moonglum
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| Measuring VTF on a Clearaudio Concept Like SG says...just to complicate matters, most unipivots are intrinsically unstable when riding warps. This is perhaps one area where gimballed arms might justifiably claim to have a slight advantage.(Except SMEs, perhaps, whose tapered armtube c... | |
| Dolby NR encoding - did it ever work Of course it worked although DBX was even more efficient.Once Dolby NR was invented virtually no pre-recorded cassettes were issued without the now familiar DD symbol on the spine of the cover.It achieved it's goal of reducing tape hiss. The penal... | |
| Measuring VTF on a Clearaudio Concept (Assuming you don't have fine VTA adjust capability on your tonearm) you could retain your digital scale and, if there's room next to the platter, make a small shim/platform that raises the gauge(pad) to a suitable height (i.e. that matches the st... | |
| SME turntables Dear Inna,Apologies my friend. I said the answer to the question was a simple one but I didn't say its implementation would be ;^)I guess what I'm really trying to say is that we will never be truly happy unless our choices are pleasing to us.You ... | |
| SME turntables Dear Inna,That's an easier one than you might think : Ears + personal preference :) ;^)Cheers, | |
| SME turntables Mordante said :I'm always a bit underwhelmed by SME arms. Never heard their turntables. But IMHO SME arms seem to suck out the live of the music. Over-dampened or something.Mordante,That's quite a common perception.Indeed the SME arm is well dampe... | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP One thing I would say to the OP is to get the ideal support in the form of an AudioTech, Mana, or Sound Organisation table properly levelled - and not micro-rocking - on a solid composition floor (or a very rigid wall shelf with a loosely coupled ... | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP Excellent point, Davey. Rumours of the "Death of the LP12" are greatly exaggerated... ;^) | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP I already own an expensive, "current standards", "neutral", massive, unsuspended turntable fitted with a Graham Phantom MkII which IMO beats, hands down, any of the alternatives mentioned above and I personally would be more than happy to own a 2n... | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP What a fool I've been! Now I get it!"Current standards" must be the reason people are still listening to (and sometimes investing serious $$$ in) classic Direct Drives, Garrard 301s, 401s and Technics SL-1200 etc (not to mention the countless clas... | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP ...Or, he can disregard the hard-sell and go with his stated choice.... ;^) | |
| VPI Avenger Dear Mat,Thank you for your kind response.I actually expected you to say the excellence of the design justifies its sacrificial nature, but that would have been a bridge too far ;^)I'm sure the Avengers projected (conditional?) wear & tear est... | |
| What is your recommendation on upgrading a Linn LP Mission, being a small-town guy clearly didn't stop you doing all the updates you mention on your LP12 did it? ;^) | |
| VPI Avenger Dear Mat,So, let me get this straight :Every year one must disassemble the Avenger, disassemble the main bearing, replace a worn out part, reassemble and redo the setup in order to get a "new" sounding turntable again(?)Seems to me this new idea i... | |
| SME turntables SME are up there with the very best available. The "15" appears to be something of a giant killer. Superbly manufactured and childishly easy to set up.The best models are quite expensive though and for that kind of money I'd be looking at an Acutus. |