oilmanmojo
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| Are Dual turntables any good? the old 701 or 721 was a good table for the late 70's. it was my standard for many years and was a very reliable table. I think the newer tables in the 80's and later are better, but for a cheap plug and play, the 701 was hard to beat with a shure... | |
| Which TT will take me to the next level they are hard to find, but a maplenoll ariadne will take you to the next level but the table and arm will probably cost close to your budget. for the price range you are looking at a michell gyro with a rega 300 arm and denon or grado cartridge wo... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice I usually have it level but adjusted to get a better view of the zlift arrangement. THe reason up is not good is that a small move in arm height dramatically changes the force on the record. You were right on about the diameter of the wire. Ugh, 5... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice crem1--added some better pics of the arm and zlift before i tore apart to rewire with the small diameter silver wire. look under my system for new pics. | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice The arm is working out fantastic. My digital camera is due back tommorrow so i will change out the pics on my system to show some details on the arm and zlift. The whole arm assembly i feel will compete with any arm combination out there for stiff... | |
| Vinyl & Cartridge Cleaners I built a rcm using a shop vac (29 dollars), old turntable from a deal i made on a record collection (10 dollars) and a strip of felt. I have experimented with several of the commercial cleaners except walkers (enzyme) and find a home made version... | |
| Lotus cleaning system oxygenated water for LP's? i do not know about the formulation but whether it is H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) or water infused with Ozone O3, both of these agents are strong oxidizers. The will assist in removing some oils and greases and even some inorganic compounds but they ... | |
| New analog system disappoints, please help I owned a gyro for several years with a rega 300 arm and van den hul frog cartridge. (my daughter is using now). it was not a dull system. One key to optimizing the system is getting the suspension functioning properly then after that, optimizing ... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice My digital camera is on the fritz so I took the pics with my camera phone. I will get some hi quality pics on my system soon and for those interested, will send close up pics and material lists to assist if you want to perform a similar tweak. I a... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Update on my tweaks to my Maplenoll. I have installed the zlift, graphite armtube and new headshell. I have decided to go up a couple of sizes with the silver wire because of difficulty with the O.OO3 wire. I will use 0.008 which is still much lig... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Update on my Maplenoll tweaks. I have completed my tonearm construction and began the wiring for the arm. The arm is a yamamoto headshell attached to a carbon fiber tube(0.5"OD). The wiring is teflon coated silver wire(0.003") and will run from th... | |
| Should I upgrade my Merrill turntable? If you look for Merrill resales, you will not easily find them. George Merrill made a turntable that still is a classic and evidently pleases most of its owners. I would look to upgrade via George. He still is pretty active in his Memphis store. B... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Once i moved up to a high pressure for the arm (45psig), I have not had any problem with the airbearing spindle. I have looked at your pics before and wondered why you replaced the air bearing arm. Thanks for the info. I do feel the arm is a weak ... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice yeah, Probably will need a hangover remedy! You might be right about the freeplay but the design i am looking at has the ability to lock the lift against the rack and support system. That is the beauty of this effort, it can be changed back if it ... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice I am getting prepared to try the carbon wand on the maplenoll. I have recieved a z lift and clamp system that will allow for easier and more accurate VTA adjustment. The headshell is coming but have not recieved yet. Once completed, the wand will ... |