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| Revox Straight Line Turntables Eric- those big ol' EMTs had phono sections-- really meant for broadcast professional. Quite the collector's item today. I don't know the answer on the Revox tables, either. I'd suggest The Vintage Knob or just do an open web search for the mode... | |
| MoFi controversy @atmasphere said: "FWIW dept.: the correct term is 'lacquer'." Thanks Ralph. I guess I always used the terms interchangeably. Not sure where I picked that up. We were still kids, I think, and one of my friends while in high school started enginee... | |
| MoFi controversy OK. So, go to In Groove Mike’s page on YouTube. Before this controversy, I had not realized how much people rely on Internet videos for guru-ism. In Groove Mike is not a slick guy, and was characterized as a "strip mall record salesman." He’s not.... | |
| MoFi controversy @daveyf - You've seen the "interview" video right? | |
| MoFi controversy @blisshifi - I’m not Ralph @atmasphere but I posted this to another site as my understanding of MoFi’s work flow: According to AZ Mike in today’s recap video (this one, the day after the "interview" video posted), once they have the 4XDSD file, ... | |
| Avantegarde Duo repair. You are welcome. | |
| Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table. @fjn04 - for me, the priorities were different. On the main system, I wanted the best sound I could get. What is that? Since everything is dependent on the associated components, room and set-up, I’m happier than ever with the big table running Ko... | |
| Avantegarde Duo repair. You could contact the US distributor, who I think is in Canada or the factory, but I suspect they won’t keep spares on hand given that the model has been superseded. Is it the plate amp? Those things are ubiquitous- as I remember, they are not ser... | |
| Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table. I’ve had my main table and air bearing arm in place since around 2006-7, various cartridges over the years. With the big Minus K below it, the thing is substantial in weight and size: Several years ago, I had Bill Thalmann restore an SP-10 (mk ... | |
| What is your record cleaning regimen? Sure. No mystery- just one generic name for the type of vacuum arm that the Keith Monks, Loricraft and a few others use: That’s the business end of the nozzle- smaller aperture than the wand or slot type vacuum heads; also note the "string"-... | |
| Best music in 2022 Dream Queen, Bobby Hamilton, etc. A very hard to find, expensive spiritual jazz, lounge act record that was pressed in very limited quantities. Reissued by Now Again, from the tape, cut by Bernie G. (whether that spins your propeller, it says th... | |
| Will rebuilt Quad ESL 57s take the place on a great $30K dynamic speaker? I have owned ’57s since 1973 and recently had them rebuilt by Kent at Electrostatic Solutions. I’m now using my old Quad II amps with really good glass, instead of more powerful ARC tube amps in the 60-75 watt range and think they sound better wit... | |
| Best power amp for Quad 63 @RalphKarsten from @ Atma sphere does post here. Kent at Electrostatic Solutions did the restoration of my 57's. | |
| Best power amp for Quad 63 I used an ARC Classic 60 when I had Quad ’63s- they were Crosby modified. That amp was not as warm and "juicy" in the old tube sense as previous ARC amps I had owned and used- Dual 75a (still have it, sitting idle); Dual 70 mk ii (nice amp). At t... | |
| What is your record cleaning regimen? Records are not made or packaged in a clean room environment. I buy mostly older records, sometimes dead inventory, sometimes "used" and of course have bought new records over the years. QC is surprisingly off even for the audiophile stuff. Every... |