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| rumble issues - see old thread update Great post, Dan. I agree on nearly all points (except I believe you got it just half right on the granite). Tom, If changing your craz shelf to granite reduced the pumping then it's likely the additional mass lowered the resonance frequency and am... | |
| Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4 Dan,In our experience, the majority of LP's have some amount of that blurring veil. We agree that it behaves exactly like a thin layer of some contaminant (or lubricant) and it's difficult to remove."Was it the enzymes or was it the extra soak?" I... | |
| Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4 ... astounded with the improvement in clarity and dynamicsYup. Dan's steam cleaned LP yesterday sounded dull, flat and boring. Yet this was a new 45rpm Blue Note reissue that ought to have sounded at least decent. Actual enzyme soak time was proba... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Good post by Cerrot. I'd offer a teensy semi-correction. IME one can get where he described with *some* inexpensive cartridges, provided everything else in the vinyl front end is up to snuff. For example, I own a $125 MM. If I put it in my main sy... | |
| Shelter 901: Optimal Impedance The best answer to your question is another question, viz., "Which MC phono stage are you using?"As several have pointed out, the optimal impedance for an MC is system dependent. To be more specific, the type of MC gain has the greatest influence.... | |
| Graham Phantom: Set Up Error Causes Skipping Mcmprov,Not sure what you hope to learn from increasing the tracking force, but inadequate tracking force is unlikely to be the root cause of your skipping. If it were, you'd have heard mistracking on many passages long before an actual skip. Even... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? ...when it comes to more complex music, I much prefer the analytical sound of digital, which is more clear and 'in your face', so to speak. FWIW, the opposite is true in my system. On music of any complexity, regardless of genre, my vinyl setup ch... | |
| Graham Phantom: Set Up Error Causes Skipping Random suggestions:Check the dressing of the tonearm wire. Make sure it isn't snagging on anything or pulling on the arm.Decrease antiskating (read the manual to make sure you're DEcreasing and not INcreasing!). Take it down close to "zero", as a ... | |
| Vinyl pops and clicks: Can they be eliminated?? Onhwy61,Good question about the toothpick. Like you I'd guess the answer is "no". It's been decades since I tried that and I don't remember ever successfully removing a skip without causing collateral damage. BTW, if "the question is so simple" th... | |
| Vinyl pops and clicks: Can they be eliminated?? Jim emailed me off-list and described his record care practices, pretty much what he posted in response to Dan_Ed plus a few more details. As I suspected, those practices are inadequate and may indeed have allowed this record to develop a skip. In... | |
| Graham Phantom DV XV-1s setup question Shocked to find out the Graham tools aren't 100% accurate. Heh. I've never used the headshell jig when setting up Graham arms. Even before the Mint arrived on the scene I got superior results with on-platter protractors. The jig is quick, easy and... | |
| Clearaudio Double Smart Matrix or Loricraft PRC4 Ditto. I don't allow strong electromagnets anywhere near my cartridges or any other gear. It doesn't get used on the platform of my Loricraft either. Demagging the motor or magnetic arm clutch seemed like a poor idea. One minor diff: per instructi... | |
| rumble issues - see old thread update Tom,If the pumping varies with volume, surely room mode interactions must be a prime suspect. My guess is that tweaking the eff. mass of the arm/cartridge may vary but will not eliminate it.A concrete floor may dampen but it does not isolate, unle... | |
| Schroeder Reference Arm Raul, I think we understood that but thanks for clarifying. | |
| Vinyl pops and clicks: Can they be eliminated?? Sunnyjim, I'm sorry to hear about your health problems and sincerely hope you've fully recovered and are feeling well. That said, I don't see how it's relevant to the condition of this LP or your records in general. You requested record care advic... |