terry9
Responses from terry9
| input for a Vinyl newbie I agree with the above - spend what you can afford to spend - but with some caveats.For analogue, set-up is CRITICAL. A very costly analogue front end, if poorly set up, will be much inferior to a cheap but carefully set up one. I suggest that you... | |
| Tonearm Upgrade for Miyajima 'Zero' Mono Cartridge Hello again, G. Another thought - ultrasonic cleaning.After reading many DIY posts, I built a platform for a rotating spindle which cleans 4 records at a time. I am using an industrial grade ultrasonic machine, an Elmasonic (German), which can cle... | |
| Ideas on table/arm combo for Miyajima mono cart I am using a Trans-Fi Terminator air bearing with the latest fixed head arm wand, and extra brass weights to increase wand mass. Works very well for the Zero. | |
| Tonearm Upgrade for Miyajima 'Zero' Mono Cartridge Hello G. Better late than never?I am using a Zero with a Trans-Fi Terminator, with the latest fixed head arm wand. I also use 4 x 1.5g weights and 2 x 4.4g weights, which I had machined from brass rod to fit the holes in the arm wand. Vic (of Tran... | |
| Nottington Ace Space question, motor placement. Hello Zeal.I'm rather a perfectionist, and that colours my judgement. Most sane people would think that one power filter of the Wave Mechanic's quality was enough.As to your Tice filter, I'm afraid that I don't know the brand. But I do know and re... | |
| SUT advice Hello Sunnyboy.Sowter transformers about 200 GBP for the pair (directly from Sowter), $100 for the resistors and caps. I use Eichmann female RCA's at $50/pair. The biggest advantage is flexibility: you can build in alternative resistances with a s... | |
| SUT advice Hello Sunnyboy.Have you considered building your own? Not from scratch - but buying the transformers, resistors, connectors, and box. Advantages: save a PILE of money, use the components that YOU prefer, and get some real satisfaction from the res... | |
| Nottington Ace Space question, motor placement. Hello Zeal.The Wave Mechanic (at least the model which I have) is a high quality power filtration device. NAS takes the position that filtration of line power makes an improvement in the sound, a position with which I concur. I would be hesitant t... | |
| Difference in quality in products made in China? I have two pairs of 2905's and one pair of 2805's, all made in China.The 2805's have an adequate fit and finish, comparable to my Quad ESL's. The first pair of 2905's was much better. The second pair of 2905's, from 2-3 years ago, was better yet, ... | |
| Allnic Puritas vs. Koetsu Stone Body Hello Dgad.Thanks for your note. In my ignorance, I thought that a solid diamond cantilever would preclude alcohol wicking up to the internals; after all, there is no hollow boron tube. Alcohol used carefully, of course.I also use a painter's brus... | |
| Allnic Puritas vs. Koetsu Stone Body Sorry to be late to the party, but I just bought a KRSP with Diamond Cantilever, and now have 41 hours on it.I am using a Trans-Fi linear air bearing tonearm. Not the most expensive, certainly not the most chic, but highly functional. I like to us... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? I agree that teflon caps, including the Russian ones, make music sound cleaner and more exciting, especially on transients. Also, I have modded and improved equipment from the ARC SP8 and onwards, so that's a few years worth, and I always started ... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? You may wish to dismiss my comments as uninformed, because I have only heard a break-in difference with metalized caps, never with film and foil. Perhaps I just gradually accommodate to the difference without consciously hearing it.In any case, al... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? Should readRTX also sounded good ... | |
| Psvane Teflon capacitors real or fakes? Hello Jallen.I tested tin V-caps against RelCap teflons for my RIAA eq, one set on each side. Found the RelCaps more to my taste. The V-Caps appeared too shrill to both my wife and myself. Solen teflon were also very good. System was vinyl with ES... |