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| Upgrade from TW Acustic Raven AC-3 to what? Alectiong,You have not indicated what cartridge you are using, what electronics are in your system, or the platform on which your TT sits. That said, I own the TW Raven AC-1 (one motor version). My tonearm is a Tr-Planar VII UC-2, and my cartridge... | |
| New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations You have asked for recommendations for "show off records" without regard for types of music. Without knowing your taste, I agree with most of what has been posted with a few modifications and additions. You might want to find a good local used rec... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Xono - Recommendations I agree with Doug Deacon. Raul Iruegas's SS Essential 3160 2 box preamp with integrated phono stage is superb. I heard it in my system when Raul came to the US last year. If I were looking to spend the money, it woud be high on my list of potentia... | |
| SDS vs Walker vs Clearaudio I can second Rushton's comments with regard to performance with a Well Tempered Classic TT. The Walker outperformed the SDS in pitch stability and spatial relationships within the soundstage. Sorry, no experience with the Clearaudio. | |
| Benz Ruby 3s impedance loading Dear Nandric,I owned a Ruby 2 for many years. My Hovland HP-100 is fixed at 530 ohms loading. I always found it to perform very well at this load setting. Raul Iruegas visited me about a year ago and brought his excellent preamp for an audition wh... | |
| record cleaning findings/puzzle Sorry Hanaleimike, I don't remember at this point what I was using to clean my records. I think it was Lloyd Walker's Prelude Cleaning System with a VPI 16.5 RCM. The Walker Prelude did not include Step 4 at the time so there was no alcohol in the... | |
| record cleaning findings/puzzle I steam cleaned my records for a while about 2 years ago. IMO, the steam and heat altered the sound of the record. Not permenantly. I found you could reverse the results by thoroughly cleaning the record. I found the sound became thin in the mids ... | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? I'll second Rushton's vote for Lloyd Walker's Prelude Record Cleaning System, although I think my Wally Tractor is at least as important for correct cartridge set-up. | |
| Analog maintenance John, I forgot to mention that I use the Walker Talisman as well. I think the perceived effectiveness of it will depend upon the resolution of the sytem in which it is used. | |
| Analog maintenance If you are picking up groove dust after using the VPI, it may be coming from old inner sleeves. I recommend you buy rice paper sleeves and change out the old sleeve after cleaning your record. Also, I like multi step cleaning systems like Lloyd Wa... | |
| Analog maintenance Flyfish, I use the Last Stylus cleaner only about once in 10 record plays. I want to touch the stylus as few times as I can. I find that it takes at least that long for plastic to build up on the needle and ultimately, each time you touch the styl... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 As happy as I am with the Hovland, I agree, I'd like to hear one of the top contenders. I assume you understand that the phono stage runs thru the line stage so that to a certain extent, the phono stage will always be limited by the quality of the... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 I wouldn't characterize the Hovland HP-100 as warm, but certainly it is musical and detailed to beat the band, at least with the cartridge I use which is a Transfiguration Orpheus LO in a new Tri-Planar Arm and set up with a Wally Tractor. I can't... | |
| Running an External Phono with a Hovland HP-100 I have the Hovland HP-100 with MC Phono Stage. Early this year I returned it to Hovland to have their new volume pot installed. They also modified and added updates to the unit, the phono stage in particular. The result was fantanstic with blacker... | |
| Vinyl Front End Upgrade Dodgealum,I am actually advocating spending much less than $3K on your current analog particularly considering your goals many or all of which can be better realized simply through better cartridge alignment. Alignment by two null points is effect... |