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| JMW 9'' Signature Tonearm For reference the VPI website says a JMW9 Signature armtube is $700 and the complete assembly is $1400. The regular JMW9 armtube is $400 and the assembly is $900. $995 is a real good price for a new JMW9 signature assembly, but certainly more than... | |
| Can you buy a VPI tonearm base ?? You should be able to, give them a call or e-mail them. I bought an upgraded base for my 12.5 arm for $300. In my case I think I was supposed to return the old one but they didn't say anything in the package it came in nor in the e-mails I exchang... | |
| The old timers give the young'ns tips on the 60s. Listening to the radio and my brother spinning records during the late 60's and early 70's I grew to dislike a lot of these groups since I heard them over and over and over. One performer who I probably heard a few times but rediscovered a few yea... | |
| Need to finally replace my 8TC, but with what? When you tried the Goertz did you have the Zobel networks? I recall reading that the Goertz wire can drive some amplifiers (solid state?) into oscillation. I checked the Goertz site and they did not mention them, I know they did in the past, perha... | |
| All vandersteen users ? Depends on the size of the room and how loud you listen. I have 3A signatures and power them with a AR Classic 60 in a small room at moderate levels. I have no power issues. I will say I haven't tried them with a higher power amp so I don't know f... | |
| Speaker/Equipment Placement Keeping everything away from the speakers is the best approach, but reality says otherwise! Isolating the components is good, but don't put them in a location where standing waves form such as a corner. If the components have to go between the spe... | |
| ARCAM DV-137, your opinions...... I have one and am very happy with it. I haven't compared it to anything directly, I had a Phillips 963 but it died and that's why I got the Arcam. I would say it is better, but it's not a night and day difference. Now I might get into trouble with... | |
| Excellent Outdoor FM Antennas The omni Wkhanna recommends is an excellent one, however, if you are really trying to get stations 100-150 miles away you will need a directional antenna. A BIG directional antenna. FM signals travel line of sight so the curvature of the earth wil... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Signature in a small room? The 3A signatures can work in a small room, but you won't be getting all they are capable of. My room is 13' by 14' (though the room is actually a little bigger because of a half wall) and they work well. I have them about 30" from the rear wall a... | |
| New fantastic room but system pissing off neighbor It almost definitely is a bass issue. The walls are not much of an impediment to low frequencies. I have my system in a small basement room with four block walls, yet when I am in the other part of the basement I clearly hear the bass while the re... | |
| VPI Tnt Questions With respect to determining which arm you have, measure from the pivot point to the middle of the headshell. It will be 12" for the JMW 12/12.5/12.6. If it is 10" it is one of the JMW 10 variants. | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I wouldn't agree with the shop owner's statement, at least as a generality. Some Audio Research designs may require more service than others, but I have had a Classic 60 for about eight years and other than tube replacement haven't had any trouble... | |
| 18 months later, VPI Scoutmaster...... Not to be a smart ass, but did you look in the manual? Here's what it says (I got it from the VPI web site) "After at least one year of use, the platter bearing and motor will need to be lubricated. For the platter bearing, use .25 teaspoon of whi... | |
| Biasing ARC Classic 60 I've got a Classic 60 and have biased it a couple of times, though it's been a while since I last did it, I'm overdue! The process is fairly straight forward, two important points though, you really need the Audio Research tool since it is very di... | |
| Anybody heard the Verity Rienzi? I haven't heard the Rienzi, but have heard the Parsifal (not in my room though) and like them! I have Vandersteen 3a Signatures now and the sound is similar. What I really am interested in, though, have you tried the Quatros in the new room? The R... |