stiltskin
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| Mint Tractor Palasr and DougDeacon, Agree regarding NOT having to secure a high mass platter including the Mint.However I did anyway, per Yips instruction and for reasons Tvad points out.For those whom skill level is not up there with Palasr, Doug and others ,... | |
| Upgrading from Supratek Pre to ? OutlierI've hung onto bits and pieces of my old system simply because they performed so well together and I enjoyed them for so long.Supratek Chenin, AtmaSphere M60s and a pair of venerable Quad 63s, refurbished a number of years ago.This combinat... | |
| Mint Tractor Dan that's great.I know you went through a period of doubt with your vinyl play back and came close to giving up on it entirely.However you kept working away at it, with a bit of encouragement ,it slowly improved.Then it finally paid off using the... | |
| Mint Tractor Doug, good write up on the effect the Mint had on your system.Stringreen glad you started this thread, as we found out, precise cartridge set up IS absolutely critical. I sent Yip's web info to the VPI dealer I heard the HRX and my Raven at.Also I... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Jfd01 and others, If you have not all ready come across this post yet... I would like to bring your attention to Stringreen's thread here in the analogue discussion section titled...Mint Tractor. | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions So Graham Engineering refined the Phantom and the target plate on the jig....Sirspeedy I bet your ready to explode with excitement now that your system is back on line.My experience was similar to Downunders use of the original Phantom jig, I also... | |
| cartridge alignment? Chuckelator,Ken Willis , handle, K. Willis on Audio Asylum produces an arc protractor in your price range of $40.00 to $50.00.I have not used it however I understand it is highly accurate.Option 2, MintLp.com produce a highly accurate arc protract... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions A $15.00 increase in three years, it's still a bargain.Doug I read your mention of using the Magic Eraser a while ago and picked a box up at Walmart, a life time supply is what you get for next to nothing.My Zero Dust at $60.00 has found a new hom... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Downunder, Stringreen and Dougdeacon,You guys get a chance to use your Mint tractor? | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? You think this is bashing VPI? Calm down and reread my comments, you completely missed my point.Obviously you do not understand as of yet why other table manufactures like Galibier, Teres, TW Acustics and others use the type of motors they do.Incl... | |
| When Cleaning Records with... Snap , crackle and pops?Are dead silent back grounds achievable with analogue play back?..Easy.I second Stringreens suggestion regarding proper alignment of your cartridge.For absolute precision at a reasonable price go to MintLp.comThe next step ... | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? RestockThe drive belt that TW use are not rubber. Apparently they are a mix of compounds specifically made for TW Acustics.StringreenI have read how much you enjoy your VPI table and I hope you don't take my comments on VPI to heart...However, whe... | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? Speaking from experience.The differences between ANY VPI table and TW Acustic entry level Raven One are miles apart, performance wise and built quality.What VPI do very well and are probably the only record player manufacture on the planet that su... | |
| Own a TW-Acustic Raven One? VPI do not make a table that will compete with a TW Raven One.... | |
| Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help? TBg and Rushton, this past weekend I used the Walker Step 4 ..... I still can't get over what I heard this weekend.For others reading this, anyone that is serious about analogue regardless of play back price range, need to start using an active en... |