moonglum
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| Graham Engineering Phantom III 9 That's a bit like saying, "Who would ever bend the cantilever on their cartridge?" ;^)In 40 years of this hobby I've never done such a thing but it doesn't mean it couldn't happen. The fragility of ceramic is well known... | |
| Graham Engineering Phantom III 9 Just so that people don't misunderstand the question the 9" titanium armwand became standard from the mkII onwards (although some of the early ones may have escaped and were still ceramic).Some felt the ceramic ones sounded better than titanium ve... | |
| record weight .... correct weight? Hi Elinor,For those who "allow" their wives to handle their gear (turntables!), I was suggesting it could be tricky for her if she's just greased herself up :)No, actually I'm one of the "undamped Brigade" who allows the record to vibrate freely a... | |
| record weight .... correct weight? You do realise you've just panicked half of the weight-wielding Audiophiles out there :)You've got them sweating over the ongoing health of their Goldfingers and A95s...especially if the Wife has just used moisturising lotion.. ;^) :) | |
| record weight .... correct weight? Could be a matter of convenience(?) but if their gear was sonically disadvantaged by not using clamps & weights you'd think they'd want it to be fully "tricked up" to impress the punters...? | |
| funk acromat turntable mat Hi Joey,Did the Classic come with a bonded platter mat or did you choose the Achromat for a particular reason?Kind regards, | |
| funk acromat turntable mat Joey,If you're using a VPI(for example) then the Achromat will be doing you no favours at all, you're better off with a bare platter.The only thing I can say in the Achromat's favour is that it has a slightly lower noise floor than all other mats ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Sorry FM....I should have put the £ sign in front of that number. (Even then the dealers would probably charge us £4K these days...) :( | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Can't argue with that, Slaw ;^)Although they say the KL machine has all the advantages of the AD but is developing a greater reputation for reliability. The only problem I can see with the KL is the 3K asking price :ODon't think I haven't thought ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Whart is clearly the most sensible guy here :D :D...although I'd be even more concerned about the phono stage input when there are high voltages floating around.Having said this, cantilevers must be soaking up static discharges from LPs that have ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Indeed Margot, I would think the ion "stream" would find the platter spindle to be the most attractive target.By way of illustration, if you examined an open-reel tape deck rewinding a tape, in complete darkness, you would see very fine miniature ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Lew.After scouring the Web for a full 5 minutes I managed to find a photograph of what I believe is an original procedure...(?)(Scroll down to the second post on this page...)http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=285929&page=3The d... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Dear Lew,This procedure sounded like they were almost trying to demag the LP! Its a bit elaborate is it not? I can only point back to the example of discharging kids hair. The process would not have been served by withdrawing or re-directing the ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Dear Whart,There is an alternative to the gun. During flipping just put the LP back in its anti-static sleeve for a short while then remove it again. That would help to neutralise the charge?A good practical test of the gun's effectiveness is when... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brush with Milty Gun? Hi Ghosthouse,Not to worry m8. Mine cracks at least once per LP no matter how slowly it's driven. I even know a few folk who went further and used "rapid fire" all over the disc surface.That method probably still works ok - just wears out the gun ... |