noromance
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| Quad ESL service, Electrostatic Solutions or Quads Unlimited ? Don’t misunderstand, I believe what you’re all saying, I just don’t understand what changed. It’s unfortunate. Hearsay is that he had health issues. I know a few people who have become desperate as their lives fell apart when ill due to the lack o... | |
| Rippling cones While recommending subsonic filters to get the new user a fix, it is definitely worth attempting a better mount with the springs. The Rega is likely too light to go directly on the springs but may benefit from a heavy intermediate support. | |
| Rippling cones but it's not "inherent in LPs.Not entirely true. Rule breaking by exception. While the vast majority do not flutter my cones, I have a small number of albums that make woofers and subs do that. | |
| 401 birch or slate? @dover Also replaced platter and bearing which have transformed the table. This is NOT your dad's old Garrard in a ply box! | |
| 401 birch or slate? @dover Revisiting this thread. I ended up acting on your advice shortly after these posts. Initially went with the AS idler and then got the AF one. Improvements above as noted. | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. Product of the 2020 year has to be Nobsound springs. | |
| Rippling cones Or this: https://www.thecableco.com/rf1.html | |
| Rippling cones You can also try a subsonic filter like this:https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/60042/DB_Systems-DB_Systems_Subsonic_Filter-Turntable_Accessories | |
| Why have capacitors improved so much over the years? Switching from electrolytic capacitors to film caps has brought the focus on the materials used in the construction of capacitors. Electrolytics can sound poor because the insulator is actually an oxidized plate. Basically a capacitor is two plate... | |
| Why the cost increase? @unreceivedogma +1 on dwellstead.com | |
| Thorens TD 316 or Harman kardon T60 ? I've not heard the HK but I had a TD318. This leaf spring Thorens wasn't great. I found it to sound a bit dull and sluggish. | |
| Help with Shortlist of Speakers! (SF vs Devore vs Others?) I do not think your source and amp merit really expensive speakers. Smaller Monitor Audio Golds and a pair of REL T5x will sort it. | |
| Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s... B&W 603 S2 or Tannoy Revolution XT 6F in white? | |
| Welborne Labs V35 It's worth what you can get. $1000-$1500 on a good day. WL have a bad rap after years of not good business practices. | |
| Welborne Labs V35 https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=welborne |