pryso
Responses from pryso
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Long ago I owned a WTTT and arm. To my dismay I found if I checked the tracking force, returned the arm to its rest, then moved it back to the scale I would not get the same VTF two times in succession. That was with the factory supplied silicon... | |
| Give and Take stringreen, with all due respect this seems to be about your Vandersteens with no real information about the VPI dual pivot, so why not post it under Speakers rather than Analog? | |
| Grado cartridges still worth the money? chakster,More than a year ago I got a collection of cartridges from a friend who had a home dealership. Due to his age he'd given up vinyl. That included both Grado 8MX and XTZ models. I've had a couple of other Grados but am not familiar with ... | |
| What kind of lamp to use with a stroboscopic disc? quincy, "a bit of 'advance' on their tables, which is more pleasing to the brain for some odd reason"I expect that "lively" sounds inherantly better than "draggy". ;^) | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? As seen by the comments and OP, a long list of candidates.I'm a little surprised by the omission of NAD. I still use a 3020 to power the speakers with my flat screen TV. I also still have a pair of Eagle/EKSC 400 monoblocs although I don't need ... | |
| the Q-Up Many years ago I had a Thorens Q-Up which I believe was the original version. It was all plastic other than the spring, and was not very precise. I had difficulties adjusting it to enough lift to raise the arm but not to "fling" it upward.The cu... | |
| High mass vs Low Mass Turntables - Sound difference? Corvette vs Lotus?Both win races but driving them is a hugely different experience. I think it comes down to personal preferences.I don't believe there are "absolutes" in the audio hobby. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? audiolabyrinth,The Kenwood KD-500 was more popular than the 550, at least around here. It was sold minus an arm, allowing the owner to choose their own. SME, Grace, and Infinity were popular choices at the time.http://liquidaudio.com.au/kenwood-... | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system slaw, I've not read this post for awhile, so going back a month to your comment I'll add this.While my VPI was set properly as delivered, a friend received one which was not. He is not a person with much patience so I offered to help. Contacting... | |
| coupling or decoupling of vinyl to/ from platter For several years I owned a Kuzma Stabi table, the model with the heavy wood plinth. The platter was thick aluminum with a lead insert on the underside to add mass and the mat seemed to be a treated (?) cloth glued to the platter. It included a ... | |
| Larsen Loudspeakers A "very reflective room" will likely present challenges for any speaker design.Since the Larsen design is intended to increase interface with the room with their angled drivers, they might possibly be less successful than conventional designs whic... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive Peter, it appears your new Denon is mounted in an open frame plinth. This seems contrary to most current designs with solid plinths of varying thicknesses. Care to comment on why you decided to build it this way?Lew, applying talcum to a belt dr... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive Porter mod: no, not attached to the plinth per say. Instead the thrust plate is connected to a cast iron plate to sink vibrations. That is enclosed at the bottom of the plinth. | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive jolly, one of my audio buddies had a VPI table (possibly a Scout, I'm not certain) and he added the Teres rim drive motor. He was experienced with both components and music and found it to be a significant improvement.enginedr, for the sound from... | |
| Lloyd Walker's Next Shocker Original (plexiglas) VPI tube:I've owned two VPI 16.5 machines. Once the suction tube was adjusted properly I've not had any issues with vacuuming.First, be certain the tube is installed so that the slot opening ends just at the lead in on an LP.... |