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| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Just to clarify for those not familiar with the device, the Timeline flashes a dot on the wall once per revolution; it is not a continuously illuminated reference point and hence cannot show aberrations occurring in one revolution, but only deviat... | |
| Recommended Soldering Iron "Lead makes for terrible sound" Quite an overstatement considering silver solders are only about 2-4% Ag, with the rest being the traditional lead/tin mix (though some are available in lead-free versions). I personally loathe lead-free solder, as ... | |
| Top rated passive preamps I think Dave Slagle at Intact Audio/Experience Music would build you a very nice balanced passive preamp. I've been using a passive based around his autoformers for several years, and highly recommend them. | |
| High quality AC turntable motor Grbluen2,There is no procedure for finding the 'magic setting', as every motor is different. For example, I have three Hurst 300 RPM motors, but really only one is worth a damn - the other two can never be quieted down to a suitable level, and nev... | |
| High quality AC turntable motor Redglobe,From a cursory glance, I would say that the Sound Carrier unit is very similar to either the Walker or the SDS (with the added ability to trim output voltage). Hence, no - I don't believe the unit to offer full parametric adjustment, far ... | |
| High quality AC turntable motor I use Mark Kelly's Synchrotron AC-1 controller, which contains all of the aforementioned features (and then some) but has long since been unobtainable; this was a DIY Audio kit project from several years back. You bought the raw boards, bought the... | |
| High quality AC turntable motor Interesting to refer to motor mechanics in terms of digital distortion. The "pulsing" you refer to is known as cogging, which refers to the rotation of the rotor through the fixed poles (stator) on a synchronous motor. Depending on the rotational ... | |
| The New Radiohead I've been listening to the Alt-J LP since it came out in the UK around six months ago. Needless to say, if you do your listening on vinyl, the UK copy (white vinyl/no bar code) is the one to own. The US pressing is decent, but the UK is simply ama... | |
| High quality AC turntable motor Just a thought, but have you tried a new belt and a good cleaning of the motor pulley and subplatter belt contact area? The stylus drag you are hearing sounds like compliance being introduced through belt slip or stretch. If you can find one, I've... | |
| Breaking in speaker cables?? "Of course it really does not matter since 'break in' in just part of high-end nonsense."Spoken like a true philistine. Me and my cable cooker will disprove you every minute of the day. | |
| Clearaudio Concept - Used - Careful Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime.In other words - don't blame the turntable for your inability to set it up correctly. Surely you knew about the learning curve regarding vinyl. The 'plug and play' m... | |
| How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD? None. I do not play CDs at home. | |
| Storm Sandy - best wishes Donjr,Consider one of these: http://www.basepump.com/Products/Basepump/tabid/2084/Default.aspxExpensive, but worth it. Never needs batteries or fiddling with. If the municipal water supply goes out, we all have bigger problems! | |
| Clear Day Cables Speaker Cables I use Clear Day 6" jumpers. | |
| high torque AC motor ugrade or kit FYI, all the Origin Live motors and controllers are DC. |