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| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @ledoux1238 No, I have not try putting the motor on a separate platform, partly because it is not that practical in my setup, but mainly because I simply do not believe in it. I doubt that he remember this, but many years ago I had some email exc... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Hi Lewm, I agree with your assessment on the JC Verdier. After I came out from my 4-5 years sabbatical from audio, the first turntable that I bought was a La Platine. I have defeated the suspension, using a tungsten carbide ball on the bearing, a... | |
| VPI Fatboys versus others in its' tonearm weight class. Well, if you look at around 2”00 and 2”45 in the video, you can clearly see the tonearm’s mounting hole at the bottom and at the top. So, if the Classic 2 is similar to the Classic in this video, it should be easy to make a mounting collar fo... | |
| How good is the Obsidian plinth of Technics SP10 ? Hi Downunder, if you are open for experimentation, you may want to find a Lead Console plinth from Japan. Many of the SP10’s users in Hong Kong have bypassed the original plinth and go with the Lead Console.It was a very common combo in Hong Kong ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? The DP100 direct drive had a lack of focus, shallow soundstage, mild attack, overly delicate transients and compressed dynamic range compared to the Final.Hi Dover, if that is true, and the DP100M is in the same league as the SP10MK3, P3a etc., ... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 @thekong : Comes for more?Hi Raul, coming back? No, I was always here waiting for your reply on how your room / turntable system could defy physic and be immune to the airborne feedback (also remarked by Mr J Carr)!https://forum.audiogon.com/discu... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 Btw, please read carefully this thread's information about the first Essential version:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/experience-with-raul-s-essential-3150?highlight=essential%2B3....of those gentlemans only A.Porter and F.Crowder listene... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 thekong insist in that airborne high distortions in my system/room because he can't not onloy understand it but even imagine any system reproduction with out that ! ! !. Is not his culprit, just can't understand it yet ? ? ? and if insist in t... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 The majority of the people with high audio ignorance levels always try to hit me and that’s the only reason they post in threads where I’m. Problem with them is that in reality can’t hit me becfause they do not know audio arguments that could d... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 While I have enjoyed a couple of solid state phono stages and tube linestages since then, I am open to considering all designs and never nod my head in agreement when you mention me as someone who "saw the light" regarding solid state superiori... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 Hi Raul, basically you are just blowing your own horn and boosting about your own design, as always! Do you even have an idea what IEEE, as mentioned by Lewm, stands for?Btw, I made 3 USA trips showing my unit and learning on what other people li... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 Hi Lewm, very good summary! Thanks | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 Dear @thekong : I can't detect it due to that glorious so low distortions in my today system/room.Dear Raul, only in your dreams I afraid :-)Always just talks but no prove, right? | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 In the other side, I never posted here or every where that my system has lower distortions than anyone else.Dear Raul, good, then we have no disagreement.What I can tell you is that my system/room has lot lot lower distortions than yours. I really... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54 Dear Rual, great, now you are saying you could feel it. I just don't know how you can feel lower distortion! I can understand if you say you can hear it, but feeling the distortion? How does it feel actually?No matter, now that you can feel it, th... |