wlutke
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| Upgrade Tonearm for VPI Aries 3 My XX2 has close to 200 hours on it now. I have found setting the VTF at 2.0 and the loading at 100 Ohms to be helpful. Sometimes on the same album the sibilance can be fine on some tracks and exaggerated on others, regardless of the tracks locati... | |
| Upgrade Tonearm for VPI Aries 3 You have a unipivot tonearm that changes azimuth and VTF. A loose counterweight could do that but yours is ok. Does your arm clear the lift when playing? Are the tonearm wires binding between the arm and the connection block? Is the anti-skate ok?... | |
| Upgrade Tonearm for VPI Aries 3 I have and old HW19 MK4 with the original JMW Memorial 10 arm and DV XX2 MK2. And was unimpressed. The same thoughts as yours went through my mind. I used the Mint LP tractor, digital scale, loading, VTA, phono pre - you name it. In the end I trie... | |
| Installing a stereo in my garage. Suggestions? My garage has full range single driver kits (BK-16) from the Madisound website powered by SET amps. The sound is incredible. They also have plans for speaker enclosures if you've got the room. With all the inexpensive tube amps these days $500 cou... | |
| Internet Radio I use a Sangean WFT-1 and it works well. About $250 on Amazon. Bill | |
| lemon on on vandersteens I use Guardsman furniture polish on my Vandersteens. It's an oil based aerosol that wipes dry and works super on any finish I've tried. Beds Bath and Beyond has it in my neighborhood.Bill | |
| VPI PLC question The PLC must be started in at 33 rpm and switched to 45 on the fly. The motor doesn't have the torque to ramp up to 45 from a dead stop. The motor will just quiver.Bill | |
| Best interconnects & speaker cable? I don't get it For years I couldn't tell the difference between wire - until I sorted out the rest of the system. That includes the room, vibration, recordings, system quality and system synergy. Once everything got working, cables had a much bigger impact. Some... | |
| Denon POA 2400 plastic speaker binding post cap I don't know what your binding post looks like. Madisound has a lot.http://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/terminals/ | |
| To Vandersteen or not to Vandersteen I had the 3A's for 18 years before recently upgrading them to the Sig version. I do not recommend the non Sigs. They are pleasant but slow/dull sounding. The Sigs have been described as a music lovers speaker and I agree. They can bring you to the... | |
| Which component is most responsible? Turn this one around. If you have a system that already convincingly separates a choir, what component could most easily destroy this if replaced? I would be tempted to say recording first but the truth is any sub par component in the chain could ... | |
| Stylus force digital scales I have one and it works well. It takes watch batteries so pricey to replace. I had the AcousTech- $80, pc board made by the same company- and it operated on two AAA batteries and had an aluminum case. They do stop functioning if you drop them. Bot... | |
| VPI HW-19 Springs I had wondered about the two different color springs used. Now I know that is normal! One spring had collapsed over time by about 1/8 inch. Not normal. Last weekend I replaced my Mk IV springs with an Isolation Upgrade Kit from elusive Disc. Isola... | |
| What CD player will warm my Thiel/Classe systm? You might try a used tube player or Meridian s/s if the presentation is too hot. But it sounds like what you want is a sub, not a new cd player. That would warm up the mids with better extension too. | |
| Subject: Q. on room size and what speakers to use I'm using Vandersteen 3A's in a room about 13 x 10 and they sound fantastic as a two channel music system. After years of unsuccessful upgrading, the key was room treatment. Curtains behind the speakers and Sonex on the side walls. The difference ... |