sonofjim
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| Phono Preamp Suggestions? I've used a 90x for over three years. It's a very good cartridge. In the price range you name I would say the EAR 834, Ayre P5xe(I think that's the name), or possibly PS Audio GCPH. I bought the GCPH when I bought my whole analogue front end at on... | |
| Don't be afraid of cartridge setup. Harry, I just put a similar post on a different thread. It angers me to hear statements like, "don't play classic rock on a VPI" or "JMW arms are not good enough for an expensive cartridge". I've done both and really love it. It's far from the onl... | |
| Typical upgrade path from VPI? Madfloyd,Glad you're staring to adjust things yourself. It will take practice but eventually you'll get much better results that way because you'll be willing to put in the time. It's kind of like washing your car. No one else will do it as thorou... | |
| Installing a VPI stainless steel ring? I've always thought the rubber on the ring clamp was simply cosmetic. Mine have never come off in 3 years. If they seem loose, I'll bet VPI will send you free replacements. I think also that it's ridiculous for anyone to state that the JMW arms a... | |
| Mint Tractor Thanks Dan ed, I think I'll have to contact VPI. This has to have come up before. Meanwhile, it's not the end of the world I guess. I think the marks may even be fading a little. No more Scotch tape for me though. | |
| Cartridge downgrade? Warjarrett,I usually load the 90x at 100 ohms. The LP I currently have at 1000 ohms. Both sound great at these levels. That's where I am now and haven't messed around too much with other settings on the Benz. I seem to recall the 90x seeming brigh... | |
| Help VPI Scoutmaster anti-skate issue One turn counterclockwise is what others have done I think. I am experimenting with using and not using the devise and have found the table to sound great with nothing, not even the wire twist. Stringreen has been advocating this for a while and I... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Madfloyd, I may be wrong (Stltrains correct me if I am) but I always assumed that Stltrains got a little distracted by talking, filiming and steaming at the same time. If you pay close attention and use a watch, I think he says steam for 10-15 sec... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Crem, Yes, my Highway 61 does have the charcoal of BD inside. This was a great find. Only problem, I didn't find it first. A local dealer did, and he knew what he had. I debated for several days whether I should pay him what he was asking or wait ... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Nobody had responded to my question about Dynaflex vinyl so I went ahead and tried steaming my Hunky Dory. I must admit I chickened out and only did one steam cycle instead of my usual two but warping did not seem to be a problem. I then took a re... | |
| Upgrades for Scoutmaster, In order of improvement? I like my 10.5i considerably better than the 9 sig. The flexibility in being able to accurately and reproducably raise and lower the arm makes something as simple as accurate VTF measurement much easier even if you don't mess with VTA much. There'... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 I recently found a nice copy of David Bowie's Hunky Dory on very thin Dyaflex vinyl. I've not tried steaming a record this thin yet. Do I need to worry more about warping a Dynaflex? Should I avoid steaming it or forge ahead? | |
| Mint Tractor Dan_ed,What was the result of your Goo Gone trial? Did the tape marks come off your platter? | |
| Which Record Cleaning Machine? I like the idea of the Loricraft type machine but $3700 is probably about 4 times higher than I could justify spending on a cleaning machine right now. I could buy a mint Blonde on Blonde mono, a Robert Ludwig Led Zeppelin II, and every other Lp I... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Tvad, I thought of this too after the above post but the steam doesn't have to completely cook anything. Even mild moist heat should be enough for proteins(or whatever else) to change configuration sufficiently to lose their "grip" on the surface ... |