thom_at_galibier_design
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| Pre owend TT J c verdier Platine Hi Birdy,I would make a point of listening to both turntables.Overall position on the food chain as far as their particular desigh approach is not as important as the fact that they express very different philosophies.One will make sense to you an... | |
| oil change t/t Hi Diamondude,This topic has been visited numerous times on this forum, with one most important conclusion being agreed upon by all - that viscosity depends on the characteristics of the drive system - including everything that rotates (bearing, t... | |
| My brand new TT was wired out of phase ... Just to clarify further:Red = right hotGreen = right groundWhite = left hotBlue = left groundTypically (every cartridge I've seen) each channel's cartridge pins are vertically aligned. IOW the two pins closest to the record spindle go to one chann... | |
| Lube for turntable - What do you prefer? Hi Nsgarch,Have you compared this lube against something of equivalent viscosity without the particles? I'm trying to separate the relevant variables in the context of your turntable.Cheers,Thom @ Galibier | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Jhendrixfan,I'm not sure who's "panoply of equipment" you're referencing. If it's Dmailer's, his signal path is quite straight-forward and neutral. You can view it here: http://www.galibierdesign.com/systems_larry_keatts.htmlYes, there are bett... | |
| Lube for turntable - What do you prefer? Hi Dewald,Doug's and Raul's answers are the most comprehensive.Proper lubrication (e.g. protecting the bearing) is the starting point. From there, you need to try various lubes to determine what sounds the best. By changing viscosities, you are tu... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description All,I've received private comments from all over the map regarding my break in comments and should have known better than to bring this topic up in the final days before an audio show.After the Audiofest I'd be very interested in starting up a new... | |
| Dynavector XX-2 Hi all,Not much time for details as I'm sandwiching 4 turntable builds between a road trip and next week's RMAF.Suffice it to say that the XV-1s justifies its stature at the top of the Dynavector food chain. I've had a couple of sessions with expe... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Late on this thread ...Can anyone tell me of a cartridge whose essential character did NOT reveal itself after 80 hours?That's 240 record sides, folks. I have never experienced a cartridge that didn't show its nature after 10 and wasn't stable (me... | |
| Best affordable phono preamp? I would definitely stay with the following: * The Art Audio, and by inference Kevin Carter's K&K design * Hagerman Trumpet * Artemis Labs PH-1 and PL-1 * Nick Doshi's RIAA.I just returned from a road trip and heard Dan_Ed's system - with his n... | |
| Upgrade Denon 103 R to Shelter 501 II? Absolutely! 2.5 to 2.6 grams, and remember to take the optimistic numbers that a Shure tracking force gauge gives you into account.I mention this latter point only because so many folks rely on the Shure coupled with the fact that you haven't ment... | |
| Upgrade Denon 103 R to Shelter 501 II? Hi Springbok,Patrick and Audifeil speak the truth, but this may still not be "your" truth.Affix a nickel to the headshell of your Nottingham tonearm to increase the effective mass of your arm by about 5.5 grams. Use Blu-tack, modeling clay, or two... | |
| Silicone for Tri-Planer damping trough Thanks Doug,Point taken about the Triplanar (adjusting depth as opposed to adding / removing fluid). Upon re-reading my post, I realized that I was a bit unclear. Also, as far as doubling/halving is concerned, I was trying to refer to successive h... | |
| Silicone for Tri-Planer damping trough Hi all ...Been swamped the last couple of weeks and I missed a few good threads in the interim. Here's another take on the damping thing ... arriving at the same "conclusion" (do we ever conclude anything?) as Doug has without actually having done... | |
| Interspace arm Length You want to derive the pivot to STYLUS distance which is the tonearm's effective length.My guess is that the numbers you are quoting are the pivot to SPINDLE distance which is a smaller number - smaller by the amount of overhang.In terms of real-w... |