommendations for setting VTA VTA can only be set by ear, sort of the way lewm describes. Only it doesn't need to take hours. Simply listen a while, a song or two, just enough to get a handle on the overall balance of the sound. Then carefully adjust very slightly up or down. ... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge Yes, and even better USER replaceable! Each stylus does have to be matched to the cartridge. Soundsmith has to do that. But once done then you can swap them out very easily. Mine has been in and out a couple times already. The stylus mounts into ... | |
| How to identify my weakest link? Synergistic cables will help a lot. They won't fix the B&W top end nothing will but they will help a lot by balancing it out with a bigger fuller deeper all around sound. Also Green Dream PHT on the cartridge will help with a more liquid sound... | |
| Soundsmith Strain Gauge Okay, Dafos, thanks. Mine is a white LP sleeve with a little sticker for a label, the way they wrote it I never was sure and never bothered to search. Like I said, 30 years never even played it all the way through! Until now. Real fascinating reco... |