pindac
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| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? The SPH Bearing is a success for two reasons, one being simple Geometry, when the extended length option is chosen the spindle will be less off axis when it rotates due the extended Spindle Length. The other reason is that the common designed Ver... | |
| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? @noromance I have been fortunate to share in a variety of demonstrations from Idler Drives, I have also heard Thorens Models and the Garrard 301, but these are too long ago in the past to make a recollection of. In the earlier post, I should have... | |
| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? I have heard Idler Drives in there original Plinths, modified original Plinths and Custom Plinths from Laminated Materials, such as MDF, Plywood, Granite, Slate to produce a Solid Block with rebates machined into to enable the required space only ... | |
| Is a Garrard 401 or 301 "accurate"?? I owned and used a Garrard 401 which received a Martin Bastin Overhaul inclusive of his Modified Platter Bearing for many years, it was used with a SME IV for a proportion of its life and was mounted in a Substantial Monolith Granite Plinth weighi... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @ledoux1238 This is good news that there is a option on the table, supported by a very skilled EE. My thoughts on the the LDA Quartz Lock Controller, is that it was produced to be used in very similar situations, to bring a Vintage TT, into the ... | |
| Testing stylus wear. I am Wed to Ortofon Cart's, I am familiar with the Kontrapunkt b (Kb') and the Kb' having undergone various types of rebuild. I know the Vienna Cart' very well and have been getting familiarised with the Windfeld. I have not heard the Cadenza Bla... | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? A Company that has a very healthy turnover can carry out a lot of R&D and Testing on their products. I don't live and breathe Stylus Life, I accept that if I get close to 1000 Hrs without a catastrophe having occurred I am home and dry, from ... | |
| Denon DL-103 retipped with micro ridge stylus on boron cantilever & denuded body I have seen very good reports made on the DL 103 for a variety of the models, where the Boron Cantilever is used and the Body is removed, I have seen one where the Body replaced with e Carbon Fibre one, and this has been very much liked by the own... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... @saulh the OP has made the following statement, which pretty much means he is keen to be able to receive a demonstration of from a local support network. "to narrow down the decision, I am want to restrict myself to things I can buy, hear and, if... | |
| Best tonearm rewire - cable and service... The recommended Service from VAS NY Inc will get you in touch with a very skilled Technician. For Wiring Internally my most recent experience of PC Triple C wire has been the the most impressive I have heard a Tonearm I am very familiar with and ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @ledoux1238 You have done the correct thing in contacting Nick Gorman, he is with knowledge levels that are beyond many EE's, if there is a method and a simplified one available Nick will see it. As for being out of your depth, nearly all that ... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... @systembuilder22 The last paragraph is a recent statement made in another thread that should make sense to you. There is no scoffing or contempt before investigation when I read your post. I have used Idler Drives for many years and am not too m... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @ledoux1238 There is a Thread on this forum that made a reference to the LDA. The use of the device is to have it receiving the Input Power from the Power Cord and the output from the device will connect to the TT's IEC Power Cord Connector, henc... | |
| Solid State Phono Stages @thiefoflight "i appreciate measurements, but 100% agree that at the end of the day it’s how it sounds to me, and in my room, and that matters the most". Your statement strikes a chord, I am wed to, and ensure when I am in the process of learn... | |
| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... There isn't any real need to limit a choice for a Tonearm to one Brand or to go to the expense of the SME Series V. To get a demonstration of the V might be a little more difficult than other Brands, as Cadence the new owners of SME, enforced the... |