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VTA adjustment for an RB600
The problem is "what is parallel". SME has the perfect answer on the V with a horizontal line silkscreened on the arm itself, however, absent that line with other arms, its all listening and evaluative. Fremer suggests that a microscope and comput... 
VPI Classic platter - is center milled?
...no Mark....those platter should be melted down and redone correctly, not sold at all. 
VPI Classic platter - is center milled?
Everyone makes mistakes..some take responsibility for them and do their best to make things right...VPI is one of those. I strongly suggest everyone with platters that seem to be made wrong to contact VPI and I am quite sure that a replacement wil... 
Interesting analog experience
Doug...a snapshot of the past, but not aliatoric... 
Bi-wire: is it worth it?
Bif.....those cables that have 2 on one end and 4 on the other are not nearly as good as having 4 separate cables. ...sometimes a bit, sometimes more 
To adjust ride level of springs on SOTA turntable
First, get new springs 
Bi-wire: is it worth it?
Elegal....I've heard the system bettered every time...sometimes dramatically, sometimes incrementally. In my experience, if the speakers were designed with bi-wire in mind (separate low and high sections ....2 (or more) input connections on the sp... 
Beethoven Violin Sonatas---favorites and recs
Oh - I should also add that it was done with a Bach era violin/gut strings 
Beethoven Violin Sonatas---favorites and recs
Rpeluso...yes. I don't think its available any more. I was led to it by Harry Pearson of "The Absolute Sound". There are many good ones...(I play them well too) however I always gravitate to Kuij 
What is my weak link?
I suspect power cords will bring a smile, but try before you buy. 
Jeff Rowland Synergy's sorbothane feet.
Every foot you put under any product will change the sound. There is no correct one.... Experimentation is the key...sometimes it will improve the sound, sometimes not. Most often, it will be a change that you cannot decide about. I made feet a nu... 
More turntable set up problems
I can almost guarantee its your cartridge. Remove it, send it back to the manufacturer, and have it repaired/replaced. 
VPI Scoutmaster and the Audiomods tonearms
Gingko can cut out a section of the dust cover if the tonearm doesn't fit...no problem 
VPI Classic platter - is center milled?
VPI is always experimenting...and I applaud that. Black shrink wrap eliminates some undesirable resonance that may be present in a particular cartridge and is transferred down the tube...minimal sound difference if any... 
VPI Classic platter - is center milled?
Mine is also the ceramic coated one....in case you're wondering, the ceramic coated and without the coating sounds the same, however, the ceramic coating eliminates the fingerprints and looks better. I don't use a washer, just the anti-static mat ...