psychicanimal

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Excellent turntables with threaded spindles ?
KAB modded Technics 1200. 
Cartridge Break-in at High VTF?
Use normal tracking force & 45 RPM dance singles instead. 
"romantic" sounding cabling
Why not take any set of cables to a strip bar and pay a girl to dance with them around her body? May not be romatic but certainly arousing... 
Combining different speaker cables for bi-wiring?
I'd spend my money on a Marchand electronic x-over... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Here's my Empire 750 initial report. After 12 or so hrs I can say the recommended loading is incorrect--it should be higher, like many other cartridges of that era. My Monolithic Sound phono pre was set up to go up to 75K Ohm impedance or so (I th... 
MM to MC back to MM
Here's a list:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1173550723&read&3&4& 
Will an RCM make the Rice Krispies go away?
A good enzyme cleaner will take care of most pops and ticks. when cleaning ecords in bad shape, the enzyme should be left on for 5 to 10 minutes.*** 
MM to MC back to MM
I would hate to see Jcman feel disappointed in his VPI Scoutmaster because his associated equipment didn't do justice to his Dynavector DV-20XH VPI cartridge. What's disappointing is the Dynavector's lack of adequate trackability. Imagine the wear... 
MM to MC back to MM
Scoutmaster (with unipivot) + poor tracker MC = disaster. 
MM to MC back to MM
Most MCs are so bad at tracking it's not funny. There was one MC I really wanted to hear before eventually deciding whether my Ortofon X-5 high output MC should be retipped. That was the Dynavector 20. After reading the TNT review, however, it was... 
Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive?
Why don't you e-mail the guy I'm getting the clamp from? He could have more. 
The Best Turntable for $1300 or less
This review of the Rega P5 impresses, as does the turntable. Only the gullible would be impressed. There are NO measurements, much less specifications. Very unprofessional. Look at the so called 'technical specifications':Sidebar 1: Specifications... 
The Best Turntable for $1300 or less
Ho Chin Electronics Co, LTD came up with a MMF9 knock off (with carbon fiber tonearm) for $375 USD. 
Who is Michael Fremers'
I ask myself the same question... 
Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive?
My JA Michel record clamp wore out yesterday morning. I had been looking at the HRS clamp but it looks way too heavy for a 1200.Fortunately I found this NOS clamp this morning:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=012&sspagename...