terry9
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| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? Don't think twice about it. If (and with the big SME, it's pretty unlikely) you ever abandon analogue, you'll get most or all of your money back when you sell. A great turntable with a mediocre cartridge will still sound very, very good. And turnt... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions Once you have experienced frictionless bearings in all dimensions, everything else sounds like a bad compromise. Air is the easiest way to do this, but you can do mag lev for thrust and air for lateral. It works just as well IME. | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions As for a Pz plinth, it depends where the vibration happens. I use an air thrust bushing, that's an air cushion in all 3 dimensions, so my platter bearing noise is literally nil. So I don't need Pz for a platter board. Instead, I need rigidity and ... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions I also built a Pz wand for a Terminator, which had similar benefits, but not as much. I am using the heavy Pz as my main analogue. | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions @pindac I built (actually, most of the woodwork was done to my specifications) three Pz wands for my air bearing DIY tonearm. First was just a flat piece 4mm thick Pz with a Pz spine. It was the lightest and worked quite well. Second was a hollow... | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions As to Panzerholz, I use it for the motor board of my turntable and for the arm wand. It excels at both. | |
| High-end-turntables @surfmuz If that's your idea of helpful, I feel sorry for your friends and relations. | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions An uncommon brand with a great lineage is Nottingham Analogue. Their Dais design was one of the last by the late great Tom Fletcher. Best to buy from the UK. Price without tax is in your range. I have the predecessor Mentor with a custom plinth a... | |
| life span/failure rate of filter capacitors? Not all electrolytic caps are created equal. Some have high temperature ratings (good), higher mtf (good), higher ripple current (good), higher esr (bad). Thing is, each one of these parameters can be important, so try to find out everything you c... | |
| I have an idea for an audio product what should I do? It’s everyone’s dream, but most people’s downfall. Don’t spend anything that you can’t afford to lose. And make sure that your wife is onboard before you spend a dime. Take a week to read about how other inventors are doing before you jump in. Ju... | |
| Songs of debauchery and excess In my youth, very many of the songs were really about sex. 'The preferred accessory for 'dancing' was not a dance floor, but a bed. | |
| Cartridge setup experts: Azimuth critique @ketchup IMO you're way ahead of many of the posters here. First, you recognize that lighting is a factor, and that it's tricky. Second, you realize that perpendicularity is a matter of degree in the real world. Third, you know enough to ask for ... | |
| Cartridge setup experts: Azimuth critique I'm not convinced. | |
| Best Amps for Magneplanar 1.7i Speakers Whenever I’ve had Magnepan, I’ve ended up with Bryston. Very easy to listen to, very clear, family business, 20 year warrantee, best customer service in the industry. Sane prices. Perfect for HT. What’s not to like? | |
| Cartridge setup experts: Azimuth critique The object of the exercise is to have the stylus perpendicular to the record. It looks like you have achieved this. Small adjustments should be made by ear - but if this is difficult, I wouldn’t bother. You would probably end up worse. I would no... |