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| Micro Seiki RX 5000 Goo Gone will work much better than WD-40. | |
| Micro Seiki RX 5000 Here's a quote from the manual at Vinyl Engine: The bearing side which comes into contact with the shaft front employs a special alloy bearing, and new materials are used for an extremely smooth rotation while the lead molecules in the oil film ar... | |
| Shahinian Diapasons-in the Midwest ? I'd love to hear the Diapasons too. I fell in love with my friend's Hawk's. I haven't heard anything else that comes close to creating such a spectacular sense of spaciousness. fwiw, I'm in the Bay area. | |
| dynavector 20x or grado sonata The output is 2.8 mV, but that has little-to-nothing to do with sound quality. If anything, lower output carts (moving coil) have less mass to move which allows them to track the better and bring out more detail. The question is whether your phono... | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait I forgot to mention Dave Slagle's latest DIY passive that Clio09 pointed out. It's based on the same autoformer that John Chapman uses in his current Bent line-up. I absolutely doubt you can do better for $350. | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait Lornoah, I can't comment on the GFP-750, b/c I haven't heard it, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't use transformers or autoformers in passive mode. Potentiometers are the most common attenuator and it wouldn't surprise me if this is what the 750 u... | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait Lack of dynamics hasn't been my experience with any of the passives I've owned:Promitheus TVCSonic Euphoria (autoformers)Bent TVC (S&B trannies)In all of these cases, dynamics seemed explosive, not lethargic. The presentation also seemed airie... | |
| Turntable selection advise I agree with others that recommend the Technics SL1200MK2. I also suggest an Audio Technica AT150MX cartridge and Bottlehead Seduction phono stage. This should give you plenty of listening enjoyment. I don't think you'll be able to do better for t... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Hi Stanwal, I'm sure the 304 is an excellent cartridge, but I feel the need to try something other than a Denon. I had a DL-160 for many years and currently have a 103 and a 103R. I'm ready for a change. Previous carts I've owned are Grado Sonata,... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Frankly, if air and spaciousness were high on my list of sonic goals a Denon 103 wouldn't be among the first cartridges I'd choose.Doug, with spaciousness in mind, using an RB300, what cartridges would you consider in the less than $600 category. | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. Doug, I appreciate your Mint Tractor suggestion. I saw the thread when it unfolded and wondered if the hype was anywhere near reality. I'll take another look. This might be my best option right now. Rene, tha... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Thanks Mosin.You're right. It's a standard Rega spindle-to-pivot distance (222 mm). About a year ago I swapped the original arm (MA-707) for a modified RB300 (Tecnoweight and Cardas wire). I used Turntable Basics protractor to align the cartridge ... | |
| recapping crossovers....do or don't? Wavetrader, your speakers already have great components. Holco and Multicap PPFXS are top notch. If I were in your shoes, I'd think twice about this project, but if you really want to makes changes (and it sounds like you do), focus on the caps. D... | |
| Can I RENT a record cleaning machine? I agree with Johnbrown. Buy a used VPI cleaner for $350-400 and sell it when you're done. These things sell within a day or two. This will probably be the easiest and cheapest solution. For what it's worth, DIY record cleaners are simple to make. ... | |
| Best CD player $500 or less used A Planet 2000 just sold for $350 in the classifieds. It's a nice player that usually goes for $400+, but I didn't find it any better than a Denon 2910 which goes for $200-250. If I were in your shoes, I'd be looking for a Jolida JD100. Its tube ou... |