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| Turntable Leveling Question VPI Scout The best way on the scout is to level the platter itself, with a 2-3" bubble level like DG suggested. I bought a cheap one and took it apart to get just the level itself. Put it radially at 3 o'clock, then rotate it 90 degrees to 6 o'clock. The pl... | |
| Mullard EL34 as a choice for your amp. I'll add this - Mullard is the original designer of this tube and set the standard as well. It started with xf1 series, and the xf2's are very close in quality, but hereafter the decline begins. I have yet to hear a tube surpass them, although som... | |
| VPI JMW9 Sig. Arm Tube Ringing. Any remedies? This is from the VPI website, a comparison of the jmw9 arms:INTERNAL DAMPING 1.7 POUND DENSITY FOAM 2.5 POUND DENSITY FOAMSomething else must be wrong, I would contact them. | |
| Moving Iron question 'Induction' means that a field from a magnet is used to strengthen the smaller field of a magnetic material attached to the cantilever by means of proximity. The smaller material can be iron oxide.This increases the field strength and keeps the mo... | |
| Thoughts on "EL-Cheapo" LP flattener? Your idea is worth trying. The slabs should be super clean. I don't think it's necessary to worry about the weight of the slab - the stylus pressure in the groove is appx. 50,000 lbs/sq.inch, and a few pounds of slabs will not crush the groove lands. | |
| turntable feedback Your only solution may be ceiling suspension. | |
| Please,reccomend "rock" cart. for under 1K I know it might sound like hyperbole by now, but Zyx cartridges are extremely dynamic, especially in the bass. In this regard, it is leaps beyond anything I've ever had. | |
| OPPO 980 h dvd mod? Could someone please explain the logic in modding a $350 player for $1,600 and cancelling the warranty instead of buying a fully warrantied new player for $1,950 ?(there are a few that sound really good in this range). Do the mods come with a COMP... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Raul, you sound alot like my wife, ascribing words that I never said. The 103'r' is a music bargain in today's market. I am not in love with it, although I do like it very much.Your penchant for getting the last word is certainly not absent on thi... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Raul, I can see we indeed have different ideas about music/sound repro, so I'll inform you and others from where I speak. Music has been my love since childhood, both prerecorded and participatory. I play piano, guitar, percussion, trumpet, clarin... | |
| Denon 103r ???? Sorry you have dismissed the 103r so prematurely, Raul, especially because you have not even tried it. Your logic is flawed.I have listened to alot of your 'choice' cartridges for many years- they are all in perfect condition. And while they are v... | |
| Denon 103r ???? First, I disagree with some of the people here. The Denon has a well deserved reputation; sorry you can't get it to sing.Second, reverse the phase on the cartridge pins and verify proper phase on your system. I have found the 'R' to reverse phase.... | |
| VPI Scout vs. HW 19 I think you have made a wise choice, but keep in mind it will require a little extra care and tweaking to get things up and running correctly. Live with it for awhile and resist urges to upgrade right away. Spin with a grin! | |
| Best mastered recordings "I remember reading Rolling Stone articles in 1970 talking about the shameful quality of Columbia's Dylan and Santana releases. In the 70s I would try to find import releases of Columbia's stuff. For the last 8-10 years Columbia (Sony) has been re... | |
| Sealed MOFI's on eBay All of Zep's albums (mostly the early ones) were recorded with overload conditions on the multitrack and mixdown masters to one degree or another, so none of them are worth it. When you do this, it has a certain sound and compression effect that P... |