dougdeacon
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| Scheu/Eurolab TT - which tonearm, mat Hassel,You may not have been, "asking out of the blue", but we were certainly being kept in the dark! Thanks for filling in that detail. Hopefully some who've used both brands of arms will chime in.Regards,Doug | |
| How Much Time do You Surf on Audiogon? I dont have time to answer the question. I'm too busy posting on other threads... I mean WORKING... WORKING... that's what I'm doing. Yup.What a cruel question to ask. Thanks for reminding me! | |
| Is this why my analog rig isn't so hot? Hi NGeorge,(Yes, I hang out here too!)I agree with all the above, although certain cartridges mentioned by Pcosta are probably unsuitable for your arm. I also like the sound of the Denon 103's, Shelters(!) and Koetsus. But I'd never put one on an ... | |
| Scheu/Eurolab TT - which tonearm, mat Hi,I've no experience with any of the arms you're considering so I'll leave that to others, except to say that it can be a serious error to choose an arm before choosing a cartridge (or vice versa for that matter). The cartridge/arm synergy is abo... | |
| Home brew cleaning solution Armstrod,I haven't used the Orbitrac, but I believe RRL would be at least as suitable as other solutions and more suitable than some. Vacuuming is best of course, since any liquid that's not quickly vacuumed away will evaporate and re-deposit the ... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? In previous conversations, Brian told me he prefers to spread RRL fluids with CF brushes, the same kind you dry brush with, using one for DC and one for VW.I've tried those, the Last brushes, painting pads from Walmart and DD brushes. DD brushes w... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? IME when RRL Deep Cleaner sheets instead of beading up it's usually a sign that:- I applied too much solution or,- the record is incredibly, deep-down filthy or,- the record is groove-damaged.The less "wet" the RRL solutions act on a record, the c... | |
| Home brew cleaning solution Scottht,Like Photo46 and Aroc said, and if you want to save $10 Galen Carol sells RRL for $20/bottle. When you've found a DIY secret recipe you like let me know. I'll be glad to ship you a small sample each of RRL Deep Cleaner and Vinyl Wash, no c... | |
| tonearm/cartridge set up question I suppose it could be an antiskate setting issue, as jameswei suggested. If in fact AS is set so high that channel balance is shifted to the L, you would probably also hear some R channel fuzziness or distortion, particularly on dynamic tracks nea... | |
| Eliminating static electricity from albums?? Like Vvrinc and unlike Ncarv I find playing records often produces static buildup. My spindle and arm are both grounded but apparently there's still no good path from the vinyl to ground.The old 'Dust Bug' type devices (sort of an extra tonearm wi... | |
| What am I hearing??? Calanctus,I'm one of those who offered an explanation of dielectric effect in cables causing time smearing, but I was only responding to Stehno's mention of that effect. I did not mean to imply this could cause piano note warbling. Sorry if I was ... | |
| What tubed preamp that is not too fussy ? Second the c-j PV10. I've had a PV-11 since 1991 with zero problems. A friend has had a PV-10 for 6+ years with similar success. Should you ever need it, c-j's support is topnotch even if you bought it used. | |
| What am I hearing??? Good explanation Stehno. One reason for time smearing in cables (or any device passing an electrical signal) is the dielectric effect of the insulation layer. Since no insulation except a vacuum is perfect, some of the signal will travel through t... | |
| VTA adjusting for Denon DL-103 Agree with Jphii, though having the armtube *approximately* level for an "average" thickness record (whatever that is) is not a bad idea. I agree it's not worth fretting over though, the cartridge-record relationship is far more critical than the ... | |
| Conrad Johnson MF2500A & Dyn's 1.3SE Durbin,Great point about the tweeters. Neither the metal tweeters nor the kevlar mids in my N803's would forgive a forward sounding amp. I'd have to repaint the walls of the listening room once a week! |