whart
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| BUSTED: UK company is raided for fake vinyl production Those record counterfeiting cases weren't that common even in the heyday of vinyl. The Sam Goody case is pretty famous. There was also a practice of 'backdooring'- legit plant making legit copies for whatever label presses more than required and '... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Was the deadwax scraped or somehow obliterated on that copy you got from TP? | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Yep, as Frogman sez, @slaw these things are monsters in the tracking department, not just in name. And even though the re-do I bought from Steve isn’t using the original cantilever, its compliance is more ’medium’ than ’high’ which also inspires c... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? Original cantilever was boron, maybe diamond dusted or something, new cantilever is aluminum. Don’t remember the stylus profile offhand. I suspect Steve will build you whatever you want- the materials cost of boron may be higher but it’s still wit... | |
| VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service? I just got a cartridge from Steve this week as a stopgap- my go to has been Airtight, and i'm curious about stone-bodied Koetsus in my arm, but i reached out to Steve to supply me with a rebuilt Monster Genesis 1000- very different cartridge in to... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure @decibell - this is good information and worthwhile for someone who has an out of warranty unit that cannot be traded in for an upgrade. @jwpstayman is fortunate- Robert Stein at Ultra Systems, the distributor here in the States, has generally tri... | |
| Portland Maine We used to go at least once a year, sometimes more. The summers are pretty glorious- My wife has family near Portland, so that was a gathering place for her clan for many years.I would definitely recommend taking up @lwin on his kind offer. I'm su... | |
| Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" new 45RPM MOFI UD1S Thanks for the report. I was given a copy of a reissue from the ’80s that was supposed to be one of the best sounding and on a couple systems, it just had no bottom end- maybe that’s the recording, not the various pressings. (I can identify the co... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? This has been a pretty informative thread~For another story, I knew a guy back in Pittsburgh, where I grew up, who mounted a Vestigal arm (remember those, with the wagging headshell attached to a string which tensioned it?) to a Rabco. In theory, ... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? https://flic.kr/p/S8x8RW Dunno if this will work but here’s a shot of where the counterweight threaded tube mounts on the back of the air-bearing housing- looks like it is a threaded hole. Period. Thanks, @ct0517 if you click on the image link, an... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @ct0517 - another good question which will require a little exploration by me. Just when I thought I knew how to set this thing up after all these years! Your learning is valuable and obviously transferable--Just literally removed my regular cartr... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? 10-4, @ct0517 - very helpful. Thanks. | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @ct0517 - thank you. The FAQ on Franc’s site talks about an optional lighter counterweight. The Airtight Supreme is going to get rebuilt very soon, and I may also try a couple other cartridges, but I guess what you are suggesting is what- smaller ... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @ct0517 - I can ask Franc about the counterweight. Dunno. This is a pretty old arm, circa 2006-7 is when I bought it from an authorized dealer. | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @ct0517 - Chris- (or so i gathered), here's a photo of the back end of the arm as set up. Counterweight is the stock part: https://thevinylpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSCF0778.jpg |