dougdeacon
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| Crackling distortion I admit this is optimized only for the one part of the record which has the sweep.Bingo! And that's why it's largely a waste of time. Little if any real music includes a pure 315Hz sine wave recorded at +12dbu. Real music is a randomized, constant... | |
| Cardas test lp version 2 Good additional sonic insights, Peter. A recording in a live space, rather than an anechoic recording booth, does indeed make it easier to hear the size/shape of the solo instrument/voice as well as the space itself. More sonic cues for the ears/b... | |
| Cardas test lp version 2 Use the magnifying power of your ears. Play an LP with a well recorded, centered solo instrument or voice in the soprano range. Adjust azimuth for the tightest sonic image, so that Brunnhilde (or the clarinet) is life-sized from L to R, not bloate... | |
| What do you use to polish wood plinth? Agree with the others. Wood can be finished in many ways with many different materials. Oil? Shellac? Varnish? Wax? Polyurethane? Matte? Satin? Gloss?Attempting to refinish one part of an older wood piece without knowing anything about the origina... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Well, I didn't say it would be good... just easy! | |
| Difference Decca / London records For a general overview, these links are interesting.Decca London LabelographyArthur Salvatore's take As you know, we adjust SRA (not VTA) for nearly every LP we spin. That includes, but is not limited to, Decca/London releases of different weights... | |
| In-the-Grove lp cleaner My complaint with this product is that it left a residue on the LP I tested it with. Ditto my experience with the similar (looking) Nagaoka record cleaning roller, especially when the roller is new.Such rollers are also ineffective for true record... | |
| TriPlanar Tips I'm pretty sure it would be easy to DIY a 12" arm into a 9" one... two cuts, spot of glue, done! | |
| Tonearm clips too big, suggestions? Hesson11 nailed it... or rather, toothpicked it. I use a ROUND, WOOD toothpick. Round is the shape you want. Unlike plastic, wood compresses a little under pressure - which gives you fine control of just how much reshaping you apply to the clip. | |
| TriPlanar Tips @Rottenclam, glad you got it sorted! Happy 2013!@Jfrech, Does the knob at the top of the tower easily rotate when the grub screw is snugged down? Mine does....just wondering if something is loose, broken or working as designed....Mine does too. I... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Original thread starter here. I've owned my TriPlanar VII since 2004 and agree with Lewm. Once snugged down properly my VTA tower never rotates. Nor does spindle-to-pivot distance change when I loosen and re-tighten the set screw on the VTA tower.... | |
| VPI HW-17 - Questions and Expectations First, your expectations are not unrealistic... even for a Dolt! I have 3,000+ LP's and the vast majority have only a handful of clicks or pops. Most have virtually none. That said, my cleaning regimen is more complex, slow and costly than what yo... | |
| Left channel fading in and out Actusreus, You said you "switched the speakers". Did you literally move the L and R speakers across the room or did you swap L and R speaker cables at the amp outputs? Makes a big difference in the interpretation of your results. | |
| Some Rega love. How dare you admit to enjoying your system and music on this forum. That's not what it's here for, surely. I'm surprised the moderators haven't deleted this thread.Just funnin'! It's great to see someone so unabashedly happy with their system... m... | |
| Brighter, livelier than benz lp Thanks, MusicfileMy partner has a PhD in some branch of metallurgy that I can't pronounce. He's a smart man. I write and negotiate legal mumbo-jumbo... just a glorified typist. |