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| What causes turntable rumble A plain journal bearing does not have metal-to-metal contact when the shaft is turning. The turning shaft functions as a pump to keep a film of oil between the metal surfaces.Not true unless (A.) The bearing material is of the bronze oil-impregnat... | |
| Goldmund Studio The Pabst motor is a deal breaker. Besides rendering your TT a total loss if it quits, it's impossible to keep the speed accurately adjusted. The quartz-controlled JVC motor is repairable/replaceable and still one of the best DD motors out there (... | |
| What causes turntable rumble Could be time to clean and re-lubricate the main bearing ;--) And I have found the best sh!t on the planet (in terms of blackest audio background) is van den Hul's spindle/bearing oil. It contains suspended particles of zirconium oxide which act l... | |
| Is Monster cable getting better? Monster, in the early/mid 80's had the best single ended interconnect on the planet. It was the "Shotgun" design invented by Bruce Brisson, and Monster is still using it (as are a lot of other cable makers, because the patent has long ago expired.... | |
| Best Power Cord for Phono Stage A standalone phono preamp (tube or ss) should have a separate PS to be worth its salt (with a VERY FEW expensive exceptions;--) -- and those (separate power supplies) will have RFI filtering built in.A phono'stage' customarily refers to a built-in... | |
| Benefit of cable lifters on 100 wool carpet. I agree, cable lifters are definitely an 'Emperor's new clothes' item ;--) Except in two instances:1.) Always use them when you have an electric radiant heating grid under the floor (and it's turned on ;--) and2.) Sometimes, lifters can make a dif... | |
| Stillpoints Ebm (and others ;--)So much depends on how the Stillpoints are actually implemented/installed, meaning:Pointed up or down?Using what accessories?Are the accessories fastened or just "sitting there"?Are they in a configuration of three or four?I fi... | |
| Purist Audio, Venustas or Aqueous Inpieces -- to your question, a tentative 'yes', but it would help to know what your system consists of. | |
| Boy, do I need help Dennis, obviously I don't know the technical design details of either the Esoteric OR the Coda, but my 'audio intuition' tells me something will be compromised; and I think I may have now infected you with that notion! Which is OK, because it lead... | |
| Boy, do I need help Only $10,000 ? ;--))Anyway, if it's OK with Roger, it has to be OK with us, right?NSG | |
| Boy, do I need help I understand everything you say, but I still feel bad that Roger has to modify HIS stuff (which I'm sure is right on the money to begin with.)I know if you follow his advice, you will be saved from cable-swapping hell and everything will sound ter... | |
| Boy, do I need help Cerrot -- so it WAS the output from the Esoteric that was a bit high? Did you ask Roger if, rather than de-sensitizing his preamp input, that maybe you should first call Esoteric and see if there is a way to lower its output?Most high-end CDP's an... | |
| WHICH TUBE AMP TO BUY Trelja -- I have to bow to your firsthand experience, for sure. And I did note the time that's passed since that article. It seems the whole world is starting to raise eyebrows over Chinese products, from toys to pharmaceuticals! | |
| WHICH TUBE AMP TO BUY Trelja -- thanks for that link. As you indicated, the article points out why most (though not all) Chinese-made products don't measure up, even though there is nothing at all wrong with their electrical (circuit) designs.What I found REALLY intere... | |
| WHICH TUBE AMP TO BUY Almost all Asian electronics (unless you're talking about WAVAC or Shindo or Kondo, or something in those price and performances ranges) are poorer quality copies of well-established western designs. Even the relatively decent stuff (like Cayin, C... |