sayas

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Cleaning LP...how much fluid is enough/too much?
get a slight wave of cleaning fluid built up in front of the brush to help float the stuff you are trying to get rid of, maybe a little side to side bristle movement for a revolution and then 2 revolutions of vacuum. 
What is your price range for used vinyl?
YOU GENERALLY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!If I want the LP the asking generally gets paid for, especially for out of print or near mint condition vinyl. 
What type of turntable should I use?
I think the scout is simply a price point to sell VPI! The Aries while a good table, without the VPI arm is simply another Rega III on steroids. The Aries system is a well balanced package that delivers most of the TNT sound missing the last shade... 
What type of turntable should I use?
a suspended table if set up correctly will always yield better performance because it is absorbing incoming as well as outgoing vibrations, however small they may beenjoy your table unless you are prepared to go way up stream 
Steely Dan's Aja
Flemke, what post of mine were you responding to?!? Did CD get mentioned? 
Steely Dan's Aja
i've got a 45 rpm original pressing of Deacon Blues SPDJ-33 that sounds absolutely incredible. my ABC copies of Steely Dan albums also sound better than reissues including MOFI'sa copy is never as good as an original, so the further out on the cha... 
what is dynamic headroom?
Aleph 5 50 nominal is the damping factorAleph 3 100 nominal is the damping factorSF Power 2 100 damping factorML 33 greater than 800 @ 20 hz, this is a very good figure to look at as this is typically where you want the greatest control of the dri... 
VTA adjustabilty...
Ok, got it.The variability of VTA and VTF are very elusive.I am going to borrow a Technics tracking force guage from a friend to measure the variables and determine the effects of VTA adjusted and its effect on VTF. 
VTA adjustabilty...
Lugnut how about a condensation of the click this item you posted! tks. 
"must have" accessories for TT and LP?
1 forget the wall mount shelf until you decide which table2 record cleaning machine if in budget, especially if buying used3 record cleaning anti static brush before each use4 stylus cleaning brush to keep micro bits from clinging to diamond5 make... 
VTA adjustabilty...
Listening to vinyl you will occassionally find the performace lacking this is typically when you will want to change the VTA. I have found some thick vinyl that likes a flat VTA and thin that likes a high VTA. To simply make the statement that lea... 
Which Golden Ratio??? .......Help
Cardas/Fibonacci ratio is fine, but recognize that the perfect room doesn't exist. The RT60 of all that makes up a "dimensionally perfect room" could make a perfect room terrible. RT60 measures reflection and absorbtion of different materials. It ... 
Is it O.K. to mass load a X250 Pass Amp?
if i were on a different board i would ignore this or flame you, in this instance I would heed Murlman's advice 
Calling all analog experts
Is the Teres finicky to set up?Can you move it once set up?Seems to me the Linn tables are no longer in vogue from a new purchase because they are so finicky to set up and keep in play without more adjustments. They, regardless of comments here ar... 
Calling all analog experts
unless the stylus is dirty, then of course it is dressed very scantily...you don't want a filthy needle