shasta
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| TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which is best? Cassette analog tape is very legacy.Your machine may die before the tapes fail.I used the MaxWell's before the JVC 1050 gave up...unrepairable. | |
| SME V setup I find the DB to be much more accurate than the supplied SME paper one.Have they fixed the case for the DB? It was always tight, but now I have to use pliers to remove it. 'Course, I bought it when they were only $20... | |
| VPI HW19 Mk IV platter upgrade, speed variations? >>The cover also presses against the tonearm when the clamp is not in place.<<What kind of tonearm is this?Get a KAB strobe kit to check rotational accuracy. | |
| took my cover off my 'HW19 My '19 came with spacers under the cover. Raise the (stock) feet a bit to elevate the plinth. Of course, when they sell you these things, they fail to mention the problem... | |
| It's funny how records are still best. Not. Different but equal.So much of my vinyl is mass-produced, hastily made, sub- $5.00 product.The Foghat vinyls on Bearsville is an example of good-to-great music with recording quality that makes me scream or cry with frustration.Digital will a... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Kenwood KD 750 turntable? My former KD-500 is still in use at a friend's, w/ a ADC LMF arm and an aging Blue Point. The -750, AFAIK, came w/ the arm.The base - showing early research in resonance control - was a mixture of crushed limestone and resin.The strobe cuts on the... | |
| Kubala-Sosna & Meitner Emm Labs Gets my top Vote Yes, and at the risk of sounding like a sock puppet, I'd offer Luminous (non-owner) as an example of an informative cable WebSite, w/o excessive hype. Same for Chimera (owner) and Ven Haus (owner).I'll cut K-S some slack for being new, but...If I ... | |
| Kubala-Sosna & Meitner Emm Labs Gets my top Vote I'm sure the original poster is quite happy with his cables. However, any search of a lot of cable brands either here or on AA will produce the same gushing responses; example: Pursang or Purist Audio.The manufacturer's WebSite is highly uninforma... | |
| Should you use cleaner on your stylus? Yes, you should clean stylii, as well as the records.Dry cleaning brushes: Any quality artist brush, natural fiber(read: sable). Mine is a .5" flat tip Grumbacher 6661. Used for general dusting, especially since the Clearaudio V. Wood loves to att... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Lugger: I'd look at a positive here; you've generated the *best thread ever on Audiogon! I'd hire a caligrapher, have each and every message above me done up, framed and hung on the wall of the tune room.Your story about your lovely wife handling ... | |
| Background Voice On Bridge Of Sighs ? Have you tried headphones? | |
| Best copper interconnect cables Palasr- IC's only, here. Quite preliminary at that, about two weeks before the preamp went to the Great Northern territory for rework.I'm also interested in the Chimera SC's. I'd see if Dennis has a demo set; if not he works with a MBG. Outstandin... | |
| Best copper interconnect cables Sigh. Another Best Q.If you like copper (like me), and like Au24 skinny wire ONO cast copper (like me), but dislike the new retail pricing of same, and want to save some money...Chimera. | |
| Installing an AC Grounding System, Need Advice Cincy: You really can't do a free, engineering project via an audio Forum. That's a bit much to expect, both financially and even more importantly, from a liability standpoint. You are very bright, curious, and well spoken, but, respectfully, and ... | |
| Installing an AC Grounding System, Need Advice Sigh, stand back for a rush of unsafe, uniformed advice; starting off with 2 separate ground rods. There's only one way to do a grounding system (is this a house under construction?) and that's at least NEC minimum, and even that can be improved o... |