stringreen
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| Need help and advice on a VPI 3D arm Right...there is no difference in sound between the 2....the metal finger lift was added because the of shipping problems..otherwise they are the same. | |
| High frequency distortion? sounds like a setup problem to me. Check cartridge vtf (and all other parameters as well) | |
| Cabling Question Cables are generally a crabshoot....all cables sound different in different systems. Have you tried Wireworld?? Cardas never worked in my system, but the top Audiquest WAS good. Its just a matter of taste... | |
| Need help and advice on a VPI 3D arm When you get the 3D repaired, you will be amazed at how much better it is than the 10.5..... Let VPI do the repair...they are the only ones to do it correctly. Those side weights should never come off... | |
| Tonearm recommendation I don't know why, but I'll join in the combat.... I was using a VPI 10.5i which has the provision for damping. If I drop a drop of damping fluid in the chamber, listening to the Benz LPS, nothing happens. After another drop and another, the sou... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Why is everyone going after Raul and each other. This place is a forum to discuss our findings, what our ideas are, etc. There is no need to discount anyone's opinion....since that is all that this stuff is. It may be truth for oneself, but not... | |
| Lyra Kleos Repair This is one reason I will never buy a used (slightly used..only 2 hours on it) cartridge. A Soundsmith (et al) rebuild is not a Lyra rebuild. The above Subaru story is excellent to know. That's the proper way to treat a customer. (Ayre, Vander... | |
| Xor or single ended? I use balanced ( XLR) connection from my phono into the preamp, and then into the amp. The result is abslutely dead quiet with fully realized performance. I also have balanced headphones and separate balanced headphone amp which can be used easi... | |
| Ayre Codex DAC-pre to power amp All my electronics are Ayre...wonderful company....great support...never any complaints. If you call Michael Weidemeyer at Ayre and pose your question he may very well give you the answer you require. | |
| Ortofon bronze PNP ALERT!!!!! I bought a brand new Windfield which was internally wired wrong...Ortofon quickly sent me a new one that is perfect. You can't expect that kind of support in your case since you didn't buy it from an Ortofon dealer. I would try to get my money b... | |
| Lyra Kleos Repair Lyra...none other or it will come back a nonLyra | |
| I was thinking the other day about all the audio stores that were around when I was a kid There was a store in New Brunswick, NJ when I was getting my PHD in the 70's or so called HiFi Haven. A guy named Jerry was the manager. I LOVED the place. It was a combination of a club and a family. Its greatly missed. | |
| Is it possible to be an audiophile and be happy with what you have Depends on how thick one's wallet is | |
| No bass with new turntable? wetfeet.....I have LP"S that about as quiet as a CD...though have better sound. I find that older LP's sound better than new ones. Go figure | |
| When rap came out 30 years ago I thought it was just a fad All junk falls to the bottom |