dougdeacon
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| What MC for $1,000-$2,000? I'm no fan of Linn tables. Nor is "toe tapping" any sort of serious sonic parameter in my book. But my experience is that Ivor got the order of precedence right. The functions of a table and arm are to (a) spin the LP at a precise velocity despite... | |
| garrard 401 the definitive true Agree with the previous posts (except disagree with Elizabeth about the tonearm). The other tables you mentioned will not better or even match the performance of a well maintained and modded 401. Unless you're motivated strictly by their looks, fo... | |
| ZYX R-1000 Series Omega-S The mysterious added overdub in high frequencies shows, that this „Ball-Design“ created its own kind of life. This design generates multiple, time-shifted echoes of each waveform. In a sufficiently revealing system that is actually worse. Sonicall... | |
| VPI JMW 12.7 Spindle/pivot distance If that's the sort of company he keeps, no wonder he gets "frustrated". ;-)Seriously, if HW's active on any forum then Xupakabras should go there and ask him for this basic and relevant user information. | |
| VPI JMW 12.7 Spindle/pivot distance VPI doesn't let HW answer phone calls, emails or forum postss any more. He gets "frustrated" pretty easily. LOL | |
| Parastat/Solution There are a zillion threads on record cleaning, with nearly as many methods as there are posters. That said, few Audiogoners would regard the Parastat, the fluids you mentioned or the techniques you described as adequate. I tossed mine many years ... | |
| Stylus lowering Every cartridge suspension absorbs the downforce and visibly shifts a little. The question is, were your arm and cartridge fabricated accurately enough so that Rega's very simplistic instruction to move the counterweight all the way forward actual... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scout Agree with Srwooten, you seem a good candidate for Fremers' DVD. It covers all the basics well. Fear not, however unskilled you may be at TT setup, I'm far more unskilled at drums! In 6th grade they gave up and made me play my turn during the band... | |
| 12-inch armwand on Graham Phantom II? Very insightful question from Hiho. The inaccuracy resulting from adjusting azimuth would be slight (varying with the cartridge). It might not outweigh the reduced tracking angle distortion from a longer arm and reduced offset angle of the cartrid... | |
| VPI JMW 12.7 Spindle/pivot distance VPI has a long history of NOT providing tonearm setup information. From your account it seems they don't even tell their dealers.If dealer protection isn't the reason, the only other reason I can think of is that VPI would rather sell you a VPI ta... | |
| Tips for setting VTF on VPI Classic? Fsonicsmith,Try tip #6 on this thread . Intended for older Triplanars that also lacked fine VTF, but it works on any arm that has some exposed length of end stub. I've been using this method for five years to make reliable, repeatable adjustments... | |
| DBP-10 Protractor Instructions...... Raul,When you used words like "dishonest" and "deceive" to describe Yip you exceeded the bounds of politeness and dishonored him. You may disagree on technical grounds, but that does not justify personal insults. Hundreds of satisfied customers, i... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scout Intelligent suggestion by Stringreen. A base like the Cloud might well darken the sound. In addition, before dropping money on a cartridge I'd try all of the following:- reduce VTF- reduce/eliminate anti-skating (if you use)- raise arm height- hig... | |
| Anybody use a turntable w/ Meridian digital gear? Assuming Hevac1's description of the G68ADV is correct, playing vinyl through it should give you the worst of all possible worlds: most of vinyl's distortions without most of its musical information. When playing analog sources this processor appa... | |
| Stylus Force Gauge Perhaps, that's the problem. Syntax doesn't understand high end cartridges like Ebm. LOL |