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| VPI Aries Motor noise From the VPI website in the FAQ section: How do I lubricate my Aries 3? Once a year wipe some Lithium based grease or "Magic Lube" on the platter bearing shaft and put a dab on the ball. The motor is lubricated with two drops of 40 weight motor oi... | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? I went for the first time this past October and had a good time, didn't get to see everything in two and half days though, so I would try to make all three days. I arrived Friday morning about an hour after it opened, I think that was good thing b... | |
| Solidsteel amp stand:platform glued? I have the same stand and mine is glued. I inquired at the time I got it off of Audiogon (3-4 yrs ago) and the responses were it is glued using an isolating compound. I haven't tried to remove mine, but I don't think it will damage the stand but i... | |
| What happened to the absolute sound web page? I hadn't tried the bookmark I had, www.theabsolutesound.com, in a while and found the same problem. I followed Reubent's suggestion and got to a page that was part of Enjoy the Music, not The Absolute sound. The Absolute Sound has been under the A... | |
| speaker recommendations for a 12 x 12 room? You should check out Robert Harley's review of the Sunfire CRM-2 ribbon speakers with SubRosa subwoofer in Issue 183 (August 2008) of the The Absolue Sound. The ribbons are small and not as sensitive to boundry effects as a regular cone driver spe... | |
| what gives with PSAudio & Cullen headquarters? PS Audio is headquartered in Boulder, CO. The manaufacturing facility in Paso Robles, CA is run by Cullen Circuits as a subcontractor. To the best of my knowledge they are not financially connected, but there is a very strong relationship. I think... | |
| Wadia Repair in Singapore Check out the Wadia web site, there is a distributor listed for Singapore that should be able to help. | |
| VPI Scout Rubber Washer Issue Well, if you are sure you are not overtightening then maybe you should try cleaning the washer since it may have accumulated some sticky residue. You could also try some baby powder on the washer (to act as a release agent). The weight of the reco... | |
| New/Record Warping Help Sounds like you are over tightening. You want to hold the record firmly to the platter but you don't want to cold weld it to the platter either! The center of the VPI platter has a slight recess to permit a small amount of deformation, but the rub... | |
| Help VPI SDS Issue I had the same problem. There isn't much you can do for the 600 RPM motor. When I upgraded to the 300 RPM motor the problem went away and the table sounded better! The motor is fairly cheap so I would push the platter for now and get the motor as ... | |
| How to clean Stubborn Records Check this out: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1192142257&read&keyw&steam&&st0 Steam cleaning seems to be the best way to get the real nasty stuff. | |
| Goodbye CD's I too have noticed Borders CD stock dwindling, at least you can get some good deals if you are a member of their Rewards program. Just today I got three of the new Lyrita CD's for 40% off the $15.99 regular price. I've been watching the change for... | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms On paper a 12" arm is superior, but when it comes to manufacturing one it is not so easy. I think the combination of technical advancements, lowered manufacturing cost (or conversely the reduced aversion to a high cost arm), and the need to expand... | |
| audio research sells out good or bad ? The report I saw on the Stereophile web site said all the right things to make the audiophile world feel warm and cozy about this. Only time will tell if they maintain the status quo. I think the experience with Sonus Faber is encouraging so I wou... | |
| The most important link in the chain... The most important link is the room! Component differences are small compared to what a bad room can do to spoil the sound. |