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| Wrong way to clean a stylus! I remember Linn Sondek suggesting the sandpaper stripe of paper matches is perfect for cleaning the stylus. | |
| Da Benz? Benz LPS ....much better.Invictus......can't believe you called the Atlas a bizarre bastardization of music. It is certainly one of the best cartridges made. Perhaps it wasn't set up well, or the preamp was inadequate....but the Atlas stands hi... | |
| Are my " diamond " tweeters really diamond diamond dust from cutting quality diamonds | |
| Musician vs. audiophile When I was in graduate school getting advanced degrees in music, most of my professors had crappy portable players. When I asked them if they had better at home....they all said that whatever is missing they insert the necessary sounds. | |
| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought I have a Superscoutmaster that came with the Superplatter. It was a revelation when I changed to the Classic platter.... The Super sounded slow, and turgid....certainly reduced highs with rolled lows..smaller sound stage, all wrong. I thought... | |
| the table or the arm first? What's first....steering wheel or brakes? | |
| Help Identifying Koetsu Onyx I'd be wary. (don't know how much you paid) For this kind of money you want it right. | |
| Why do some amps provide more output power when using a balanced connection? I use balanced headphones .....balanced from the preamp through the balanced amp and then balanced to headphones. The sound is quite wonderful...and recommended. Your question is of less noise and increased clarity with balanced configuration. | |
| VPI 2nd pivot point set up question Don't over-think this. Mount the 2nd pivot behind the left weight of the arm....follow my directions and enjoy. | |
| Audio cables ,and power cords the most forgotton- part of an Audio system. cables are a real crap shoot. any cable might work in one system, and be deleterious in another. You need to experiment to find out which kind work best for you. | |
| Soundsmith Aida vs Hana sh I'd guess that the Aida would sing better. | |
| cartridge setup help a bag of cartridge screws/bolts can be easily secured from E-bay or Amazon. Get the right size or the setup is wrong. | |
| VPI 2nd pivot point set up question Last_....the thickness of the record will not affect the azimuth. Use a Fozgometer and its test record. Use the small screw to adjust azimuth...screwing it down moves the head of the arm clockwise, and v/v. You must make sure there is weight on... | |
| Balanced Preamp recommendations up to $5,500 I have an Ayre K1xe.....pretty close to the best....has phono, remote....fabulous. | |
| aluminum platter vs Acrylic not what I thought TZH21....put the record on the bare Classic platter....no mat. Use the center weight and peripheral ring. |