ptmconsulting
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| I built my own Turntable and here are the results Did you actually "build it", like machining and such, or did you combine pre-made parts into this completed package, or some combination of the two?It is a stunning looking TT. Congratulations ona job well done, but you definitely need to give us ... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI I've come to the same conclusion about the thread tension. Too tight and it doesn't sound right. It needs to be just tight enough to grip, but still loose enough for the weight and mass of the platter to do its speed stability thing without being ... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI And I can personally vouch for Dave's suggestion to get a speed controller and change to a thread drive over the VPI rubber O ring drive belt. Much better PRAT by removing the wobbly and vibration generating rubber drive belt.Enjoy,Bob | |
| How to tell if Acoustic Treatment is Needed? Definitely try alternative placement ideas before you spend $$$ on the problem. If nothing else, it will help optomize what you already have.Then get some coush cushions or quilts and oth4er dampening things (borrow some from other audiophiles if ... | |
| Any Derek Trucks Band fans? Songlines was a very good and eclectic album. His last one though didn't do it for me. It sounds like he's just noodling along and the songs weren't as diverse or as well composed as the previous album.It's gotten a lot of praise, but perhaps just... | |
| How to Increase Turntable Height on High WAF Rack Build a nice sandbox and sit the TT on top of that. Or get a nice thick maple board and float it on a bunch of squash balls. Any extra isolation will pay off sonically and you will be able to raise the height at the same time.Enjoy,Bob | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias Is this list limited to common album pressings, or are Reference Recordings or Acoustic Sound and other "premiere" labels also to be included? Same question for 45RPM vs 33RPM?I ask because some of my premiere/specialty recording disks are just ab... | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias So, is someone going to actually pull together a demo CD of the tracks and make it available? (ha, ha ... that was supposed to be a joke for all you analogue nuts)Bob | |
| What Printed Magazine do you prefer? It seems like every year I drop one and pick up another. It generally takes me about a year to become bored with a magazine and begin looking for some fresh perspective, and each has its + and -'s. This year it was drop the Absolute Sound and pick... | |
| New vinyl's noisy little secret I read something, somewhere that discussed the new vs old pressing plants. In the old days they wer running full stream every day. The presses were making thousands of records a day. These days the plants are making only hundreds of records in sma... | |
| Seeking Ten Years After song Albert (ha, ha) - I meant Alvin | |
| Ayre C-5xe vs Ayre C-7xe?? Yes, I've seen that thread. But I expect that as the mod gets out into the world we'll be hearing more about it. It sounds like the change is not at all subtle, so I'm sure there will be both good and bad reactions to that. | |
| The Better My System Gets.... I've been going to less live shows this year and last also, but that's mostly due to the economy tanking and ticket prices rising. My favorite place to see a show, IMAC in Huntington LI, also just closed. They were a non-profit and just couldn't f... | |
| Seeking Ten Years After song That was Albert detuning his E string? I always thought that he just took a break and let the bass player have a solo. Damn, good old Al didn't let anyone else have the spotlight for a minute, did he?Bob | |
| Good $250 Power Cord You are doind yourself a disservice if you are not considering the Kaplan cables, available at www.tweekgeek.comEnjoy,Bob |