nsgarch
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| Top ten DD turntables of all time? I've had my Goldmund Studietto w/ JVC quartz-lock motor and SME V arm for almost 16 years now, and wouldn't part with it for anything. I know there are those who dismiss the Studietto, but I'll betcha they've never heard one with a great arm and w... | |
| Electrical problems? It sounds like somewhere (probably associated with the tonearm mechanism) there is a loose or intermittent ground connection. Does it sound sort of like the popping you get when you plug interconnects into your preamp while the volume level is up ... | |
| thought on balanced interconnect from dcc2 to amp Karmapolice -- yikes! Maybe I should keep my thoughts to myself! Well, I don't know how far you're running the XLR's, but you can never go wrong (for quietness and no-smear accuracy) with Purist, Transparent or Siltech (I favor Purist, and I'm sur... | |
| Dynavector Stylus Cleaning - dehydrated ethanol??? Thommas, is that "Mr Clean" as in the houshold cleaner? Is this a new product?PS I've been using the Zerodust dry clear tacky stuff (looks like a mini silicone breast implant!) and it seems to work well.Neil | |
| Dynavector Stylus Cleaning - dehydrated ethanol??? You're right, just break out the Everclear! But two notes of caution: 1.) Make sure your stylus cleaning brush is only damp (I usually touch it to my cotton t shirt or a paper towel before stroking the stylus, and 2.) If your cartridge has a tubul... | |
| Graham 2.2 tonearm cables Speedy, I have van den Hul internal silver wiring and Cardas cartridge links in my tonearm. I don't know what Graham uses for internal wiring (Cardas maybe?) but I'm sure it's good. Where do you live? The reason I ask is if there's no Purist deale... | |
| Graham 2.2 tonearm cables Somewhere in these forums, a member said,"If you can only afford one set of Venustas, get the phono cables!" (I wish I could remember who it was) If you're buying them new, they can make them in any termination combination you want.Neil | |
| Graham 2.2 tonearm cables Hi Speedy,If by "Purist Top Cabling", you mean the Dominus, I haven't really A-B'd Dominus with Venustas. Dominus is VERY expensive, and VERY fat (probably to flatter the folks who can afford it!) And because of its size, probably impossible (impr... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I'm gonna stick my neck out and state that I think the main motivation behind the pursuit of audio perfection comes down to one thing -- to re-create for a listener through sound alone the same emotional, visceral, participatory experience one has... | |
| Subs that keep pace w/ribbons & electrostatics? Probably the hardest panels to integrate a sub with are the Martin Logan CLS's. They are just so fast! When I bought mine 15 years ago, the only thing I could find that would match their speed was a pair of Wilson Puppies (which Wilson says aren't... | |
| Graham 2.2 tonearm cables Sirspeedy,First here's a copy of the email I sent Jim Aud of Purist after I got back from CES where I picked up his "show" set of Venustas phono cables -- his personal broken-in set! If I tell you what I paid, you'll throw up, so we won't go there... | |
| cartridge leads The van den Hul leads, and the Cardas leads (especially because of the nifty Cardas clips) are my favorites. | |
| Turntable oil bearing Assuming the platter comes off with spindle attached, there are still basically two types.!. Bottom end of spindle ground to a half-sphere (be very careful to protect it!) which rides on a flat bearing surface at the bottom of the shaft, or:2. A f... | |
| Turntable oil bearing I actually bought a 30ml bottle of vdH Zirconium TT spindle bearing oil as mentioned by dougwebb. It is insanely expensive -- now about $150 I think. It's great stuff though. I'm using it on my direct drive Goldmund Studietto, and there's absolute... | |
| Graham 2.2 tonearm cables Purist Venustas, hands down! |