pindac

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2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
The PTP Solid Nine > PTP Bearing > NSC > AudioMods Series V Micrometer is not my 'go to' TT any longer. It has been extensively compared in my system on the same mounting structure and footers as my DD TT's are placed on. I don't know i... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
I am not sensitive to this correction method being referred to and as said, it is not a topic I have heard discussed at any time by known SP10 MkII and a SP10 R owner. At the end of next week I am taking my PTP Solid Nine with Speed Controller to... 
How to choose a cartridge?
My Broadest Experience is with Ortofon. I have heard the Flagship Models and their Trickle Down Technology Models since the Millennium. There is a family trait where a Sonic is detectable and the variation from one Cart to another is also detect... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
I have a take on the Technics Decks.  I have not had an audition of a SP10 Mk III so can't comment on the performance of the TT in general or especially a individual one with a assessment being offered about a problem which is suggested as being ... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
My experience with TT's has been to use a Belt Drive in the earliest days of building  a HiFi System. For a Proportion of the 90's I used a Belt Drive TT. From shortly before or shortly after the Millennium I started to use Idler Drive and it wa... 
Another “How to choose an arm” question
@holmz The searching out a Base Plate for the new Tonearm, landed you in the Company of a individual working on their Hot Rod / Custom Vehicle. I'm sure the observations and possibly the banter were a nice distraction from the HiFi Interest. If y... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
I have been listening to a SP10 R > Glanz 12" > Miyajima Cart'  in another system on quite a few occasions. The listening sessions are usually arranged over 4 Hours with a break for lunch. Not at any time have I detected a presentation tha... 
Another “How to choose an arm” question
@holmz Your curiosity that you are expressing is an exceptional trait and if nurtured in a way that steers you toward communication with and the possibility of meeting with supportive types of individuals, who are like minded and are happy to be c... 
2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine
I recently loaned a SP10 R owner after their hearing the impression it made,  one of my heavier Record Spindle Weights that is 1400grams(1.4Kg).  When discussing the merits of the added weight with the supplier of the TT, they were informed that ... 
Another “How to choose an arm” question
I have compared a TT Set Up the a CD Set Up on quite a few occasions and more recently in a another owned system, I was fortunate to be able to have a first time experience of trying out three sources as a comparison, where the finding were reassu... 
Another “How to choose an arm” question
I am based in the UK, and not aware of a forum member known as Alexy. The Tonearm I am referring to is at present a prototype, that has had a quantity of critical parts requiring outsourced machining, as it has been cost effective to do so, inste... 
Another “How to choose an arm” question
@holmz Great News that you are to try out a Tonearm that has an attraction to you. I am sure you will start to notice differences immediately and the curiosity will be further ignited, you will not be alone in this, my daily mantra is 'What If', m... 
MM or HO MC Cartridge Choice-Input Please
An acquaintance/friend who I visit occasionally who has an extremely expensive system, approaching £200 000. They also have direct communication with some of the leading Brand Owners and are well grounded in what there system sounds like, and cou... 
Inexpensive Good Vintage Turntables?
@lohanimal The GL75 or a close matching model from Lenco is a good option. The Lenco GL75 is very good suggestion and Lenco Heaven Forum is a great place to find ideas, instruction, pictorials and inspiration to get it up to its very best. Anoth... 
Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"??
I use a source of information that has been a reference point within the HiFi community for many years, it is used both by Professional and Amateurs to extract information. I have used the resourcefulness of the producer of the information furthe...