creativepart
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| Analogue-free system I’m an old guy. I like vinyl and digital, streaming Tidal MQA too. Sometimes I get on a streaming jag, other times a CD binge. But I alway come back to vinyl and know not to ever sell my ‘tables. Now you’ve let that sweet TT go. I hope you don’t r... | |
| I want to try a different tonearm on my classic I think the VPI website is serving up some doubtful info about the 250 MM spindle to pivot distance.See the 5 year old Vinyl Engine report on VPI's actual geometry numbers for the JMW 10.5i. It's actually 262mm.http://www.vinylengine.com/vpi-tonea... | |
| SL1200 upgrade tonearm or replace cartridge? I had a SL1200 and felt the same way about the tonearm. I bought an adapter for the TT to put a Rega RB300 that I owned on it. It was a real improvement.I ended up putting the table back to stock and selling it. I just never bonded with that TT. B... | |
| TT upgrade I had a HW-19 MK III for the past 5 years. I just replaced it with a VPI Classic (great 'table). The 19 is a really great table and one that has a million tweaks available for it as well. Some you buy and some DIY, too.I'll always charish the 19 a... | |
| What would happen if we had convenient turntables "Automatic lift up when side is over to avoid damaging your $680 cartridge . I sit nervously until the last track then I stand up to catch the arm" Gee, you must not be old enough to have left tt's running for days, nay, weeks by accident.You won'... | |
| Cartridge for a Rega P5? I've tried 2 Rega carts including their top o'the line Exact and I was very unimpressed with either one. They're easy to set up... and that's the end of the list of good things I found to be true about Rega carts.The P5 is a good turntable, go for... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus Jim, you need some larger photos on the website. Even on the order page where it says "click to enlarge" the enlarged photo is that same postage stamp-sized photo that shows nothing. | |
| VPI JMW setup I found the JMW9 hum problem to be best solved with good SHIELDED cables from the junction box to the phonostage. I do still need a ground wire from the junction box ground screw lug to the phonostage and I also tie that junction box ground wire i... | |
| VPI JMW setup Oh, what cart do I use. I have a couple that I use and interchange between them. I have a 1980's Audio Technica AT155LC MM cart which is fantastic and a Denon 103D MC cartridge that I love as well.I've ordered an Ortofon 2M Black MM cart which sho... | |
| VPI JMW setup The "true" best way is to set it electronically. There is a computer program and you can dynamically adjust it. Or you use voltage meters to minimize cross-talk. But the way you've done it is the way that I do it and makes both sense and good soun... | |
| Vinyl beginner frustrations Azimuth and VTA Stonedeaf, that was the 80's when people judged how good a cartridge was by how light the VTF was. If you sold a $100 cart with 1.5 grams listed as the VTF and some competitor sold one at the same price but listed a 1.0 gram VTF people would flock... | |
| VPI JMW setup The actual stp distance is 222.8. So, you're fine either way. 222 is the accepted distance. There is a guy KWILIS on the Vinyl Asylum that creates really nice protractors for $50. He just did one for me and it's great. As for the wobble, That soun... | |
| VPI JMW setup How about the Azmuth? I too have a HW-19. It had a Rega RB300 and with it's mods I loved it. Then just like you I bought a JMW-9 and this has been an improvement as well. I find that getting the Azmuth right really helps the soundstage. That and c... | |
| How critical is the exact placement of the tonearm If you're close you can make up the difference with overhang adjustments most of the time.Once I installed a RB300 Tonearm on a Linn LP 12. The armboard on the Linn was drilled for a Linn tonearm. (I only did this as a stopgap until my new Linn ar... | |
| OK to use unmatched or different brand tubes? Power tubes are much more sensitive to matching than pre-amp tubes. But, still it would be nice if they were in the same ball park. A tube tester that can give you a reference number for each is good but not mandatory.But in general, unmatched pre... |