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| Upgrading the Dynavector DV-20X Low MC Cartridge The XX-2 is truly a great cartridge and I don't think you could go wrong that way. As for the Lyra, I haven't heard them myself but frinds of mine own them and say that you need to go up in the line a bit before you get a truly balanced presentati... | |
| Ayre C-5xeMP Owners - remote swap? and tips I tried squishy, balls, cones, cork, etc feet on my CX-7eMP and the best I found was the Ayre wood blocks. They just present a tone that the others didn;t have. Of course, the C5 may react differently.I also am using a Kaplan cord on mine. The lit... | |
| Anyone HEARD the qol 'signal completion' device? The manufacturer swears there is no gain stage in the unit. The additional perception of gain is really due to a cleaning up of the signal.Now I personally agree with you, it sure enough sounds like additional gain to me. Others have said the amou... | |
| Some tables have soul and some not Wow, this thread has veered off into so many different directions, many of them useless and not pertinent to the original topic. What is really hard to believe is that people are still posting to it. If we keep it going perhaps it could become the... | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper I am extremely interested in the comparison between the two, especially if you can actually trade between them for an accurate compare. The Temper is indeed getting a bit long in the tooth, being 10+ years old (but still sounding great). Not sure ... | |
| Some tables have soul and some not I found that as I tried to increase the damping of my TT's plinth I gained clarity but lost the "soul". Happily, I did find a balanced place where I was able to damp the plinth and retain the soul of the music. From this I would say that overdampi... | |
| Mccormack DNA 1 Plitron Transformer? Be aware though, it's probably more than just a drop in replacement and will onmvolve some board changes. | |
| Am I going to blow my Apogees with all this power? I run a McCormack DNA500 into my Apogee Calipers. That's 500W into 8 ohms and 900W into 4 ohms, and my Calipers are basically 3 ohm speakers. No problems with the extra power - Apogees need that low impedance stability.More importantly, are you bi... | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper Well, I've got a Moerch DP6 arm, and I find that some amount of anti-skate is necessary for me and when adjusted properly it improves the sound of my finicky MC cartridge. Maybe it's just a matter of whether a cartridge is susceptable to this adju... | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper <I have 6 tonearms here and employ anti-skating on only one.>>OK, I stand corrected. Anti-skate seems to make a nice improvement on my tonearm without any loss of detail. In fact, it seems to bring out more detail and clarity. We all know... | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper Read my explanation on how to set AS properly (above). When set correctly it will sound better than with nothing. | |
| 40 weight oil for VPI SAMA seems too heavy... use lightweight machine oil or sewing machine oil | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper If you are using thread you will not be getting the "traction" that the old rubber belt provides. I know I need to give my platter a push start to get it moving.With a separate flywheel the problem is exacerbated I would imaging, requiring a push ... | |
| Fourplay Foreplay... Their first 2-3 albums were truly nice to listen to, musically and sound wise. Perfect to put on after a nice dinner out with the wife, and an after dinner drink on the couch with some "snuggling". They weren't pure "jazz" but they did put a bit m... | |
| Vinyl. Is it me? the producer? cartridge? Record? I agree, especially within the "Contemporary Jazz" ("smooth jazz) category. The studio albums are too clean and the playing and sound are sterile. However, if you hear many of these artists live you may change your mind about them. Many of them ca... |