tonywinsc
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| Wet Cleaning the Stylus You mean Discwasher stylus brush and that little bottle of fluid? I still have mine. I haven't used it since the early 80s. | |
| Wet Cleaning the Stylus I have used all four methods- wet, dry, Stylast and Magic Eraser. I think the wet brush and then applying Stylast sounds the best. I have looked at the stylus under a microscope and seen that a wet brush is much more effective than a dry brush for... | |
| Fast forward 25 years, what will audio be like? I think that the quantity of music will be bigger than ever; but quality will suffer. I think that the music industry is decentralizing. What I mean by that is with the internet more people are being their own producers and distributors by placing... | |
| Any Sota Sapphire experts out there? I have the SME 309 tonearm on my Sota Sapphire. Specs say it weighs 717g. It works just fine. I even have some lead for additional weight on the sub-chassis for perfect balance. The specs for the SME V tonearm says it weighs 720g. 3 grams is not a... | |
| Has anyone had trouble with speed on their tt The motor provides torque to hold speed. Platter mass is a component of the drivetrain system and affects how the system responds to changes in load and torque. A high mass platter does more for isolation of the record than the inertia effect. Tha... | |
| Has anyone had trouble with speed on their tt I count three speed related issues with turntables. 1) Absolute speed- this is what the timeline device can measure with utmost accuracy. This is the least important of the speed issues with regards to how the music sounds. If the platter speed is... | |
| Need Advice Sota Sapphire III + SME IV arm I have a Sota Sapphire III. It has 4 suspension springs. I have an SME 309 arm plus a bag of lead for proper balance. | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? Bo, there is a term for that. It is called chasing the wind. Not saying its good or bad, just that it is something many of us have to do until we either give up or lose interest. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable I looked at the illustration. It is not accurate. The rim drive puts a side load on the platter. The platter bearing must react to that side load. Therefore there must be contact to the spindle. The magnetic bearing is supporting only the weight o... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable For that amount of money, how do you get to hear this tt before you buy? | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable The magnetic bearing is a thrust bearing. That's all it can be. A lateral bearing is required to react against the rim drive motor. I'm sure the magnetic thrust bearing eliminated some amount of bearing noise. A magnetic bearing may be a cheaper a... | |
| variance of +/- 10 Hz with 1 kHz test tone Those numbers with the black belt look real good now. Could you hear a difference in the music with the white belt vs. the black belt? | |
| variance of +/- 10 Hz with 1 kHz test tone The results are abnormal. I wonder if the belt might be slipping a little or damaged. Try cleaning and even replacing the belt first. Then if no better, seek repair. Does the plot look onesided as well? | |
| Bolero:why can't my system reproduce snare well? My supposition is that your new speakers are giving you a new level of clarity and resolution. Now you are hearing things in the chain from recording to sound waves not heard before. I too have a Sota Sapphire. Reference my system page. Try this e... | |
| variance of +/- 10 Hz with 1 kHz test tone PS. A record with the 3150Hz tone will be more accurate; if you could get one. |