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| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Hi Albert!I don't know the benefits...that's the temptation LolMy guess is any turbulence or irregular flow will create some ripples that will lessen performance of TerminatorA totally smooth, (near) silent flow should only be an advantage.And at ... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. Peter, just to reiterate, we don't all go around on Möbius Loops of steel trap logic. Some of us actually need to live a bit. And listen to music. So, ignore the shrill noise from some, and be assured you, your employees, your operation...however ... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. I think he does, hence the poem. | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. Peter, I can safely say, yr fans weren't expecting that.Beautiful. | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update I'm not a great fan of Vic's cart choices. The Decca was a bit too hot for my liking...and shreds vinyl. And his Audio Technicas were a little bland thru the mids.I ran both a Zu Denon 103 and Transfiguration Orpheus on the Terminator prior to the... | |
| Turntable platforms I can totally vouch for the Stacore Advanced platform. 95kg of slate mass loading/pneumatics/constrained layer damping/ball bearings isolation.Pricey, but has had a uniquely positive influence in my system.I've also added a 55kg solid slate stand ... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge taken to the next level Nice write up, and "gets" the appeal.My strap line...not coloured, but colourful.Ie it gets out of the way, and whatever tonal and timbral colour is on the lp, you'll hear it all via the SG, not edited, blanched or enhanced in any way. | |
| Transfi Owners Ideas LPS to Salvation speed controller features:-High speed rectifiersOversized chokeCustom R-transformer Carefully selected caps | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge taken to the next level Tablejockey, there's a Whats Best Forum thread that compares SS Hyperion and Straingauge to uber carts 2x the price.And Peter's designs win handily.I would say seriously consider these two carts. My Straingauge is gamechanger/endgamer cart for me.... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge taken to the next level Craig, Degritter daily. | |
| Transfi Owners Ideas Sgunther, I got Peter at Symposium to make a custom version of the Svelte to abs match the thickness of the stock sorbothane (hate that stuff with a vengeance).Either 7 or 9mm thick, I forget.The Roadrunner tach is now discontinued, replacement fr... | |
| No strain with the Strain Gauge, Ron, fantastic. My SG200 w SGS6 stylus has a bespoke overspecced LPS to help it on it's way.Mounted on a Trans Fi Audio Salvation direct rim drive tt/Terminator LT air arm (2019 Andrey version).Great out of the box, but upgrade first to the 6 styl... | |
| Trans-Fi Terminator Tonearm: 2019 Update Ledoux, there are two criticisms of the Straingauge SG, one I don't hear, the other could be valid.One is that it reproduces vocals "unnaturally". Something in the tone or timbre of voices not being right. Why that wouldn't apply to a trumpet, I'm... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge taken to the next level Craig, I just run the cart and energiser box...going to the SG preamp made no sense in my system since I was already running my tubed Nat Audio Utopia pre.Maybe if I'd have been a vinyl-only listener w no preamp, the SG amp would have made sense.C... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge taken to the next level Craig, there's a little device out there that counts stylus hrs...I should get it.I play 3 lps/day on average, and am managing about 2.5 yrs at a time on each stylus.I'm taking more care to clean my records w Degritter US unit, cleaning stylus, m... |