moonglum
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| Upgrade from TW Acustic Raven AC-3 to what? Dear Alec,Having read some of the early responses I think the idea of taking an unsuspended table and converting it into a suspended one by means of the support seems to defeat the object of the exercise ;^)I know that this suggestion might go aga... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew, did you ever manage to get hold of a Reso-Mat? | |
| How important is a good rack? FWIW, the designers of the Continuum turntable (quite expensive?) and it's integral stand said that despite the massive cost, effort and design simulation that went into creating the stand they admitted it was still a poor substitute for a good wa... | |
| How important is a good rack? Yes, suspended tables like the AR prefer a light rigid platform.If your turntable has 3 feet then that should influence your decision. 3 feet are also intrinsically more stable and easier to level.If you have a dense concrete floor also consider s... | |
| Why are records still warped? Is that an Analogue vs Digital question? That's an even bigger Pandora's Box ;^)Personally I don't pay any attention to whether the LP is warped or not. It's very uncommon for warps to be troublesome. The last time I saw such an occurrence was in ... | |
| Why are records still warped? Damped vs undamped is a Pandora's box.The best (only?) way to action TTW's suggestion is to own a vacuum T/T which clamps the disc over it's entire surface area. This effectively rules out 99.999% of turntable owners.Decades ago the major argument... | |
| Anyone used a USB microscope to align cartridge? Although we are 5 yrs down the line I agree with Stanwal. ;^)The Graham is the easiest method I've ever used and the most easily re-checked (i.e. by putting it back on the jig any change in position due to applying the stylus guard or loosening of... | |
| Fozgometer Turns out Peter Ledermann has already used my "fun" method but without disconnecting the distracting active channel first. See last paragraph -http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=vinyl&n=840188&highlight=Cheers, | |
| Fozgometer Lew, for about 29 years I used an LP12 with a succession of Linn MC cartridges and enjoyed the success you describe.Almost total noise suppression (even on dodgy and warped discs) allied to first class tracking, even when the carts were well worn.... | |
| RP8 dustcover or not? One possibility you might consider is a custom acrylic cover that completely envelops the T/T. (The manufacturers can incorporate 1" cutouts at the back to provide exit routes for cables.)Skeletal covers tend to be as effective as no cover at all.... | |
| Fozgometer If minimal crosstalk is your goal and you don't have either a mono switch or special test gear, and you don't want to accidentally break your cartridge tags by trying to invert one channel, try this technique for fun.Use ONE of the -20db pink nois... | |
| National Record Store Day is Saturday April 18th Unfortunately I missed it!! :(I travelled a considerable distance to be at a wedding in London on the 18th.Who schedules weddings on RSD????It doesn't make any sense.... ;^) | |
| Which Allen key for Graham Phantom II Supreme? Beat me to it Peter. Yes it is 50 thou.Bob supplies a full set of these things in individually labelled re-sealable bags. This one is labelled "Cueing Device - Adjustable Height Wrench"The 50 thou is quite small and not easy to find locally. They'... | |
| Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of "Shadowfax", A Windham-Hill half-speed master.Also Michael Hedges "Aerial Boundaries", half-speed master from the same stable."Shadowfax" was purchased new at the time of release but "Aerial Boundaries" was only available to me as a tape copy unti... | |
| Solid core phono interconnect - Recommend Please Additional thought : one of my longstanding bugbears concerns the mechanical contribution of the phono cable.Linn LP12 is a good example in that the "dressing" & clamping of the (fairly stiff) arm cable was arguably the most important aspect o... |