dougdeacon
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| Triplanar Problem Hi Lew,We made the same qualification, just in different words. I said that 2.a (rotational position) is dependent on the correctness of 2.b (the jig and its use). You said it's dependent on the position of the mounting holes. Same idea.I don't se... | |
| Triplanar Problem "Does large bolt (or small grub screw underneath VTA tower) allow any lateral adjustments to move arm 3 inches laterally to a "normal" resting position?"Don't touch that, or at least not yet. First, it's not clear from the info you provided that t... | |
| lavish with the fluids - walker / loricraft Jazdoc,Now that's health care reform. Wish we all had access to your supply room.Can we Medevac our patients suffering from S.A.D. (Suctionary Artery Disorder) to your facility for this groundbreaking treatment? Publishing in this highly regarded,... | |
| lavish with the fluids - walker / loricraft 1. For maximum vacuum make sure all your seals are airtight. Coat each hose fitting with a thin layer of Vaseline and reinstall the tube. Do the same for the seal on the jar lid. When it gets old and dried out, replace it with a new, standard cann... | |
| Are you using anti-skating or not Are here also proponents who are fine tuning AS by means of hearing? --> Does this "setting AS by listening" work? Or is it only a joke?No joke. I've posted a simple and effective set-by-ear method several times: 1. Start with no AS and dial VT... | |
| How good are grado cartridges Do a Google search for "Grado dance", just to find out if this problem occurs on JMW tonearms. If it does, forget it. If it doesn't then there's no obvious mis-match and they should make music together, assuming a compatible phono stage. Beyond th... | |
| Spindle diameter - Marantz TT15 Agree with Richard. Even if you knew the spec, your spindle might deviate. Any deviation toward too large would make the Mint unuseable.When measuring, take multiple readings along different axes of the spindle, in case it has any irregularities. ... | |
| REGA VTA Question The arm tube was exactly parallel to the platter when using REGA's own Exact 2 cartridge. So, I am having difficulty understanding why REGA recommends doing nothing when the arm tube is not close to being parallel to the platter.Maybe you've answe... | |
| Turntable set up HELP Cartridge wire brushing the LP surface could cause skipping on some thicker LP's and also on some warps. P.S. Calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| reserve vta solves issue on zyx, triplaner It was clear something was wrong, as I posted back on 10/1. Sorry to hear it was indeed an injured cartridge, but at least you're back and the music is too. :-) | |
| Dynavector 10x5 - tracking Markpao,The Mint protractor certainly works, brilliantly, but it's tonearm- and turntable-specific so he could only sell it to someone using the exact same rig. Having his name on it would be the least of it.Roblanger,Headsnappin was correct (or n... | |
| Always check "Squishynesses"? Surely it's "squishinesses". What are schools teaching these days? | |
| Steam Cleaning - RCM or not? I have seen one stylus and cantilever (out of 15-20) so badly gunked up that even aggressive scrubbing with an ME wouldn't clean it. To revive that cartridge I used ultra-fine sandpaper, Linn's old trick. That loosened the crud up, then the usual ... | |
| 10 Levels of Turntable Mastery Nrenter,To appreciate the truth of what you just posted just requires a little thinking, a gedankenexperiment in fact, and any newbie can do it. Two minutes of thought will demonstrate the intricacies of accurate vinyl playback and the importance ... | |
| Tonearm without off-set You'd be better served by doing the opposite: retain the correct offset but consider deleting the antiskate mechanism.1. The sonic benefits of highly accurate alignment are huge. Search this forum for "Mint" or "MintLP" protractor for a wealth of ... |