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| Tracking error or ?? It was also be advisable to confirm your recently jack-hammered Way out West LP is OK by tracking that passage with another pickup or two.I like this idea above from @boothroyd. Do you have any local audio buddies with vinyl rigs that you could pl... | |
| Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition The ARO was certainly an ergonomic challenge. But my real objection was that it sounded awful - thin, lightweight, no bass. "Thats not my experience.I own several arms including Aro/Dynavector/FR64S plus many others.In a direct comparison using th... | |
| Which Phono Pre? If the OP is open to another suggestion... The Wavestream Kinetics Deluxe Phonoamp. It is an all tube design currently using (2 x 12AX7, 4 x 6DJ8); with extremely low noise (I believe with the external power supply that the current Level 5 Refere... | |
| Linn LP12 Black Felt Mat How do you keep it on ? I’ve had my LP12 for about 30 yrs and my felt mat has come off only a hand full of times. However, I do use a whole house humidifier mainly for the benefit of my Montagnana cello. I think that and the use of my VPI record cleaner help reduce the s... | |
| Is LP distortion the record or the cartridge? @atmasphere What would you recommend as a "good stylus cleaner"?Thank you,Don | |
| Requesting recommendations for phono stage Do yourself a favor and find yourself a used Artemis Labs Ph-1. This is an all-tubed design providing roughly 52 dB of gain without the use of SUT’s or FETS/Solid State gain devices! Pure tube, with a natural organic tone to voice and acoustic mus... | |
| I just bought a Steinway which sounds like a banjo. I actually use the Dunlavy SCIV Signatures as my reference speakers and absolutely love them! I bought them new back in 1994 or 1995 and have no desire to replace them.I can easily hear the difference between the various makes of pianos and cello... | |
| Audio Companies with Integrity?? The following are who I would consider to have the highest of integrity, in no particular order...Scott Frankland - Wavestream Kinetics Emmanual Go - First SoundRobert Lee - Acoustic ZenThomas Mackris - Galibier DesignsBest wishes,Don | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? I'm still using "old" cables by Acoustic Zen and FMS. They sounded great 20-30 years ago and still do today :) | |
| Favorite Platform for Linn LP12 @daveyf That sounds interesting... thank you for the tip! I'll do some research and see if there are any indications of warping with bamboo and how heavy it may be. I remember from the good ole days, they always recommended low mass, lightweigh... | |
| Favorite Platform for Linn LP12 @daveyf HI and thank you for your reply! I will certainly look into the Tramp 2 more :) Years ago, I did use a nice lightweight table that worked very well. However, as I am now aging, trying to bend down or kneel, etc to cue the cartridge... ... | |
| Favorite Platform for Linn LP12 Thank you for all of the replies so far... even the ones that are tongue in cheek... I do have a sense of humor :)I personally believe that we as vinyl lovers should feel truly blessed that we have so many great tables to choose from and at many d... | |
| Best cost no object tube phono @rsf507 If I remember correctly, Scott had said that the price for the Wavestream Kinetics Deluxe Phono Amp has remained the same since 2013 at roughly $9000. This is just another testament to the great character of Scott Franklin... to keep the p... | |
| Best cost no object tube phono Anyway you slice it... (whether it be pure tubed, SUT/tube, FET/tube, and yes even with some solid state devices, etc... ) I truly believe that we should try and remember that we, as vinyl lovers, should all feel thankful and blessed that we have ... | |
| Wavestream Kinectics Deluxe Phono Hi Stu!Thank you so much for your post. That is quite a ringing endorsement for the Wavestream Kinetics Deluxe phono stage! I can't wait to receive it and be able to hear it in my system :)I love how you described the difference in sound between... |