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| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions I did call VPI and talked to Mike who confirmed the 15 mm overhang and 271mm effective length so I trust it as much as I can. Yip seemed to have some hesitancy concerning these values. Maybe he was just being careful. Maybe(probably)he's seen this... | |
| Triple deionized water for cleaning lps ? If anyone seriously wants to find reagent grade water and dionized as well I suggest checking the yellow pages for laboratory supply venders. I found the Nerl reagent grade(type 1) water for $17/gallon and dionized water that meets type 1 standard... | |
| Good rock LPs not rare? Docdan50, Half price books can be one of the best sources, I agree. You have to sort through a lot of crap but the good ones show up too. Luckily, it's on the way home for me so I can stop several times a week. Consistency and patience pays off th... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Stringreen, What value did you give Yip for pivot to spindle distance on the 10.5i? I found that 256 mm was right on for mine. Just wondered because it seems others have found the specs to be off. I don't think you spent $100 for nothing. Even if ... | |
| Good rock LPs not rare? G m c, I agree with you and Plato. I've been quiet reguarding component choice because this thread is about enjoying great music but I consider my front end and speakers to be the strong points in my system. If I change anything it will be the amp... | |
| Good rock LPs not rare? Thanks for the responses. My only intention with this thread was to attempt to demonstrate that the scarcity of good sounding popular music at the average used record store seems to be overstated. What qualifies as rock, pop, folk or whatever isn'... | |
| VPI balanced junction box installation Thanks stringreen,I don't notice any noise during playback either. When it's time to change sides, the disc is sometimes adherent to the platter with static which seems to be a new development. It's a minor problem. Just wondered if they were rela... | |
| VPI balanced junction box installation Stringreen, I agree that the balanced junction box was a worthwhile change and thanks again for your help with mounting it. One thing I think I have noticed is an increase in static charge on the LP after playing a side. I'm wondering if this is b... | |
| Soundsmith retips I'm glad to hear you were satisfied Dan ed. I have an aging 90x that I might want to try this with. It seems a small price to pay compared to the cost of another new cartridge. It's just hard to know exactly when a cartridge is ready for a retip. | |
| Micro Benz S Class cartridges My main reason, other than the recommendations of others, for trying the MintLP tractor is that my VPI jig never seems to lay flat on the platter. I'm thinking the glass tractor should lay flat and I'll trust my results more. It should also be eas... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions As a side note, my measured pivot to spindle distance for the 10.5i on the SSM table agrees well with VPI's published value of 256 mm. I'm not sure why the value was off for the Aries 3 but my guess is that the rest of the values for overhang can ... | |
| Micro Benz S Class cartridges I don't live in Arizona(West Des Moines, Iowa) but I do use the 10.5i. I bought a spare arm wand when I got the Benz LP so I could keep my 90x mounted and aligned. So far though, I haven't felt the desire to take the Benz off. As it breaks in, I'm... | |
| Micro Benz S Class cartridges Stringreen, I'm enjoying the Benz LP. Thanks for the recommendation. I haven't even gotten it broken in yet let alone coming across this magical VTF but it does float an impressive soundstage already. I don't know if the S-class improves significa... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions I'm in the process of orderring a best tractor from mintlp for my 10.5i arms. The time difference is delaying comunication somewhat but I look forward to trying it. Thanks to all for your input on this thread. I would never have thought to try thi... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions I agree with Stringreen that the VPI jig should be adequate provided that it is straight. My problem with the supplied jig is that it is not. No matter how I try to slightly bend it, it never seems to be uniformly flat on the platter. This, I thin... |