totem395

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Can I use a SUT or head amp with my 60dB Coph Nia MC phono preamp?
I would contact Rothwell also, he is very helpful and perhapscould even mod a low output version to your requirements.He often chimes in on technical matters on another site andif he thinks you should go another route he will say so. 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
lewm I must have missed any previous mention of your plinth adventures regarding the QL-10/TT-101.My new plinth for the TT-101 is a modified Artisan Fidelity "style" CLD design with sub plates to raise the 2 arm boards done in Rosewood.I'm really ... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
pbTotem - where is this TT101 located ? If I was at liberty to say I surely would have said. 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
lewm  It has not been placed on the market as of yet, and mine is in very good nick so seems unlikly I would take the plunge.This is the first time I have personally seen an original boxed TT-101with all the bitsI also have a new TT-101 plinth 95%... 
Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?
I was sent a few pictures of a boxed TT-101 with the original bits and pieces yesterday, regarding the deer skin mat that Victor produced,it was shown in its original package included with the Table.So I can confirm that it was an item that was in... 
Removing microfibre strip adhesive from a record?
Not to add to your removal issue but common cooking oil or oliveoil will dissolve  "most" common sticky adhesives.Of course then you have to remove the oil which is usually easier than the adhesive. 
The right footing for a turntable
I suggest you try removing the granite blocks and compare. 
linn lp 12 parts
Just noticed today a Linn dust cover w/hinges on Cam, also lotsof other Linn parts.Since its from Canada less at least 25% from the green back. 
Money well spent
Room treatment, the biggest leap forward and usually the most neglected.Gains can be modest to monumental for the cost of a few fuses and a power cord or two. 
Money well spent
Don't forget that price for the Vac would be roughly Less 25%since its in Canadian funds. 
What's the deal with idler turntables and do they have a place in modern HiFi?
cleedsThere's absolutely no measurable or audible slowing of a turntable platter caused by "stylus drag"This was talked to death in the Sutherland Timeline thread.Not measurable was put to rest forever. 
What is Technics thinking?
johnnyAlso, I check for and adjust for azimuth by setting a small bubble level on the top of the headshell I use a bubble also but find a pencil lead if able to be kept in place my go to choice. 
Yamaha GT 2000 Turntable
From all accounts and with the lineage Micro S, & Victor a table to consider, missed one locally awhile back.J Carr's previous link to the Victor/ Yamaha blog I thought an interestingaccompaniment to the tables discussions. 
Help me choosing Phono Preamp
The DL-103 standard version is rated at .3mv output, incl the DL-103SI have, a few of the other DL-103 versions are rated at .25mv so I am not sure what your .18mv figure is from. 
Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927?
SBI just find those "challenges" about gear hype is so useless and so subjective.Relax it's a conversation regarding a TT. If you deem it useless whats to be gained by even responding.