russmaleartist
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| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? Starting with my current turntable and working backwards:Thorens TD160 Super w/Signet XK50 tonearmHarmon & Kardon Rabco ST-7 Linear Tracking TurntableDual 1229 Magnavox Imperial ConsoleSteelman Portable RCA 45 rpm changerGeneric 78 rpm turntab... | |
| Bass distortion-Playing LP's only,,,,please help Even though my turntable was on a wall bracketed shelf, I still got air-bourne feedback. The woofers, especially my subwoofers, would be oscillating, and I also saw my tonearm bouncing up and down -- not out of the groove, but it was pretty peculi... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? WOW! Interesting lineup . . . some very impressive lists. I was trying to see if there were any patterns for consistency . . . a few, but for the most part -- not really. To be honest, if I had had the resources to do so, my list would have been m... | |
| What are the most outrageous speakers reviews you have ever seen? I don't know as if it is so much outrageous as annoying . . . but reviewers tread a thin line between telling the truth and diplomacy (political correctness) in order to keep their sources of livelihood alive, which can be often times thwarted by ... | |
| The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is In the many forums that I have read, one goes away more bewildered than before reading them or entering into the discussion, because there is always those “experts” whose egos are so fragile as to fight to the end to make others see their point of... | |
| Can an old Thorens Table be "Over Dampend" to the point where sound is adversely effected? We all have our opinions and whatever works in our environment and circumstances -- even with the same turntable, may not work for another individual. I have a Thorens TD160 Super that I bought back in the 80's, and I have worked with it trying nu... | |
| Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not? I have both sold and bought on Ebay for years. It is the seller's responsibility to have all expectations of the buyer's payment included their ad.The fees are actually the responsibility of the seller, and the seller should include anything they ... | |
| Help Picking a turntable Like every other topic put on the forum, there are as many opinions as there are people to make them, and the opinion can be based upon bias and any of a number of other reasons besides “your needs”. I would take advice with a grain of salt, but u... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Seems to me that more people enjoy the confrontations and debates, which then turn into mean spirited attitudes with absolutely no practical application to those seeking opinions. After all, we all have ears that most likely hear differently, and ... | |
| Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's? I have had my DQ10s since the middle 80’s and have been working on them every since. The crossovers were completely redone: boards and all as well as the wiring. Eventually I even did some by-pass caps with some well-known name brands used for the... | |
| Is it all worth it? There is always a new piece of equipment to allure and open one’s wallet; however, how often have you had people mourn their purchase and soon sell or trade what they have? There is a diminishing return in this hobby; needless to say, the manufact... | |
| BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM I am using a Signet XK50 with the Soundsmith Aida High Compliance Cartridge. The Signet was one of if not the first to use the counterweight so that it was on line with the stylus thus providing even and constant downward stylus pressure on the va... | |
| Review: Dahlquist DQ-10 Speaker I got a great deal on a pair of the Dahlquist DQ10's with one subwoofer and the passive crossover to the subwoofer, back in the 80's. There have been quite a few renovations and improvements made since that time. After purchasing the DQ10's I deci... | |
| Help My friend wants to go with some DQ-10s I purchased a used pair of DQ10's. My friend was an electronic engineer and completely revamped the crossovers into two separate modules: one for the bass with huge chokes and one for the midrange and treble also with very large chokes and all wit... |