dougdeacon
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| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms To shed a little light and (I hope) not too much heat on this debate, I know from experience that Raul notices and values some aspects of audio reproduction while not noticing or valuing others as much. We all have listening biases of course, but ... | |
| Record cleaning Q's - brushes and fluid For a cheap brush to spread the enzyme solution I use a corner painting pad I got at Walmart for a couple dollars. Made by Rubbermaid, blue handle, short white nylon bristles on a flat pad. 10 minutes seems like a long soak. I do 4 minutes, brushi... | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. Tshulba,Thanks for the further description."Smearing" is an excellent description of what can result from tracking angle error distortion. When the cantilever is non-tangent to the groove (as it is on an LP's inner- and outer-most grooves) the sty... | |
| Speed Controllers - How do they work? Spenceroo,Sidssp already answered your question. Power (wattage) has nothing to do with it. | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. That's good news. IGD is a function of tracking angle error and the shorter modulations of inner grooves, but that's not your problem or you'd have it on many records. IGD has nothing to do with the age or condition of any particular record, so th... | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. 2002ss335 is correct. ARM MOUNTING DISTANCEArm mounting distance per se has little sonic effect. It's true every arm is designed for some specific mounting distance, but that distance was chosen for one reason only - to ennable a particular cartri... | |
| zyx universe cartr.- ideal weight -ideal vta , Oilman,Your experience matches ours. The precise numbers differ from cartridge to cartridge, climate to climate, but all the effects are the same - including that variability from LP to LP and passage to passage. Tom wrote:I did hear times where t... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever If the lines were thinner and they got rid of those concentric squares, I think it would be a better tool, though.Agreed! One line through the null point plus one on either side for squaring yourself up would be better. I can't think of any use fo... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Just to point out one real downside the TTB does have, its printed lines are pretty coarse. I'm sure the same protractor with finer lines (aka, a Wally) would allow better accuracy. It's thicker than an LP, though it's not quite 3mm. For best resu... | |
| zyx universe cartr.- ideal weight -ideal vta , I just can't hear the significant sound improvement over a small range dialing in on the sound sweat spot when adjusting vtaLucky you! Set the base of the cartridge level and get used to its sound before giving yourself fits over VTA. We dial it i... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Rich, I don't know of a mirrored protractor for Stevenson. I imagine Wally could make one...Nrenter,1. The dual reflections that trouble you are what gives the TTB the advantage I described above. They are its best feature. You just have to practi... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever The protractor from www.turntablebasics.com is the poor man's version of a Wallytractor. Just $20 and usually instant shipping.It doesn't have the finely scribed lines of a Wally, but it is built on a mirror, which just as important. No non-mirror... | |
| Tonearm for Cartridge Upgrade Path The Denon and (especially) Koetsu MC's are low compliance types that need a higher mass, stable arm to play their best. The Clearaudio MM is a high compliance cartridge that will play best on a lower mass arm. IOW, the arm that works best for the ... | |
| Review: Alaap Audio (Doshi) Mark II Tube preamp Doshi, I have never heard of it, is this thing really any good?Well, to quote another mini-review I read somewhere:Nick Doshi Mark II: It is in INCREDIBLE. It has the most beautiful yet neutral tonal balance the I have ever heard. The Mark I is ne... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Some high mass unsuspended tables (like mine) work great on some springy wood floors (like mine). Other high mass tables on other floors might, or might not.A suspended table also might, or might not, work well on a springy floor. It depends on th... |