normansizemore
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| Reel to Reel tape decks I've never had a problem with parts when restoring any machine. That includes SONY, Otari,Pioneer, TEAC,Studer or Akai. I didn't even have problems restoring my Crown 822. It resides in Vietnam now. Wish I'd kept that one.I love em all. If yo... | |
| Vinyl and subwoofers gloferboy,My speakers go down the 30hz flat. Yours go a wee bit further. Did you really need a sub? If you install the sub and your bass is suddenly exaggerated then you probably didn't need it in the first place. You will have to room tune the ... | |
| Clamp, weight, or nothing? nrenter,For me it depends on the LP. I now have three turntables. Dual 1229 with a Grace 747, a Garrard with a SME 3009, and an EMT 927 and an 12" Ortofon arm. All are idler drive tables with heavy aluminum platters. When I place my Turntable Toy... | |
| Nagaoka MP-500 cartridge I have a few Nagaoka's. They have a signature sound and all of them sound more 'alike' than different from each other. If you have a Denon 103 MC, you will find that the Nagaoka's are their MM counterparts. They are laid back, with outstanding ... | |
| Grace 707 with Grace F9Ruby on modified, veneered Pioneer PL-530 Table - How to sell? I would hang on to the Grace. I personally use a G-747, which I believe is very similar to your 707. They were really excellent tone arms.Sounds like a nice set up you're parting with. The 530 was a nice little table. I remember them. Very good... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,The JICO is a very good stylus.. You'll be happy with it. Ed Saunders also makes an excellent replacement for the Shure.N. | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,I only have one Dual cartridge alignment jig left. If you want to send me your mounted cartridge I would be happy yo align it for you (I'll take photos) and send it right back. My email is n@normansizemore.comOr, I will loan the jig to you... | |
| Retired audiophile? Papermill,My wife and I moved a few years ago, and when I went to set up my system I did something different. I took my time and my wife and I listened to all the amps, preamps, receivers that I had collected over the last forty years. I ended u... | |
| Anybody used Nikko amps before? The original Alpha 'I' was one of the finest sounding amps ever built. I could live with a Nikko system. There separates were excellent, nothing mid-fI about them. | |
| McIntosh Maybe I qualify for your question. I was a Mac user for years. A ma-6100 was my first. My last Mac system was a c-29 preamp, a MR-78 tuner, MC-2105 amp (powering a second set of speakers), a MC-2300 powering my main speakers. Other amps that I... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,There is a black box on underneath the turntable toward the left hand side. The power cord plugs into it. Unplug the power cord and remove the two screws. There you will find a capacitor. Replace it as it is no longer suppressing the enga... | |
| What's the deal with idler turntables and do they have a place in modern HiFi? don_c55,I have a Dual 1229, a Garrard 301, and am restoring a EMT 927. None of these has any audible rumble or noise. After having several nice belt drive tables (Linn LP12, Ariston rd11, Thorens TD165, and Thorens td 125), none of those could h... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? The Linn is a decent turntable, but that is about as far as it goes. If one listens using a blind A/B, you'll never choose the Linn over a good idler or direct drive table. There are so many 'reviewers' who used to use Linn as a reference. Art ... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? iopscri,Thats completely ridiculous. I don't subscribe to audio snobbery as you obvious do. The age and cost of a component says nothing about its performance. I used to have a kilo buck LP12, so invested was I that I even bought the service jig s... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,The platter on my 1229 weighs over twice as much as the one on the 1228. (7.5lbs 1229, 3llbs 1228) Therefore the flywheel effect is greater and that's why is spins longer. As as long as the bearing set on the 1228 is well oiled or greased, a... |