tfkaudio
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| Fozgometer? I purchased a Fozgometer several weeks ago, and I have not had much luck with it. The needle jumps around too much to get a good reading. The manual does indicate that this may happen with undamped unipivot tonearms, which is what I have (JMW9 Sig... | |
| Loss of Highs When you plugged the unit back in, did you have to reset the gain and loading to the proper values, or were they already at the proper values? I wonder if they are displaying the old info, but not operating with those values? Try adjusting the gai... | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D Correction to my suggestion about the fine adjustment screw. If it was set all the way down into the armwand, then your VTF would be higher, not lower. So ensure that the opposite is not the case (adjustment screw protruding from the back of the a... | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D Are you sure you have the "SB2"? Weigh the cartridge. The standard model, at 4 grams, would be likely to have the problem you are experiencing. If the cart weighs 7.9 grams as advertised, then the problem must lie elsewhere. The VPI tonearms have... | |
| Buidling a Classical Library - MUST HAVES! 1. Bach - St. John Passion (No specific recording) 2. Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra. Reiner/CSO or Boulez/NY Philharmonic3. Beethoven - String Quartets Opus 59 Nos. 1,2, &3-"Rasumovsky". Vegh Quartet 4. Brahms - Symphony #2. Solti/CSO5. Chop... | |
| to volume pot or not to volume pot A couple of things... As was said earlier, if you completely open the volume pot you effectively take it out of the circuit. An audible difference between a two identical circuits, except with one having an open volume pot, would be highly unlikel... | |
| Record Cleaning A record cleaning machine is a very good thing. You can surely get by without one, but they are terrific and worth every penny if you like playing records and getting the highest quality sound from them. As for 180g and 200g records, I think they ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade, something warmer I wouldn't call the Dynavector thin, but I would call it clean. I love Dynavector cartridges. They provide exceptional clarity and dynamic slam. However, I currently also use (in addition to my DV20-XH) a Benz-Micro L2 Wood body cartridge. I think... | |
| Scout drive upgrade I should clarify one thing I said in my earlier post in regard to the statement "The SDS will do nothing for you if your turntable speed is not stable.". The SDS can help with stability by providing a clean, stable source of power to the motor. B... | |
| Scout drive upgrade A couple of things... The SDS will do nothing for you if your turntable speed is not stable. In other words, there are two flavors to the problem - stable speed but not at 33 1/3 and unstable speed. The SDS will only solve problem number one. Sec... | |
| Back to analog ..was it a mistake??? It sounds like digital is your bag. Stick with it. For me, a poorly set up turntable still sounds much better. A well set up turntable leaves no reasonable comparison. To my ears. I wish digital sounded better to me, because CD's are so much more ... | |
| Preamp predicament Long ago I had a Sony 400 disc changer. The sound is truly awful. Get an outboard DAC, even a cheap one, and you'll be amazed by the improvement. As for your vinyl, I doubt that anything in the $300 range is going to be a drastic improvement over ... | |
| Preamp predicament Is your vinyl playback experience disappointing compared to CD, or are both disappointing? If both are disappointing, I wouldn't be looking at the phono stage as a culprit. Cheers. | |
| Alex Chilton RIP Arguably the most influential rock musician that never became a household name. Sad news. | |
| Recommendations on Turntable for under $1k Yes, you would need a separate phono stage. The Parasound JC2 is a line-level pre-amp only, and does not contain a phono input. (Many modern preamps don't contain a phono input. The additional required circuitry adds to the cost and many people no... |