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| VPI Rim Drive vs. belt drive sound files Thanks for this thread. It's very interesting. I can tell you that I hear a clarity with the rim drive that the belt drive can't deliver. This clarity is that the piano tones have a definite beginning and ending on the rim file, that the belt file... | |
| Benz LP Ebony, and S-Class Ebony Thanks for the information Thom..I feel a digital scale for me does not make sense. I suspect that cartridges have their individual "perfect" vtf. Once found, there is no need to recalibrate. The Shure scale brings you in the ballpark, but one mus... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player I can't believe no one listed the Ayre C5xe in the list. This is the one to beat. You must use it in balanced mode however. | |
| CD/SACD/DVDa player for new system The very best SACD/DVD Audio/Redbook CD player is the Ayre C5xe. I also have a Denon 2910 that I use for my hi def tv. I will tell you that the Ayre just kills the Denon...no contest. | |
| Rega P25-best upgrade dropped counterweight | |
| Cambridge 540P If you're happy, remain so...don't do anything different. Almost any time I've changed thinking it was for the better, I have almost always been disappointed. There is usually an issue to resolve. Stay happy. | |
| Rim Drive Mod or how to make it even better I really like the guys at Gingko. They are honest, kind, and have a very good product. I have their dust cover which makes the Superscoutmaster look like a museum piece. (By the way... if you are thinking of the dust cover, make sure you know your... | |
| Thinking about selling Vinyl collection - long Kencrouch... Put my name on your list of interested prospects. | |
| Rim Drive Mod or how to make it even better Powerdoctor..I don't think that would work, but by all means try it. I suspect the rim drives need the soft footers under the motor assembly to damp any out of roundness with the rim drive, and solid platform under the turntable proper as usual fo... | |
| Rim Drive Mod or how to make it even better OOPS - I didn't respond to your speed question. I use the VPI strobe that came with the Supscoutmaster, and a neon light I got for about 3 dollars at Home Depot. When I first installed the rim drive, it ran either very fast or very slow - I forgot... | |
| Rim Drive Mod or how to make it even better I just turned on my table and put my ear right up against the motor assembly and heard nothing.. It is very quiet indeed. I would call VPI. I don't know when you got your new drive, but they have just changed the formulation for that belt. Call Ha... | |
| Rega RB300 Arm Need Help with Setup The spring that pushes the arm down resonates. To improve the sound of your arm set the weight for the highest setting available which clamps the spring tight. Use only the rear counterweight to set your VTF. If you use the Shure scale, it registe... | |
| Can you make some sense? - Problem Not necessarily.. You could have some tarnish blocking one leg somewhere.. I would undo the left channel wires to the cartridge, and left channel cables to the preamp. Clean the connections with alcohol and a toothpick, pipe cleaner, etc. and try ... | |
| VPI TNT static problem, Why? I bet VPI has an answer... | |
| Rim Drive Mod or how to make it even better TFK..Have you put a soft material under the motor assembly, and make sure the turntable itself is solidly resting directly on your table?? That soft footer/solid setup completely cured all the problems...and it sounds absolutely stunning. MUCH bet... |