stringreen
Responses from stringreen
| Vibrapods under Bright Star for VPI Scout I found that vibrapods muddy the sound in my system | |
| TT mat suggestions... I like the anti-mat (very cheap with a kind of tube sound), and the Boston mat (little more expensive with a more solid state sound) | |
| Best location setup of turntable I filled in the blank and imagine you smiling... | |
| Ortofon Jubilee vs. Dynavector XX-2 Mk. 2 I'm not that familiar with the xx-2. I have listened extensively to the Jubilee, and know people with good ears who swear by it. It doesn't do it for me. It sounds Hi-Fi rather thn musical to me. | |
| What to expect in a TT upgrade? Hey Tiger...How did they let a free ad through. I have to pay 6.00 a crack for mine. | |
| Zerodust, or similar stylus cleaners Yes,,,The Magic Eraser is best and dirt cheap. One eraser pack is a lifetime supply | |
| Graham Phantom vs Triplaner I have seen but not personally tested these arm and their picadillos. I have a VPI arm wired with Valhalla, and I too was prepared for increased brightness, and detail. It took a long while to break in, however, it is now very natural overall. I s... | |
| Run in time for moving coil cartridge My new Benz Micro Ebony took many hundreds of hours to break in, and I suspect it isnt there yet. Youre saying that your Ortofon is quite old. If it has been set up properly, and doesnt track very well, I would suspect a hardening of the suspensio... | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor This is probably an overhang alignment tool. If it is, it probably has a grid imprinted on it with an indication (either a hole or a cross hair indication for you to punch a hole)for slipping over the spindle. My suggestion is that you put a piece... | |
| Different lengths of interconnects ?????? Keep the same lengths | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4JR Bi-Wire If you jacket your seperate cables, you will loose the benefit of bi-wire. On another idea...don't think that a marketed cable by a speaker or amp manufacturer is a preferred combination. I thought so, but was bitten hard when I realized how awful... | |
| Turntable or vinylology 101 for newbies. There are those on these posts that say the table, the arm and then the cartridge. It always seemed to me that I got the biggest bang from a better cartridge. That seems logical to me since the hardest work is from the transducers...the cartridge ... | |
| Zerostat? Any Other Good Options? I understand that the Talisman is not needed when you use the Mapleshade device. I have a Mapleshade, and it works better than the Zerostat I had..I'm satisfied. | |
| Upgrade LP12 or buy new VPI? Get the VPI | |
| Strange phenomona this hobby. Actually, stereo can bring music to our homes better than live music - in some instances. I am a professional violinist and know that some seats at the Met and/or most seats at Avery Fisher, are just horrible for hearing what the music actually so... |