dougdeacon
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| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. Hi Raul,You've posted in the past that the Graham 1.5 and its upgrades are just over-priced, mis-engineered knockoffs of the Audiocraft arm. I agree.So I assume you're just trying to encourage a fuller discussion. Okay.Tonearm wire/cableThe Schroe... | |
| Advice for my first turntable/arm/cart please help Rushton,You may have nailed it with the distinction between the older and newer motor. My concern was (or was meant to be) consistent with that observation: older Scouts *may* have a speed stability issue.C123666,The least expensive Teres is actua... | |
| Graham and Shelter matching - and other arms/carts Hi Frank,I haven't used the WT arm myself, but a WT dealer told me last year the 901 was a fine match for it. I presume the 90X would be also.Depending on your tastes in sound and music I might suggest looking at other carts. It's not hard to beat... | |
| Advice for my first turntable/arm/cart please help There are no bad choices among the brands you listed, that's a high quality shortlist. Owners of each will sing its praises, probably rightly so. If you can't audition them try to get your head into what makes each one special or different. These ... | |
| Cartridge advice--Rega style arm As Twl said, it would help to know what phono stage gain and impedance loading options you have available. Also, what kind of music and sound do you prefer? An MC cartridge interacts with all of these, as well as with the tonearm of course. | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. Lugut nailed it again in his latest post. I heard exactly what he described. Change the case on an outboard motor. Hear a difference. Who knew? That was astonishing.The Schroeder Model Two is indeed an absolute bargain at its price point. Glorious... | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. I second Lugnut. I haven't heard an Illustrious but I owned a highly modded OL Silver. It couldn't hold a candle to a Schroeder, any Schroeder. I'd be embarassed to drag an OL arm into the same room with a Schroeder.At the meet Lugnut attended the... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone I'd like to thank Patrick for sharing himself with us last weekend, and for especially for sharing his new love with me.The Cuban coffee, you perverts, not the Cubans! Patrick took me around to this restaurant he'd found and bought me a cup. Imagi... | |
| Need better sound from my records, where to start? Good general guidance from Ron. I'd add this serious warning, that breakup you're getting on HF's is a result of a mistracing stylus. If it's on just a handful of records it's probably damage from a previous owner's rig. But if it's on many or mos... | |
| Cartridge De-Mag: Is it necessary? It depends on the cartridge. It's essential for Shelter's and Koetsu's, has little or no effect on a ZYX. Don't know about Benz, sorry. You can de-mag more safely (and cheaply) with the Cardas record, probably without risking the damage from activ... | |
| Best tonearm position for VTA? Rnm4,Just having a bit of fun, no intent to undermine Strauss (not even Johann!). There are passages in 'Till' whose harmonies remind me of the Stravinsky of 'Petrouchka' or even later. Strauss composed 'Till' 15 years before that, there's no ques... | |
| Best tonearm position for VTA? Forget about parallel or whatever setting "LOOKS" right,and start to listen for what sounds like the most accurate timbral definition.This should take a few listening sessions with a wide variety of material to play.Right on! Timbral presentation ... | |
| Upgrade my Turntable???? I heard the 2 was warmer than 3,so i went with it.I'd say "smoother", if that's the opposite of "livelier". Both are tonally neutral, neither warm nor cool. I expect you'll love it, but if it doesn't quite "boogie" enough for your tastes both the ... | |
| Best tonearm position for VTA? I don't get the comments from some that the best VTA is always near parallel. Me neither. It depends on the cartridge. Shelters like to be a bit tail down, ZYX's like to be level or *very* slightly nose down. Other cartridges would like other atti... | |
| Upgrade my Turntable???? Audio99,You'll get stronger dynamics with an Airy 3 than an Airy 2, especially on an SME IV. Unless your system is exceptionally dynamic or your room is very lively I'd consider the next step up. If the Airy 2 is your budgetary limit you could get... |