oilmanmojo

Responses from oilmanmojo

New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
I recently purchased a jun-air compressor model 6-15. The flowrate is rated for approx 2 cfm. The compressor keeps up with my system good. but I find after about 2 hours of continuous use the compressor gets pretty hot. 3 cfm would do nicely and w... 
Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.
My daughter is a good example of how to answer this question. She is 19 and loves music. She grew up listening to music in various medias(radio, television, vinyl, satellite, CD, MP3, downloads, etc). Her download and CD collection puts my modest ... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
My Jun-Air compressor came in today. I found a good deal on an overstock item on Ebay. The model# is 6-15. It is an oil lube compressor that is easily delivering 50 psig to the table. The noise factor is nil. Its about like a refrigerator. Jun-Air... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
That is about 400 less than the cheapest Jun-Air model 3. I saw the silent air line but could not find anyone who had direct experience with them. My Jun-Air will be in next week and i will post my results. I also recieved in the stillpoints yeste... 
Whats the best record cleaning fluid?
The issue of cleaning fluid is pretty simple and there are a lot of good easy to use products on the market to fit anyones taste or particular situation. I have said it before, the purpose of any cleaning fluid/cleaning system is to get the junk r... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
I have ordered the stillpoints and will let you know how they do in my system. I agree with the increase in pressure and air pressure regulation. I still have not brought my permanent air compressor but i have a great dampening system similar to w... 
Basic help for turntable newbie
I personally have not used them, but the Denon line of moving coil cartridges are modest in price and get very good reviews. As for installing the cartridge, its not difficult if you are handy with small tools and patient. There are some good tool... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
Crem1What type of stillpoint/riser did you get and how did you install? did you replace the brass cones with the stillpoint cone? The technology basically creates a suspension for the maplenoll. I have experienced how easy vibration finds its way ... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
Thanks for all of the tips and ideas to set up a maplenoll. I finally have the oil trough installed and am working on tweaking the vtf and vta to find the best setting. Huge improvement in bass response as the oil system was implemented. I really ... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
Piedpiper: I moved the pressure up to 40 psig and definately see the improvement in the arm and platter. Thanks for the tip. I am getting ready to add the oil trough now that I have the vta/vtf set. What should I expect from this move. The manual ... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
For those interested, I finally figured a way to get the lloyd walker letter scanned and posted. You can find by clicking on my system and looking at the pics under the maplenoll tweaks. My system has the tweaks mentioned except the packing of the... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
Packing with lots of bubble wrap would probably have prevented the damage to my table but that takes time and effort. I think the rugged construction and weight just gives the impression it does not need much packing. Anyway, i think if I ever get... 
New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice
peter; it got bunged up during shipping, Platter was dented on edge, corian was cracked, and arm rest was cracked, but with some patiences and excellent support from Greg Davis, (seller), i was able to get it running and repaired. I plan on postin... 
Record Cleaning Machine Fluid
stevecham, great post. Bottomline the customer is pleased with the product results. Results usually win out over hype in the longrun! 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
Klipschorns, one of the original speaker designs and still one of the best for the money. Some people do not like the horn sound but i love my klipschorns.