noromance
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| Who's Gone Topless? * The entire chassis is made from the same material, so why would the lid be the big offenderTry removing the entire chassis. See what I did there? | |
| Who's Gone Topless? @millercarbon It may not be all to do with vibration control. It may be caused by changes in the EM interaction between the electronics and the metal cover. | |
| Who's Gone Topless? I've done this for years. From my first phono amp in 1987. Absolutely makes a difference. Maybe it's the way my tubes are on their side but removing the steel lid opens up the sound. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/1593 | |
| A new Boston Massachusetts based company “Como Audio” Check out radio.garden maybe they use that technology. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Uber, so, what did you use? ;-) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @big_greg Space Ritual? Nice. Hopefully the original gatefold! Space is deep. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jean Ritchie - High Hills And Mountains (Greenhays 1979)Kentucky Bluegrass meets Irish folk. Solid recording. Great music. | |
| Turntable platforms @willy-t Except granite sounds poor. I tried it. Waste of $150. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Various – 4th Annual Bluegrass & Country Festival Tapes Recorded Live In Telluride (Flying Fish 1977)Found this in my collection. Nice surprise. | |
| Cartridge advice @chakster I have 2 Garrott Bros Deccas and they are excellent. I also have a Super Gold with Paratrace tip from Expert Sylus fitted by J. Wright of London. | |
| Speaker stand spikes or something else? I’m a firm believer in rigidity when it comes to speakers. You don’t want the speakers to move. You want all their energy from the drivers to create an accurate wavefront. Any movement of the speaker will smear and distort the sound. By the same t... | |
| Jelco VTA on the fly @trknomo Good to hear. The jury seems to be out on this. I wish there was a good review available. | |
| Cartridge advice Don't fret too much on stylus type. I've a Decca with an elliptical and it blows away my AT750 Shibata. The generator is important too. | |
| Recommendation on a basic turntable setup A SpinClean does a great job for cheap. It's my go-to for a quickie. | |
| Cartridge advice Get the Carmen. You won't regret the extra expense. It's just better for little additional cost. Retipping is so inexpensive that cost of ownership is less than you think. |