thom_at_galibier_design
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| Help all ye Triplanar Gurus Thomas,Well, selling Digital equipment created winners on both sides ... :)Whether or not you hid behind an emoticon, your snarky post is helpless at best.I will exercise my faith in human nature and assume you hit "send" prematurely.Thom @ Galibier | |
| Help all ye Triplanar Gurus Sunnyboy,I was fairly well surprised at the path this thread has taken in the weeks since I last visited it.When I last visited this topic, it was privately, in response to an e-mail you sent me. I commented to you privately about the fact that yo... | |
| Merrill tables I owned a Merrill Heirloom before I moved to the dark side and began manufacturing turntables.Other than the following possible exceptions, it is the only American turntable in current production which conveys the essence of music to this listener... | |
| Tube rolling Artemis Labs Ph1.... I trust Dave's ears, and I certainly didn't try as many vintage 12AX7's in this unit as he did. Mullards were surprisingly uninspiring. Like Dave, I had great success with the Raytheon 5687's (replacing the JAN Philips tubes the unit is supplied w... | |
| dynavector 20x or grado sonata I missed your 1 o'clock comment, even though I used this volume position as a baseline assumption for the discussion.Acoustic feedback is a separate issue from whether you have enough gain.It sounds however that 1 o'clock is your "rock the house" ... | |
| dynavector 20x or grado sonata It's only a 6dB drop and depending on where your volume knob currently is rotated, this might be an advantage. Some of the issues related to gain requirements are dependent on how quiet your phono stage is.If things get noisy with your volume cont... | |
| JC Verdier VS Micro Seiki All things being equal (which they never are), I'd opt for the Micro. Now, keep in mind that this is one turntable manufacturer's bias and take my preferences in this light.The down side of the Micro involves keeping it running, getting armboards ... | |
| Help all ye Triplanar Gurus I just checked further on the McMaster Carr site. To set the record straight, it's one of two sizes - 3-48 or 4-40. Both sizes use a .050 hex key.Look at this site: http://www.mcmaster.com/Search on part numbers: 97705A226 and 92311A089Cheers,Thom... | |
| Help all ye Triplanar Gurus No, you're not losing your marbles Lew. Like Doug, I knew the assembly he was referring to. It's a tiny set screw, btw, using an .050" Allen wrench.I suspect that this will have to be helicoil'd. I just checked the McMaster Carr website, and note ... | |
| Help all ye Triplanar Gurus My read is that we're all talking about the set screw which locks in the cueing height bar and not the knurled VTA tower locking screw. No matter ... Sunnyboy speaks of a set screw, and even if we're misunderstanding him, the procedure for backing... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. There's a lot to catch up on in this thread, and I'll do my best to be brief and yet thorough ... well ... maybe not brief ...Speed Errors. There are various types which correlate to the magnitude and distribution of the error. Chris alluded to th... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Good analysis Doug, and I know you are aware that quite a few temporal disturbances can come from electronics - different sorts of disturbances than can (in general) be attributed from mechanical sources (tape drives and turntables). I'm emphasizi... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. All ...Definitely write in your A'gon handles on your name tags. You'll meet the nicest folks ... even ones you've been disagreeing strongly with on this and other forums ;-)A note about show strategy: sheep-like behavior manifests itself, as a la... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. What hour is reserved for the "Scissor Sisters" at ear drum piercing levels?I figure on being tired and needing to clear the room around 4 in the afternoon ;-)Seriously however, I need to get with the "program manager" to figure this out and publi... | |
| 2008 RMAF – – – all things analog. Agreed, Steve, and furthermore, the best gear is at a disadvantage as the "look at me" exhibits across and down the hall from most rooms blast at mega-levels which can't help but leak into your exhibit room.It's unfortunate that for the most part,... |