simao
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| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? @hdm Thanks for the feedback. I have indeed damped the tonearm according to its specs, starting with two drops in the well so it's just under halfway. | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? So those of you with the ethos on this: I have the Jelco 750EB coupled with a Hana SL cartridge. Compliance complementary? | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? @tomic601 Yes, the FT-3 was a great tonearm. I just wanted something different. PM me if you'd like to make an offer and I can give you details and pictures. | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? @larry5729. Nice ironic post illustrating the short-sightedness and lack of audio depth of much of the younger population. You perfectly illustrated how a certain segment of the listening population just isn't deep enough to appreciate vinyl. W... | |
| Your memory of Audio Marketing, esp. B.S. What was the company who recently advertised in stereophile about having a 1-horsepower amplifier? Seriously. What the hay? I'm listening to music, not being dragged towards the sonic horizon. | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? Question: what's your preamp? What're your speakers? | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? I have a version of damping tape on the drivers in my Spatials. Their previous owner put it on and said it really helped control the sound. I took his word for it. A few more things:I'm going to re-drill my armboard; I'm off by 3.5mm on my Feicker... | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? Thanks, Chuck. I'm digesting all the information at the moment. I replaced my ancient sumiko ft3 with a jelco 750 eb. One of the things I noticed after installing and calibrating was that I had to use a bit more volume with the jelco to get to the... | |
| Contest with reward Where are you going to put this framed album cover? What's the paint scheme in the room? | |
| Bookshelf speaker for an apartment @nyaudio98 Exactly. The new LSA's are amazing. | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money @millercarbon:"You’re wrong because you don’t need any money at all. Because you don’t need to buy anything to be able to say why you like one amp over another. Because all you need is to be able to first hear, and then describe, the difference... | |
| My list of seller red flags I used to have a "second system" at my office-- until my wife found out about her. In all seriousness, though, I do remember an ad here on Audiogon several years ago for a set of avant-garde trios, and I distinctly remember part of the copy: "thes... | |
| My list of seller red flags Anytime a seller posts: "My loss is your gain" I shy away. | |
| Gaining listening experience without spending money +1 millercarbonalso +1 @twoleftears I've heard really phenomenal sound here in my area through meeting other audiophile here on audiogon and exchanging listening visits. | |
| Purchasing vinyl online Your local music store should or might have an online presence. You can always buy from them |