noromance
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| Nagaoka MP-110 cartridge Make sure:1. Your tracking weight is correct. Get a stylus scales for $10.2. Your anti-skating is not set too high or off.3. The cueing mechanism isn’t catching the underside of the arm.4. The stylus is clean. Drop and lift stylus into a magic era... | |
| Pro-Ject Carbon DC Mat? Platter? Stylus? @jbalsor Let me know how it goes. | |
| Vinyl playback is still a secret Old thread of historic significance. Agreed @tzh21y It can be argued that my copy of The Lion's Roar by First Aid Kit sounds better than the freebie CD, almost all of my newer albums do not hold a candle to my old AAA 50s-70s albums. | |
| Anyone using the Pete Riggle Woody? Thanks @br3098 So when it "sounds great," it sounds as good as a Schick? | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? @2channel8. The Jelco 850/950 is a significant upgrade over the Sumiko for little money. See my post about it. | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? @rsfphil I rarely ever comment on politics and I apologise to others on this thread. Fox is not in the same league as CNN no matter how often trump says it. Fox is an entertainment channel bankrolled by the alt-right to further a nefarious agenda ... | |
| Pro-Ject Carbon DC Mat? Platter? Stylus? Stock are generally not great. I’m not sure how good the BJ ICs are but I can solidly recommend these. Don’t be put off by the price. These are simply excellent and have demolished $250 ICs in my systems. Clear and transparent with no smoothing aw... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? @madavid0I wasn't sure what angle you were coming from so I recommended the lower end of the high end, an area I have a lot of experience in. ;-) The thing is this though, if you have experience of upgrades and the improvements wrought from them, ... | |
| New active speakers from AE1 designer Late reply but glad to hear that. How are they working out? | |
| Done buying new vinyl Revisiting this to add that I've bought about 20 new LPs since and quality has improved across the board. Most are not late-50s-70s-analog gems but the vinyl is quiet enough and clarity has improved. | |
| Cartridge recommendations I'd be inclined to replace the turntable with something better before putting that kind of money into a cartridge. I suppose you could move the cartridge in due course. While you may hear some improvement with a better cartridge, you are not heari... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? Defend them against what? Think about it. Most of these higher-end tonearms are built in relatively small numbers. Many by solo operators or small operations. Someone is staking their livelihood on making something that takes months of testing, mo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Conor Oberst - SalutationsJoe Williams - A Man Ain't Supposed to CryBilly P. Corgan - OgilalaCurrent 93 - The Light Is Leaving Us All | |
| Best cartridge for Rega Rp3 Better a cheaper cartridge on a better deck that a top cartridge on a lesser deck. I'll never forget a LP12 demo of a K9 on an Ittok vs a Karma on a Basik. The cheap MM trounced it. | |
| Platter mat insanity @slaw Thanks. The actual link is here.Interesting 5 dot support on small mat with a brass? weight.I believe this mechanism, like my own efforts above, to yield cleaner reproduction. It may not suit all recordings but it excels on those that do. |