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| Cleaning fluid on the cheep I agree with Marakanetz , you will not need much cleaner . For about $25.00 you can buy the VPI Concentrate add it to 1 gallon of distilled water and have enough to clean 500 Records or more . It is really good for the money . | |
| Is it worth repairing or re-tipping? It is probably not worthwile to re-tip [ re-build ] . I believe that your Blue Point would be worth $$ on a Trade -In on a NEW Blue Point . It might be worth it . Check The Needle Doctor , Music Direct or Acoustic Sounds for Info . Also , the NEW ... | |
| I Need Help With A Discontinued Cartridge Mofimadness is correct . Almost all High Output MC Cartridges have a 47K impedence . If you are unhappy with the sound and have the capabilities you could experiment with higher impedences of 10K and above . | |
| Stylus retipping Needfreestuff ,I did end up Tracking the Shelters at 1.70 grams which is a little lighter than Shelter's optimum midpoint recommendation . All of the re-builds took from 6 to 10 weeks from the date I shipped until the day received . I always have ... | |
| Stylus retipping I have had a few of the Soundsmith Ruby Cantilever and Optomized Contour rebuilds . They were a Denon 103R and more important to you , both a Shelter 501 mkII & 901 .I can state without reservation that all were improved as far as sound goes ,... | |
| Almost Time to Replace My DV-20xl Consider a Level 3 Soundsmith Re-Build [ $350.00 ] of your Dyna . You will be suprised at the outcome . It will compete with most $1500-2000 Cartridges .You can buy a Used Cart. on AgoN to get you thru the 2 to 3 month wait for the Re-Build . Then... | |
| Michell Tecnoarm I had one of these Arms a couple of years ago . I also thought the Arm to be bright with some glare . I thought that the Silver Wired Tonearm Cable to be the trouble . I have a Rega 250 that has the Michell aftermarket Counterweight and Arm Stub ... | |
| $1000 upgrade. Opinions? A Low Output Moving Coil Cartridge is an option for an upgrade . Your Phono Stage will handle the Low Output . If you buy Used with Low Hours of use you might only spend $250 to $600 depending on Make and Model . You can find a Shelter 501 mk II ,... | |
| Cartridge Tonearm matching Better yet this will offer the the options that you need .www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_database_tools.php | |
| Cartridge Tonearm matching I think that this may be what you are looking for www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_database.php | |
| Wish to upgrade phono preamp caps and other I doubt that these Caps are in the Signal Path . They are more than likely in the Power Supply and are Electrolytic . | |
| Newly into vinyl; My guess is that the Denon Cartridge's Suspension is dried up . This will lead to the pronounced sounding of surface noise Try the new Cartridge and see if the noise subsides . | |
| Help with VTL TL 5.5 Preamp It might be worthwhile trying 12AU7 in place of the 12AX7 . It has less Gain , but should smooth ot the Highs . | |
| Soundsmith dl103r vs. Dynavector 17d3 ruby ? I am curious about the Ruby Cantilever 17D3 . The original design of the Cartridge uses a very short [ 17mm ] Diamond Cantilever . Does Soundsmith use their standard length Cantilever ?? Does this affect the sound drastically ???I have owned sever... | |
| Surface Noise - another question It may be the Benz Cartridge . Even though it has low hours of use , the Suspension could be dried out . This could [ would ] cause the Surface Noise to be more pronounced . The cartridge seems to be the WEAK LINK in your system anyway . An up-gra... |