sonofjim
Responses from sonofjim
| Are Digitally mastered LPs any better than CDs? Agree with above posters. I have some digitally recorded LPs that are great. I think it helps a great deal just to avoid the errors possible in home digital playback. Even though I'm biased toward all analogue LPs, I try to listen with an open min... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Has anyone directly compared the results of steaming with enzyme cleaning? Enzyme solutions are all the rage right now but are expensive. Steaming is much cheaper and should have the potential to work better. Here's my theory. Enzymes are biologic... | |
| Which Record Cleaning Machine? I like my VPI but am curious about the price of the Loricraft PRC-4. I'm guessing well over $1000. | |
| Mint Tractor Any digital scale should be satisfactory. I use the Audio Additives and like it. It was $99. I doubt spending more than that gets you anything extra. This is harder with a 9 sig than the 10.5i with the VTA adjustment knob, but the VTF measurement ... | |
| VPI RCM Vacuum Wand Velvet Strips Markd51, Actually Yip does say to put the glue on both surfaces with a Q tip. I have just learned though that he doesn't sell the mint strips alone(only his brush pads). As for the strips, they only come free with each bottle of mint LP cleaning s... | |
| VPI RCM Vacuum Wand Velvet Strips Actually, the Disc Doctor stips are thicker than VPI's and I like them. I still think I'll order some from Mint to check them out just on the basis of cost. I have no idea why anyone would spend $25 on a new tube. Unless it's been stepped on or so... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster is showing signs of life Sns,I'm glad to hear your Scoutmaster is satifying you more. It makes me feel better as well because when someone asks me about a good table to start on I often recommend the Scoutmaster if budget allows. I think it's a good spot in the VPI lineup... | |
| Mint Tractor Madfloyd, Yip will need your pivot to spindle distance and overhang both of which will be posted on the VPI website. Take the arm off and measure yourself too just to double check. Your dealer obviously set your table up using some other tool so d... | |
| Mint Tractor I think I might try the blue painter's tape when I align my 90x hopfully this weekend. The marks from the Scotch tape are not that bad but I'd just as soon avoid them. I did recheck my alignment and overhang on the Benz LP without tape after incre... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Madfloyd, Check the VPI website. They sell their own version of the Dynavector which is probably the one VPIHW was talking about. It has an output of 1 mv and is the one I was thinking of trying before I (as I often do) went more expensive and tri... | |
| VPI RCM Vacuum Wand Velvet Strips I use the Disc Doctor strips currently and like them better than VPI's original strips but do wish they were less expensive. The old strips come off more easily when wet and the Goo Gone suggested works well on residual adhesive. The new strips st... | |
| VPI SSM with Rim Drive - New belts ??? I've never tired different belt material either. Does fishing line have enough grip? Also I've never heard of the silicon belts. Are they a new option from VPI? | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Mapman, I respect your opinion but the Vandersteens solve all of the size and room placement problems of which you speak without the use of ports and with flat in room response custom tailored to your room. Equalization in the lower frequencies is... | |
| Mint Tractor Stringreen,I aligned my Benz LP with this excellent tractor this morning as directed. I find the results very satisfying already although I have some VTF adjusting to do. The cartridge had to come back about 2 mm to accomidate Yip's overhang and t... | |
| Anyone NOT like the sound of VPI? Madfloyd,I think you mentioned that you had a professional setup of the table. Who did this and have you actually tinkered with the parameters much if at all? Sorry if I've missed something mentioned before. My Super Scoutmaster was set up by the ... |