philb7777
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| Original VPI Aries vs VPI classic 3 Keep the original Aries. Heard now and Aries, Aries 3 and Classic 1 and Classic 2 compared head to head in same system with same cart. No contest - both Aries were superior in about every category. Newer not always better - especially with VPI. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars (nice original aussie pressing on Mushroom)Gene Ammons - Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons (Acoustic Sounds 45 rpm) - incredible recording and fantastic music | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nick Cave - Push The Sky AwayBrendan Perry - The Ark | |
| Case of the dissapearing Bass Might need to change your short wall / long wall set up. That or switch ends of the room with system and chair. This is definitely a room acoustic issue. | |
| Help with Cartridge Alignment A digital tracking force gauge is a must!!!!!! At least start with that, you'll be glad you did. | |
| Case of the dissapearing Bass Here is a link to the Sumiko Master Set Up.http://www.hifi.ir/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/master-set.pdfHelped a friend set his speakers up in a new house with this and frankly didn't like the imaging it was giving us, but it is another good tool t... | |
| Case of the dissapearing Bass http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php | |
| Case of the dissapearing Bass What are the dimensions of your room? Look up the Cardas speaker placement formula (google it). Try that out first and then slowly move your speakers closer to the wall behind them one inch at a time. | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube gear? My vote for the new ARC Ref series tube gear. Quite impressed. | |
| Mint LP Best Tractor---HELP Ditto Sksos1. I initially use the Feickert with the Baerwald geometry points. Once set, I then pull out the Mint (Yip also set for Baerwald) for precise placement. I find the Feickert gets me 90% there but the Mint adjustments and precision are de... | |
| Van den Hul spindle oils for TT bearing Why not use the TW oil provided with the table? | |
| Can hear TV or Radio station via Phono stage ??? Ground, ground, ground. Check the ground. Then make sure both tonearm is grounded to phono preamp and then your table plinth (bearing) is grounded to something. If you do these two things, 99% of RF problems will be a distant memory. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Paul Buchanan - Mid-Air: Blue Nile lead singer solo LP; great music, detailed and dynamic, super quiet pressing; demo disc qualityFleetwood Mac - Rumours: double LP 45RPM. Although many have said this pressing pales in comparison to the original, ... | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix The new Transfiguration flagship is the Proteus. Anyone heard it yet? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds night:The Boatman's CallNo More Shall We PartBest of Nick Cave and Bad SeedsAbattoir BluesGetting ready for his new one, Push The Sky AwayAlso on deck:Fleetwood Mac - RumoursThe The - MindbombDepeche Mode - Construction... |