neonknight
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| Audiomods Tonearm..... Continous run | |
| Considering A SS amplifier Actually I have a First Watt F7 that I am not sure if I tried it with the Halcro. I think I will put that together this afternoon to see what it does. | |
| Advice on setting VTA My thoughts on VTA is that you are actually looking to get stylus rake angle correct. You find the figure from the manufacturer and then look to hit that. Now some folks use USB microscopes and superimpose a compass over it to get the measurement ... | |
| Are 500 hours too many for a used hi-end cartridge? If in the $1K price range its hard to go wrong with an Audio Technica ART9. You might also find a discounted price on an Ortofon Cadenza Red. Folks seem to like the Hana cartridges also. | |
| Orosonic/Monster Cable Reflex Record Clamp @rauliruegas Personally I feel the same way. Vacuum clamping is the choice I prefer as you get the most even coupling of record to platter. But even that has degrees of success. When I bought an early SOTA Star Sapphire as a proof of concept to se... | |
| Are 500 hours too many for a used hi-end cartridge? I have been fortunate buying used cartridges, and I have done so. But the way I look at it I want to buy a cartridge that is above a certain level where it makes the idea of retipping an economic possibility. My opinion is this. Cartridge manufact... | |
| Have a U-Turn turntable with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. Upgrade cartridge or turntable??? I am not a fan of the U-Turn table, but I am not sure I would go for a Music Hall either. There isn't anything about it that stands out that defines it as a quality turntable. Personally? I would find a nice demo, open box, or even pre owned Rega ... | |
| Considering A SS amplifier @Ace17Sure I will give it a shot. I will send a PM. | |
| Considering A SS amplifier @fastfreightI am on board with you regarding the pre and the DAC. The DAC did not work well for me at all, and I preferred my trusty old Audio Magic DAC to it with redbook by a country mile. Funny thing is I have yet to find a meaningful replaceme... | |
| Orosonic/Monster Cable Reflex Record Clamp I have always found the issue with record clamps to be is that they cannot apply pressure across the record evenly. They clamp the inside of the record just fine, but do very little for coupling the edges. Record weights have the same problem, and... | |
| Audiomods Tonearm..... I have put the Series Six on a SOTA Cosmos and a Brinkmann Bardo, it is a very nice arm for either table. Used an Ortofon A90 and ZYX 4D which had MSRP of $4K when first offered. They are still pretty capable cartridges, and the Model Six works ve... | |
| What should my next cartridge be? Hard to go wrong with the Dynavector 17D series. The new 17DX is getting a bit spendy, but reported to be a fine fine cartridge. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @ mijostyn Well the table that gets the most hours currently is the Brinkmann with Audiomods Series Six arm, which I use for more casual listening. This is primarily based on the Ortofon A90, which is the cartridge I have that I am most willing ... | |
| Considering A SS amplifier Cabling is the bane of my existence! Last night I took the time to reinstall the VH Audio Spectrum CU interconnects within the system, and results were positive. This morning I reinstalled the Siemens 6922 pre driver tubes, as the Spectrum are a m... | |
| Considering A SS amplifier OK equipment rack is on the long wall, its a Salamander Geneva credenza, weighs about 130 pounds itself, and is needed to hold three turntables on top. Speakers are on the short wall, and they are JBL 4375, weigh about 190 pounds each. There is a ... |