dougdeacon
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| Turntable sound bad Agree with Narrod and Viridian on both cartridge alignment and the arm/cartridge match. Here's a link to the HiFi mod . Mandatory reading for most Rega/OL tonearm owners IME. | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt UPDATE: our first AEB just reached the end of its useful life after 10-11 months of regular use. The decline from fully dynamic to "what the heck's wrong" was quick and easy to diagnose. Over the last few days it didn't want to stay up on the caps... | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used Or if your arm lacks a fine VTF screw, just slide an O-ring or two back and forth on the end stub. Simple, cheap, quick, effective. | |
| Lyra Titan i and Olympos SL Mosin may have misread my response, or else I miswrote it. The Olympos is not the finest cartridge I've heard and I did not say so. I said it sounds "glorious" and then asked the OP to consider whether that's what he's seeking. In short, I agree w... | |
| Teres Verus Rim Drive Motor with Pro-ject RM10 Can you hear us now? ;-) | |
| Teres Verus Rim Drive Motor with Pro-ject RM10 No, a partner/music lover/audiophile who's ears and brain are both better than mine. Most of the advances in our system over the years that we've shared here over the years stemmed from his ideas/brainstorms. I just talk alot! | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? Shadorne,Hogwood's AAM recordings are our daily fare. Superb stuff, played by the most amazing musicians anywhere. When we want to test a system we always bring an original/authentic instrument LP along. It's very easy for a system to make them so... | |
| Teres Verus Rim Drive Motor with Pro-ject RM10 Dave,We tried the Verus when it first came out and I reported our results in various posts, mostly on this thread . That report reads like a pan but it was never intended as such. Before reading it please consider the following...On topics like t... | |
| Teres Verus Rim Drive Motor with Pro-ject RM10 We had no trouble setting the best speed during our Verus trial. It was straightforward and should rarely need readjustment.I've heard the RM10 with the standard motor and Speedbox SE. I expect a Verus would provide a significant upgrade. | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? Chasmal wrote, a couple posts above: "I think you will come to love it as part of the richness of the instrument once the weirdness plays out for you."GREAT POINT!We've consciously trained ourselves to be aware of that sensation of weirdness and o... | |
| Tinny sound accompanying cello on recordings ? Great responses by all above, and a useful reminder from Shadorne on the wrongheaded desire for system "warmth", etc. People hear system problems and try to smother them with warm sonic blankies, instead of identifying and removing the problem. I'... | |
| Lyra Titan i and Olympos SL The Titan i is one of the three most neutral and uncolored cartridges I've heard, perhaps the tiniest bit on the cool side - but put the emphasis on "tiny". A hundred other things in a system might conceal or counterbalance that. It's a neutral ca... | |
| MoFi enzyme based cleaner and pure rinse Chasmal,How long are you letting the MoFI enzyme solution sit and work in the grooves? Most LP's need at least 4 minutes of soaking, enough fluid to not dry out and occasional brushing to distribute fresh fluid around. Longer than 4 minutes wouldn... | |
| Thoughts on cartridge loading with a SUT. Dave,Welcome to the fray and thanks for a fascinating first post. Anyone who uses SUT's should pay very close attention, since their system performance will certainly depend on optimizing loading. Your explanation of the complexities of getting it... | |
| What is your cartridge and tracking force used ZYX UNIverse on TriPlanar VIIRecommended: 1.70-2.20gUseable range: currently 1.45-1.60g (subject to change, see below)Sweet zone: varies with weather and is always very narrow, just .01g wide or so, we fine tune daily and sometimes per each LP, by... |