totem395

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Sony PS-X9
lewm.If you're referring to replacement of the tonearm mount, that's neither here nor there, as regards the "goodness" of a PS-X9. Looking at the way arms have an integrated mounting as shown in the Ebay listing any substations look problematic. 
Sony PS-X9
JP does have one that came with an SME arm mounting board,if I recall correctly replacing it with another original boardwas proving very difficult.  
Headshell Connector Question
@lewm Quite a few people have bought parts for their Garrard 301's and Thorens 124's always positive comments. 
Headshell Connector Question
Here you go, https://www.ebay.ca/itm/TURNTABLE-HEADSHELL-STANDARD-4-PIN-CONNECTOR-GOLD-PLATED-FOR-SME-FIDELITY-IT... 
JVC TT-101 Won't Stop
@gary7 My TT-101 has started having same issues with the stop button.Knock on wood, perhaps the resident expert will comment. 
Thumbs up for ultrasonic record cleaning
For those following all the different "opinions" on what frequency works best etc I came across this sitefrom another forum.Which shows in real world usage thatas ultrasonic frequency increases bubble size increases.And as frequency decreases inte... 
JVC tt-101 repair
I do not think!The TT-101 has lots of torque, I had a friend over and he wanted to see how hard he could press down on the spinning platter before the RPM display showed a change.He kept pushing until finally I grabbed his hand becauseI was worrie... 
JVC tt-101 repair
@gary7An easy way for pictures is to post in your virtual system option. 
Ortofon Super OM40 compliance and tonearm match (I'm getting crazy with the numbers)
The SME III will be a favourable match, just confirm which of the 2 CA-1 removable arm tubes you end up with as the alignments are different if using SME alignment  guides.Last the OEM phono cables if supplied are pre loaded for additional capacit... 
Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's?
Any idea's on who made the Luxman PD-444 motor? 
Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible???
@knollbrent Having recently downsized to 1/3 of what I was used to for my audio space I choose the Piega premium 501's whichare quite compact yet impressive. 
Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible???
knollbrent  Just moved into a smaller room and also went with some Piega speakers although not having that wonderfulcoax ribbon.Still breaking them in as we speak and need to proceed with some acoustic treatments. Can't say enough of the Swiss bui... 
Upcoming Technics SP-10R (100th Anniversary Model)
Might not be on his blog yet but some plots have been posted elsewhere. 
Upcoming Technics SP-10R (100th Anniversary Model)
Member JP has tested the original MK II's and III's and the R series with polar plots etc, I'll leave it up to him to make any quantitive judgements. 
Turntable
I recall the Microlon product many years back, a similar metal treatment product that filled metal pores, a friendapplied it to a micro piston engine and found the RPM increasedquite noticeably indicating naturally less friction.Would I apply a si...