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Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Questions that could easily be answered on a tailor-made PBN turntable thread. 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
It is also clear that in many cases the original post is completely incorrect. Peter, by all means share your experience of how to fix these turntables since that is the aim of a thread like this. Without the sharing of the information, all you ar... 
Yamaha GT 2000 vs new SL Need advice.
You might never get a verdict from someone who has hands-on experience with both turntables mannye. Mostly to do with the fact that the total numbers of GT 2000 owners outside of Japan is miniscule. More people have been in outer space than the nu... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Is this thread an advertisement for PBN? This like spam. I've got no beef against you Peter or your turntables. I just feel like this thread has been hijacked.Please tell us more about your turntables. On another thread. 
What's your favorite album cover art ?
Peter Tosh Legalise It. 
What's your favorite album cover art ?
Peter Tosh Legalise It. 
What's your favorite album cover art ?
Metallica The Black Album and The Beatles White Album. 
Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable
The difference between the GT 2000 and the GT 2000L is twofold:1) The GT 2000 used the same black veneer that is used on the NS 1000 speaker. The GT 2000L uses a walnut(?) veneer.2) the GT 2000 is a fully manual turntable which can be fitted with ... 
Zephyr won't play nice with Phenomena 2
The title of this thread seems to put the onus for your dissatisfaction with the Zephyr. The Jolida seems to show the Zephyr to be a fine cartridge.I see that the gain options for the Musical Surroundings are as follows: 40, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51.5, ... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
Besides worming the hogs and getting those icky stains off my collars, it has a way with subtle background detail and dynamics that nothing else I've heard seems to nail. 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
The Yamaha GT 2000 does things that I didn't think turntables could do. Ultra Direct Drives are the most overlooked components in the Vintage Roster. 
Scratchy pops coming from the left channel when I turn up the volume why?
Sounds like the name of a new breakfast cereal. 
Why not use an arc'ed lathe?
The idea died like square wheels. 
neen help identifying a Grace phono cartridge. The box has "Prototype No2 written on it?
Photo? 
Why hasn't America discovered the Fertin sound yet
The only place that you don't want to hear Fertin is in an elevator.