moonglum
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| Where to buy vinyl in London? Berwick St, formerly the most famous in the land for music shops, very close to Oxford Circus : Reckless/Revival Records and Sister Records (mentioned earlier?) are the only survivors.Although I'm not local, I was there scanning the shelves only a... | |
| How can I tell what version of an LP is best ? No worries, Saki...none of the genuine respondents thought you were dissing CD at all. :^)Neither was I BTW.... I will repeat the statement that selling a perfectly serviceable record library on the strength of powerful advertising and replacing i... | |
| How can I tell what version of an LP is best ? I agree, Saki. Replacing an LP record library with CDs was madness. (I did warn them in 1990 but would they listen? :D)Not sure if you meant you had listened to 3 versions of a CD or 3 LP versions of a CD but if the latter I'm mildly surprised. I'... | |
| cartridge cost/quality/performance Big Lyra Delos fan here too Manitunc...I think this cartridge is all about compromises. Its healthy output means it isn't quite so desirous of a £20K ultra high gain phono stage. It doesn't go for the ultimate high-res stylus profile either but do... | |
| Electronic stylus force gauge question Dear Doug,Dougdeacon said :Your assumption that, "Actus is experienced enough to know whether he needs to go plus or minus 1/100th of a gram", is belied by his own words. He clearly stated that he has no intention of doing so. Where? Now you are t... | |
| Electronic stylus force gauge question Dear Doug & Stringreen,There is an old saying that in order to prove that something doesn't work at 1.75g you must at least be allowed the dignity of trying it first without being heckled?Since 1.75 is the central reference point, I'm sure onc... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? I must have been lucky....In contrast to your experience (Egrady) everything happened strictly "by the numbers" for me.I found that once the arm was levelled for VTF, the ideal mid-range setting of force for the Lyra Delos was perfect.Whenever I c... | |
| Graham Phantom Supreme? Egrady, being honest, I seriously doubt that any cartridge generator is dead-on accurate in terms of forward or lateral mounting tolerance. I often hear people (usually reviewers) saying e.g. ""every sample of Cartridge X always requires a 91 degr... | |
| TW Raven Owners: Set Up Questions Gerardff, regarding Stillpoint setup : the answer is both.You should be able to see 2 small gaps, one between Stillpoint body and T/T, and one between body and the bottom section.I believe it is supposed to help decoupling.An additional note is th... | |
| Raven AC3 Well...if you believe Jonathan Valin it's either the AC or the Walker Proscenium for budget priced musical nirvana. :)I'm not running an AC but a Raven One and, echoing Halcro, it's important to optimise a turntable until it either reaches its ful... | |
| Do you leave your platter spinning while switching It was always the done thing with LP12s - largely due to the low torque arrangement. It helped stability to leave it on. The Hercules II is even worse! (Bit of a misnomer that...)The felt mat had a constant tendency to attach itself to the LP duri... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? Tony...as a fellow left-hander, I sympathise :)You must have nerves of steel m8! ("DJ scratching" - in the "safe" direction - on your protractor :) :)I'm usually a quivering wreck just making routine adjustments :)It reminds me of NSGArch's repeat... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? Tony, interesting post. Regarding pre-loading and non-pivoted arms : does this mean that the cantilever will be permananently skewed when a cart is fitted on linear tracking arms? | |
| Where can I buy a Living Voice Mystic Mat in U.S.? Dear Hiendmuse, don't believe everything you hear or read. The impression I get is that most VPI owners prefer matless operation depending on which model they're using?Synergy is the key issue here (which, along with your own preferences, makes fo... | |
| Is there a problem with my Lyra Delos cartridge? Manitunc....sorry to hear about your alarming experience.One possibility is that given your max VTF, if the VTA is "tail down" the Washi paper could be skimming the warps on the disc(?)Carts with an "undercarriage" tend to register disc contacts a... |