normansizemore
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| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? Pryso,If you read my post above,you know I agree. Conical is a more natural fit to the groove and certainly sounds the smoothest to my ears. SalectricI wasn't aware you could get a conical for the Shure. I have a 1978 model, and now I'm going to s... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I haven't heard one Beatles remaster worth spit. They're all wrong. I mean really, one needs to remaster the Beatles? They didn't know what they were doing? I always prefer the originals, first pressings if possible. Hey, today I bought (no Joke) ... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Playpen,The Dual 1219 is the same table as the 1229. It just doesnt have the strobe feature, which of course is not necessary. To realize the performance of any 40+ year old turntable really requires patients and a total tear down and rebuild. ... | |
| Bill Evans "When I fall In Love" Portrait Riverside Stereo reissue of "Portrait" Japan pressing arrived. No test tones. Sounds wonderful. I also picked up a second Riverside reissue. Same carrier tone through the same selections. And if anyone is interested, the older used Japanese pressing that I have is very quiet and m... | |
| Japanese voltage 100VAC Norm,I would think so. There are voltage fluctuaions in every country, with a +/- of 10-15 volts being pretty normal. Personally, I would be comfortable with your solution.Other thoughts?Norman | |
| Fairchild 440 w/Pritchard Arm - Worth restoring? iflyfisher,Restoring old tables is a blast. Many beleive that becuase things are old they are out dated and not worth the effort. Not true. I've done a few Duals, a Garrard and am about to tackle a 60 year old EMT.Back in the day, Fairchild was... | |
| Ebony Denon DL 103. 50 years too late? Raymonda,You're review tempts me to replace the body of my 1966 103. (yes, been retipped a few times). The ancient Denon is organic. Everyone should have one of these as well as a Nagaoka MP11 MM cart. Another inexpensive something about it th... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Playpen,Yeah, you're right about the tonearm with regards to VTA. Remember I removed my 1229 tonearm and replaced it with a Grace 747. This gave me the flexiblity I wanted with regard to tonearm adjustments. It can be done with the Dual via pick... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,The Dual alignment guage is necessary to properly set up the Dual arm. It can be done without, but it's a real pain. You can often find them on eBay. I will see if I have a spare I can lend you. Maybe that's why Playpen had such a negative... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Playpen,Thats total Hogwash. A properly set up 1229 will blow the skirt of most entry level tables. Mine certainly does and it isn't just my opinion either. Come listen anytime. If your P&E table is vintage, it was built by Dual. Dual bought... | |
| Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ? Radni,JICO is an excellent stylus. The Audio Technica will have a little more sparkle than the Shure cartridge. If your preamp has tone controls don't be afraid to use them. Adjust to taste and enjoy the music. You can always find additional drop ... | |
| Using non-matching caps in McIntosh 2125 repair? Or will it destroy amp/burn down house? I'm dying to know how this ends? Kirkus, hockey4496, gs5556 you guys are awesome! Next time I blow something up I'll make sure you're all on speed dial. N | |
| Ayone know the wattage used at a Rock concert? I ran sound at at few shows in Chicago back in the 70's. You'd see a mix of amps, with Crown being the dominant brand back then. You might see an occisional Phase Linear 700. I remember when Journey toured in the late 70's they ran stacks of Pea... | |
| Relationship of amplifier sound to transformer quality? I had several encounters with the late great James Bongiorno (Hadley, S. A. E., Great American Sound, SUMO and Spectra AmpZilla fame) who would agree that transformer design and quality has a significant effect on the sound of an amp. His very ow... | |
| Anyone into cassettes? Pryso,Yes,'the Advent cassettes were made in real time, which is why they were so expensive. I only have have a few, and they are remarkable. N |