dougdeacon
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| Linear tracking tonearms..... Arnie, Thanks for confirming my supposition. It seemed self-evident from the differences between Schroeder's traditional bearing and the bearings on the LT, but an ears-on report is always best.Another advantage is that with the old bearing, arm h... | |
| Interesting analog experience This works best if you're spinning John Cage's 4'33". | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... @ Secretguy, lol. Or how about my HK/Rabco ST-8? It still runs great and the LT mechanism works as flawlessly as it ever did (wink). Of course the signal path is noisy as hell, but hey... | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... There's no question that a LT's ability to reduce tracking angle distortion to near zero produces superior sound, provided of course that all other things are held equal. The problem, of course, is that all other things are NEVER equal.To take one... | |
| Turn table speed variation question However, you are quite correct about original instrument recordings being an "acid test" for speed stability. But, IMO, the main reason for this is what I pointed out in my previous post; the presence or absence of vibrato. Excellent point, Frogma... | |
| Turn table speed variation question Speaking generally, authentic/original instrument recordings are acid tests for TT pitch stability. Many orchestral instruments were redesigned in the 19th C. to produce a more forceful, projective tone. This was done to make them audible in the l... | |
| Thales Simplicity tonearm review in Stereophile. One of MF's recent blog posts showed a photo of his stylus/cantilever. It was totally mucked up due to improper/inadequate cleaning practices. Anyone listening to or measuring the output of a cartridge in such appalling condition would have no way... | |
| 33.3 is now superior to 45 Elizabeth, I think you may have missed Chayro's tone, which seemed decidedly skeptical to me. ;-) | |
| More turntable set up problems Holly,ATF fluid is fine. Chris recommended that to me also and that's what I've used. I'll dig around for the bearing assembly instructions.Happy Holidays,Doug | |
| Turn table speed variation question Piano's toughest, but oboe can also be. | |
| Cleaning new/sealed records? Dreadhead,Several posts on this thread have explained why it may be beneficial to clean a new LP, but the proof is in the doing. I've tried it both ways. In virtually every case a *proper* cleaning improves information retrieval.I agree that impro... | |
| More turntable set up problems Mofimadness... you da man! What a generous offer. An an in-system evaluation by someone who knows their way around a vinyl rig is more likely to improve things than all our yacking from afar. :-)That said, try this first... clean that stylus with ... | |
| Stylus force digital scales Johntracy and Dinster, My apologies for not making a long post even longer to thorough explain how magnetic attraction:1) may increase the downforce recorded by a scale, and;2) will increae the compression of cantilever and suspension beyond the d... | |
| Stylus force digital scales You can. I use a digital jewelry/gunpowder scale that I bought about 15 years ago for ~$50 . Similar models are cheaper today. I've changed batteries once in all those years, no issues there.Two issues to be aware of:1. Many scales are magneticall... | |
| Having trouble with Teres Audio VTA adapter Hi Holly, I agree with Lak. Your Teres 160 has an acrylic armboard. On tables with hardwood armboards, Chris often glued the VTA adapter in place. On acrylic armboards, the only thing holding the adapter is a set screw, which may have loosened up ... |