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| New Ortophon Tonearms? I can highly recommend the Ortofon RS-212D, which I have on my suspended Merrill-Scillia MS2 TT. Great value for the money. I also like the option of a detachable headshell for fast switching of cartridges. | |
| The lid closed ? Yes, remove the lid when playing. We should know. We make all kinds of acrylic covers for TTs but when we did vibration tests, we found that resonance from the cover affects vibration on the plinth, tonearm, etc., especially when loud music is pla... | |
| CD Baby I have ordered from them. Very nice outfit, seems to take personal interest in their customers.I got follow up emails from them after I received the CDs, a nice touch.They have a lot of good recordings of relatively unknown artists and is a good c... | |
| Quality DAC with volume control - suggestions Benchmark DAC/Pre at $1575 new.No remote though. | |
| SSM w/Rim Drive - Cloud 11 Vibration issues? Vinh Vu of Gingko Audio here.To accommodate the new Rim Drive, we are offering a 1-piece Medium Cloud 11 that would work with it, as Cmaronmurphy atested here. We also offer a matching SST table top cover to fit perfectly on the Cloud.Those who ha... | |
| Triplanar Mk VI or Mk VII? One of the added features of the Mk VII is the fine tune weight at the end of the arm. It is on a shaft that is inserted into the end of the arm behind the counterweights and has a smaller weight that is threaded onto the shaft for fine tuning of ... | |
| Ortofon SPU Synergy I use the recommended 3gr tracking force.I don't use a step up transformer. My phono stage has enough gain. | |
| Ortofon SPU Synergy Wonderful catridge. I use it in my analog rig: Merrill-Scillia MS2 TT, Ortofon RS-212D arm, custom-built phono stage, Consonance Cyber 300B PSE monos, and Lamhorn speakers. As compared with the Ortofon Jubilee (another great cartridge), the SPU Sy... | |
| Turntable Leveling Question VPI Scout Vinh Vu of Gingko Audio here.I would use the level on the platter. If you have different readings on different places on the platter then you have a warped or uneven platter. The arm is mounted on the plinth on the Scout/Scoutmaster so the reading... | |
| Gingko vs. pucks Vinh Vu of Gingko Audio here. The original question was about Gingko Cloud platform versus pucks, which I interpret to be footers made of some material.We performed vibration tests in designing our Cloud platforms and the results are published on ... | |
| 2008 Stereophile Home Entertainment expo New York Stereophile is sponsoring the Festival du Son & Image in Montreal this year, from 4/3-6.http://stereophile.com/news/031708fsi/ | |
| turntable enthusiasts near Knoxville, TN? If it's convenient to visit Memphis, George Merrill of Merrill Analog Emporium (http://www.gmanalog.com/) can help you. He is a legend in the business and you will learn a lot about analog just by talking to him.Tell him Vinh Vu sent you.Good luck | |
| Northern NJ Audiophile Gathering Please contact Mike Oltz at the phone number or email above to reserve a seat.See you there.Vinh Vu | |
| Should I upgrade my Merrill turntable? In case you don't know, George has teamed up with Anthony Scillia to make 2 new models based on his Heirloom design.The MS21 ($24K) is reviewed by Michael Fremer in the Stereophile November issue, and the MS2 ($8K) is reviewed by John Potis on 6mo... | |
| Infinity Kappa 9's sound terrible...HELP Call Bill at Millersound just outside of Philly (215-412-7700). He is THE MAN when it comes to Infinity speakers.He will make yours sound better than the original.Tell him Vinh Vu sent you.Good luck. |