thuchan

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Why are modern arms so ugly?
I have seen nice images of the new DaVinci Masters Reference Virtu tonearm with a flexible SME shell. Not ugly at all !best @ fun only 
A Copernican View of the Turntable System
seems the Onedof was not a mayor focus point at RMAF 2011. Did anyone see big inventions on the turntable design recently?best @ fun only 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
Sam, you got a sharp eye - agree!what about the books :-)best @ fun only 
Turntable speed accuracy
Hey Geoch, Nandric is right. You will definitely get a good price in the German market for your TT. I have seen one in an exclusive High End shop recently. They sell it as a Brinkmann Project.I would rather go on ebay, maybe ebay.com than on Audio... 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
In_shore.you are so right. This aspect is missing in the magazines. in Germany image hifi had a coverage of private systems two years ago, then stopped to publish in print. I now learned that a famous North American Magazine gives detailed recomme... 
Turntable speed accuracy
Dear Geoch,pls. give a warm hello to Chris Skaloumbakas. He will remember my "Greek Membership".best @ fun only 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
Unoear,to establish a fair comparison between Rockport and MS you may consider running the 8000 with a VPI SDS and a double flywheel. The weak side of the MS transports in the old days were the motors not the old blue guy :-). I know you have a st... 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
Unoear,to establish a fair comparison you may consider running the 8000 with a VPI SDS and a flywheel. You will hear the difference in your wonderful system. Have funbest @ fun only 
Turntable speed accuracy
Never tried the Timeline with the Criterion because the air damping asks for a record fixing knob over the spindle of the platter.I may try without the special fixing tool.best @ fun only 
Turntable speed accuracy
Dear Unoear,(why not Duoear ?) you are fully correct. It is not a big problem finding me if you are not restricted to the US as some people seem to be, like Audiofeil for instance. Nevertheless this guy knows all kind of ice cream tastes and Natio... 
Turntable speed accuracy
Dear Unoer,my system does not stand in Munich - if you were thinking this direction :-)I just made a test with the Timeline and the VPI SDS - and indeed it was running a little to fast when using another tonearm (in this case Micro Max 282 with Su... 
Turntable speed accuracy
I heard about an audiophile living in Munich who usually proudly presents his very rare and expensive vintage items, including high calibre turntables. During a listening session someone stated "the sound is so slow, maybe we should check the spee... 
Stand out phono stages
Dev,Xmas is always. what present are you making yourself...best @ fun always 
Turntable speed accuracy
Dear Dertonarm, Dear Syntax,You have " a schöne Rücken"best @ fun only 
What is the best Reel To Reel machine ever built?
Transaudio,my studio at home producing the " Bavarian Tapes"best @ fun only