willster
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| New Helix PowerSnakes Cable From Shunyata ? Guidocorona wrote "The principle appears to b that counterrotating spirals of conductors cause strands to cross at 90 degree angles, minimizing inductance and capacitance. The core of the PC is apparently hollow."There used to be patents listed fo... | |
| ELP laser turntable - any comments? Where on the nabs website are they hiding the info on the halcyonics platform? | |
| cable for Goldmund T4 tonearm you might want to try goldmundusa.com | |
| Budget Linear track table? I understand from a friend that Rabco tables can be obtained fairly cheaply on ebay these days. He says that the reason they are being sold off so cheaply is that one of the rubber wheels used in the tangential tracking arm wears out and then the ... | |
| battling the pops and clicks Nsgarch wrote "I know it's true, but I've never heard anyone explain WHY some cartridges seem to transmit (or reproduce?) "pops and clicks" while other don't."The only explanation I've ever run across is related to stylus tip profile, i.e. some ca... | |
| How Should We Clean A New Record? Justin time wrote "So in a nutshell, either the surface tension varies with different brands of RCF and different levels of dilution or the wettability of the Vinyl surface varies with different types or amounts of mold release."The RCF is constan... | |
| Goldmund Studio IV My Goldmund Studio walwart supply is putting out 30VDC I think. Would have to check at home regarding the current. The DC voltage must not be too critical since I am running my table on batteries and using the walwart as the charger. I am using tw... | |
| Suggestions for Feet TWL wrote, "Not sure what to recommend to you, but I'd stay away from any soft absorbtive types, personally. Dynamics seem to suffer on TT's, when using soft feet. But they are good for keeping the background quiet."Do you also hear this differenc... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? "Just as an fyi... The terms "tangential tracking" and "linear tracking" both are acceptable. Of the manufacturers of these arms over the years, B&O, Rabco, Marantz and others used the term "tangential tracking" and Eminent Technology, Air Tan... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? I gave up on my Sony psx 800 some time ago. When you push the start button instead of going to the edge of the record and setting the arm down it just keeps on moving the arm til it's all the way across the record. You can get it to play by hittin... | |
| How Should We Clean A New Record? Having read through this thread, something from my own record cleaning experience comes to mind. My current cleaning regime includes the use of Vinyl Zyme and L' Art du Son cleaners (though I have used the Microcare products which are environmenta... | |
| Un-WARP your records The trick is to control the heat. I purchased two pieces of plate glass 13" on a side so it is slightly larger than the LP. I preheat my convection oven on it's lowest setting (200 degrees). Place the record between the glass pieces and place in o... | |
| battling the pops and clicks Check out vinylzyme. Great stuff! | |
| Goldmund Studio/T3 with Helikon cartridge thank you. Where, may I ask, did you find this manual? I don't have any of this information and thought I had done a fairly thorough search for documentation.It may not be English to you but, to anyone familiar with the arm, it makes sense.Will | |
| Goldmund Studio/T3 with Helikon cartridge Here's an update. I purchased a small digital scale recommended by an audiogoner and re-checked VTF. The digital scale reads slighly over 2.1 grams.This takes us back to the original problem. Why am I having to track the Helikon at higher than rec... |