moonglum
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| How important is a good rack? Yes, I take your point but the context of this discussion is turntable related. Not many people wish to get down on all fours to load the next LP. ;^)By way of example, my rack was custom built by the manufacturer (I was the first customer to ask ... | |
| How important is a good rack? The Audio Beat's review of "The Scuttle" rack states that Silent Running decided it was "time to make an affordable rack" so they pitched the basic model at $6600 upwards.Some vendors have a skewed understanding of the word "affordable".... | |
| Upgrade from TW Acustic Raven AC-3 to what? Hi Alec,Glad you are winning :) The SME is a great tonearm.If you are ever feeling reckless and feel like like using the other arm pillar you should try the Phantom ;^)All the best, | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew...and this assumes that the feet of an outboard arm pod are even non-flexible and the mounting surface is stable - both dimensionally and mechanically in phase(!) ;^) | |
| Upgrade from TW Acustic Raven AC-3 to what? Dear Alec,Having read some of the early responses I think the idea of taking an unsuspended table and converting it into a suspended one by means of the support seems to defeat the object of the exercise ;^)I know that this suggestion might go aga... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew, did you ever manage to get hold of a Reso-Mat? | |
| How important is a good rack? FWIW, the designers of the Continuum turntable (quite expensive?) and it's integral stand said that despite the massive cost, effort and design simulation that went into creating the stand they admitted it was still a poor substitute for a good wa... | |
| How important is a good rack? Yes, suspended tables like the AR prefer a light rigid platform.If your turntable has 3 feet then that should influence your decision. 3 feet are also intrinsically more stable and easier to level.If you have a dense concrete floor also consider s... | |
| Why are records still warped? Is that an Analogue vs Digital question? That's an even bigger Pandora's Box ;^)Personally I don't pay any attention to whether the LP is warped or not. It's very uncommon for warps to be troublesome. The last time I saw such an occurrence was in ... | |
| Why are records still warped? Damped vs undamped is a Pandora's box.The best (only?) way to action TTW's suggestion is to own a vacuum T/T which clamps the disc over it's entire surface area. This effectively rules out 99.999% of turntable owners.Decades ago the major argument... | |
| Anyone used a USB microscope to align cartridge? Although we are 5 yrs down the line I agree with Stanwal. ;^)The Graham is the easiest method I've ever used and the most easily re-checked (i.e. by putting it back on the jig any change in position due to applying the stylus guard or loosening of... | |
| Fozgometer Turns out Peter Ledermann has already used my "fun" method but without disconnecting the distracting active channel first. See last paragraph -http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=vinyl&n=840188&highlight=Cheers, | |
| Fozgometer Lew, for about 29 years I used an LP12 with a succession of Linn MC cartridges and enjoyed the success you describe.Almost total noise suppression (even on dodgy and warped discs) allied to first class tracking, even when the carts were well worn.... | |
| RP8 dustcover or not? One possibility you might consider is a custom acrylic cover that completely envelops the T/T. (The manufacturers can incorporate 1" cutouts at the back to provide exit routes for cables.)Skeletal covers tend to be as effective as no cover at all.... | |
| Fozgometer If minimal crosstalk is your goal and you don't have either a mono switch or special test gear, and you don't want to accidentally break your cartridge tags by trying to invert one channel, try this technique for fun.Use ONE of the -20db pink nois... |