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| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? ddrivemanI looked on the Arche site and didn't see any pictures that answered some questions I have about that mat. Could you start a thread about it?It'd be a shame to clog-up this thread with an off topic discussion. | |
| Turntable Recommendation 15K budget Avid Acutus, Brinkmann, Oracle, Nottingham,, Fisher Price. Think of all the money you could spend on records. | |
| Hornshoppe "the Truth" preamp - any opinions? I've owned my Truth for a little over 3 1/2 years. Via modifications to my turntable/turntable's isolation the sound of my system has steadily improved to the point where it is much better than when I first got The Truth.I really cannot tell you w... | |
| Why do almost all women today hate home audio? This assessment ignores a lot of very basic facts. For many Americans, they need a car to get to work, and they need a car to do even the most basic shopping. For them, a car is a practical necessity. You should test your theory out on your wi... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable Axel stated on the 2000x page that the 18Kg platter was optional. The mistake he made was in saying that the increased diameter motor shaft in the x was necessary for the 18Kg platter. It isn't. The 18Kg platter was introduced 3 years before the r... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable totemI have a link to a blog with a Victor engineer:http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2F37282.diarynote.jp%2F2...Is J.Carr's link to the same blog? | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable Lewm,The GT 2000x came with the same stock platter as the GT 2000. 6.5Kg. The 18Kg platter was an optional extra for BOTH the GT 2000/L and the 2000x. Moment of inertia with the 6.5 Kg stock platter was specified at 1.2 tonnes/cm squared.The fact ... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable The GT 2000 is relatively(the key word here) inexpensive compared to the other Uber Direct Drive TTs solely due to their plentiful supply on the second-hand market. Yamaha sold many of these turntables in Japan, the only market in which they were ... | |
| Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/what-if-vpi-classic-vs-yamaha-gt-2000.609290/ | |
| Speakers Women Like This thread reminds me of a joke:A shipwrecked fellow was sitting on the beach scanning the vicinity for any sign of ships. He notices something tumbling around in the shorebreak. When he retrieved it he saw that it was a battered old oil lamp. He... | |
| "Thriller": A great demo disc! slaw, you have the first pressing from the US. Other Thrillers may not be as good. | |
| DYI system that simply was never heard off I think that most systems, diy or not, were never heard when they were off. | |
| Be careful when dealing with Pyon Sound - John Park The maxim as a buyer is "Buyer Beware" (Caveat Emptor). No-one held a gun to your head to purchase. You read, you convinced yourself, now you regret. A little bit of healthy skepticism is necessary in this world with so many deceptive sales practi... | |
| What the *#$@ happened?? One cannot improve upon the truth. The magic we are all seeking is locked. The record is a set quantity. There are mountains of magic in the grooves. The closer we come to unlocking that, the greater the enjoyment. There are many ways to derive 'e... | |
| Disappointing audition after great review All lovers of well reproduced music should make it mandatory to seek out the mega-buck and mega-raved about items. That way THEY get to hear with THEIR OWN EARS what others are either raving about or just what level of attainment comes with spendi... |