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| Looks like a new Magnepan speaker is coming!!! I love Maggies.....except they don't last long. They self-delaminate after a few years....(5 or so) Maybe the brand new ones are using a different Dupont(?) product...I would hope. | |
| "Straight" talk The Foz is not self calibrating...there is a simple procedure. Mine always registers 0 to begin. If you can set azimuth by ear...have at it. I know mine is correct. The arm does have an offset, however, the arm moves up and down on the same pla... | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening Here's my advice.....if you already have a system that plays CD's do that. All the music you want to listen to is on CD. Hire a teacher and take violin, flute, sax etc. lessons. When you know how music works, you'll appreciate those CD's even mo... | |
| "Straight" talk you have to be nuts to readjust your arm for every or even for different records. This started out to be a caution for all to properly adjust azimuth, and how important this adjustment is on sound. I've said what I wanted - this line of posts i... | |
| What tonearm will better mine? If you do decide on a VPI 3D arm...also seriously consider the 2nd pivot modification. | |
| "Straight" talk Lewn...yes I know the battery issue is bantered about. Its really not nearly as critical as has been posted. Never-the-less...you really only have to do the proceedure once or twice ...and then a week later to absolutely assure yourself its cor... | |
| "Straight" talk Lewn....I wrote what I wrote to say that the adjustment is not just an act to get it done, but a very important one for which care should be given. Too many on these pages seem to go through the motions with alacrity rather than care. The Fozgom... | |
| Anyone tried Vandersteen w/ Spectral? In my experience, Vandersteen speakers perform above their price point. I've heard his speakers with many brands, and with their ability to be adjusted easily, play well with any good brand...including Spectral. | |
| "Straight" talk Chakster....the point of my post was not to discuss which arm is better than another....only to emphasize the importance of proper azimuth setting. All too often there are those that think that a setting with a bubble level,a metal rod, a mirror ... | |
| "Straight" talk The point of me posting this thread is that in my setup, nothing I did has had as great a difference as when I locked in azimuth. I tried tracking 1/2 grm more or less than Ortofon's recommendation, I tried raising/lowering the back end of the to... | |
| "Straight" talk HiFiMan....if it were I, I'd double check it. | |
| "Straight" talk Folkfreak..... Actually, I thought it was kind of clever. The object of the game is to get the diamond to sit straight in the record groove.... Lewn....the diamond is to be straight in the groove...If the stylus was not affixed to the cantile... | |
| Your advice to speakers designers ...close your eyes, sit back and enjoy Vandersteen speakers....then open your eyes and feast on the perfect build and finish of them (I have 5A's with their Kowazinga finish.. I had a furniture repair person come to refinish an end table....walke... | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? But the individual parts to electronics are getting better, faster, more reliable.....caps, resistors, etc.... | |
| Support table or shelf for turntable Very often, the table reacts not to the up/down movement of the floor, but to its horiontal - left/right movement. You can eliminate this by placing a piece of appropriate size wood to affix the table to the wall behind it. You'd be surprised at... |