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| Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh I'd guess that the Aida would sing better. | |
| cartridge setup help a bag of cartridge screws/bolts can be easily secured from E-bay or Amazon. Get the right size or the setup is wrong. | |
| VPI 2nd pivot point set up question Last_....the thickness of the record will not affect the azimuth. Use a Fozgometer and its test record. Use the small screw to adjust azimuth...screwing it down moves the head of the arm clockwise, and v/v. You must make sure there is weight on... | |
| Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500 I have an Ayre K1xe.....pretty close to the best....has phono, remote....fabulous. | |
| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought TZH21....put the record on the bare Classic platter....no mat. Use the center weight and peripheral ring. | |
| Vandersteen Treo CT I have 5A's .....great speaker, Vandersteen support is the best. | |
| HELP PLEASE - VPI Classic Signature 3D Arm or Dr. Feickert Woodpecker Jelco Arm agree with bill - when you get it, get the very inexpensive, but great upgrade to the 3D ....the 2nd pivot. | |
| Vandersteen Seminar at Audio Connection (NJ) Richard and John are a couple of my favorites..... so sorry I couldn't attend. The one thing that was better living in NJ was that John was only 1/2 hour drive away. | |
| VPI prime scout vs VPI scoutmaster? Yes the printed arm is a huge upgrade to the metal one....and the 2nd pivot is even a bigger upgrade. | |
| RCA Shorting Plugs absolutely no difference in my system | |
| Vandersteen Treo Speaker Cable Suggestions to John....nope | |
| Cardas Clear Beyond Power cords What's so odd about the Cardas cables in my system is that all my components are Ayre......who recommends Cardas....even the Ayre proprietary cable is made by Cardas. In my system, the cables sound thick, and plummy.....not so with many other cab... | |
| power conditioner Power conditioners always introduce warts that I can't live with. I have top plugs, cables, and a whole house spike eliminator wired in the main box. Sounds good to me. | |
| Vandersteen Treo Speaker Cable Suggestions I have Vandersteen 5A's with Ayre and am using ClearDay double run biwire.....have tried LOTS of different - Cardas (worst), Audioquest, Kimber, AntiCable, etc.,etc, and none was nearly as good as the Clear Day. I know John doesn't like silver, b... | |
| Stylus alignment help If the stylus is at the correct indication, the cartridge should be rotated clockwise. The most important adjustment I found is getting the proper azimuth. |