sonofjim
Responses from sonofjim
| I'm taking a poll... B is the closest to correct but I must confess A has worked well for me too. | |
| Turntable setup Yes, the Fremer DVD is a great place to start. In the end though you'll want to develop your own methods based not only on the DVD but advise of others on this forum and literature that you access. As good as the DVD is, there's more than one way ... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? I know I'm in the minority here but(possibly along with Stltrains) I feel like the paranoia over chemicals in the cone attachment is a little over the top. It's hard for me to see how a significant amount of contamination could occur from this. Us... | |
| Is it worth expanding into Vinyl??? I agree with Johnnantais. You can make this as much or as little work as you want to. If you see it as work though maybe it's not for you. It's a hobby and no hobby is for everyone. There's gratification in being able to have direct impact on the ... | |
| Flattening a warped LP Well, I don't know about glass but the pizza stone trick definitely does not work at all. They probably store too much heat. After reaching room temp, the record was more notably warped than ever. I'm not really sure if I'll try the glass or just ... | |
| Flattening a warped LP Just found an LP that sounds great(David Bowie-David Live mastered at Sterling by Robert Ludwig)but unfortunately is rippled with warps making the dynaflex nearly unplayable even with the VPI peripheral ring and center clamps. I decided I can't su... | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? Sirspeedy makes the most sense of anyone here. Comparing these tables is difficult to do objectively when you've already bought into one camp or the other. In the end, I'm sure they're both great and obviously it comes down to a matter of taste. S... | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? TW products have been intiguing to me based on other's accounts although I've never heard one. I'm sure they're great. It's hard to make a judgement though based on a comparison with VPI made by someone who expresses evidence of a pre-existing bia... | |
| importance of interconnect from scout sig to pre I can echo Stringreen's recommendation that the anti-cable works very well and at a reasonable price(rare in audio). | |
| faint precession of sound on vinyl I used to think this was a problem with my cartridge alignment or tracking error of some sort. It seemed like when I switched to the 10.5i arm from the 9 sig it decreased. Maybe it only seemed that way. Thanks for the explanations on something I'v... | |
| VTA adjustment for VPI 10.5 tonearm Stringreen, When running your table without the anti-scate do you use the wire twist or just nothing? I know in the past you have felt that the wire will fatigue and the twist will loose it's effectiveness. I'm still trying to talk myself out of t... | |
| Deep Cleaning Records With Steam? Jj24688 I'm not covering my labels at all(as in the video by Stltrains on u-tube) Provided you don't steam directly on them and blot them off with a soft cloth right away when done I'm not sure there's really much of an issue. I have yet to damage... | |
| VTA adjustment for VPI 10.5 tonearm I agree with Stringreen. Set VTF first and do that with the arm as close to level as possible. The index card trick makes it easier to judge this with the taperred arm. Depending on what scale you use, you'll likely have to raise the arm for this ... | |
| The Better Table? Cincy_bob, I have the rim drive on a SSM as well and have just implemented a Critical Mass Master platform with it. This, I think, is similar to your SRA. I have currently stopped using my replacement feet in favor of the rubber feet which came on... | |
| Anyone muffel a VPI 16.5 I doubt the machine can be made more quiet without compromising it's function or VPI would have done it. The Typhoon is supposedly much quieter but is a different design. Muffling the motor or adding internal sound deadening I would think may caus... |