oldears
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| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? IMHO good engineering, materials and execution trump new technology, particularly in speakers, | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk V suspension height Those not familiar with the Perfectionist Engineering polymer bearing are probably puzzled I did not find huge differences in my old Delphi I/II and the Delphi V. Unfortunately this guy suddenly disappeared and the supply of polymer parts was very... | |
| Why so few balanced phono inputs? 2nd the response from Stringreen. The Ayre P-5xe mp manual shows the possible wiring for both rca and xlr cables.I am using the shortest length cable for me system, custom made by moon-audio.com. | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk V suspension height Rec'd a response yesterday from Oracle. My setup is OK. The 1mm free play of the motor shaft is normal. The Torlan thrust plate for MK VI can be used in the Mk V bearing. | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk V suspension height For the sound question: The old Oracle is a Mk I with the Pabst Hall effect DC motor, the Mk II suspension, a Perfectionist Engineering polymer bearing, a separate linear 27 V DC power supply, an acrylic platter mat from Holland, and is in good wo... | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk V suspension height Wrote Oracle Tues & Wed, no response yet. Went to Lowes & got a faucet handle removal tool. Raised the pulley by 2 mm to a height of 72 mm above plinth (spec 71). Raised the skirt height to 19mm (spec 20). Good enough for me. But the Oracl... | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk V suspension height The springs are correct (yellow, red, green) & seated correctly, 2-3 turns show below the holder. The bounce is good. I did not disassemble the bearing to check the thrust plate, but the spin is free. The distance between the bottom of the pla... | |
| Spindle hole restoration? Have you considered using a lightweight record clamp and just center the record to the mat? | |
| Best isolation cones I am using herbies tenderfeet on my OPPO 105.Cardas wood blocks were a disaster (sympathetic resonance with the drive went out of control), therefore I would tend to recommend against solid supports like cones. I removed the OPPO feet and placed t... | |
| Do I keep the Oracle Delphi IV/V? I'm using a Graham 2.2 arm on a modified Oracle Delphi II and it is super. The newer Graham arms, however, may be too heavy for a suspended table. | |
| Greenville, SC PTM: Be sure to look up Robert Taylor, longtime Audio Research & Vandersteen dealer near Lake Norman. | |
| Cheap phono cable Check with Drew Baird at Moon-audio. He can make a reasonably priced cable specific to your needs. I am using a Silver Dragon with Cardas mini-DIN to Furutech XLR. | |
| Banana Plug to Spade Adapter Drew Baird at Moon-Audio does a great job of re-terminating speaker cables. | |
| Buzz coming from power amp - not through speakers If you are using it with a TV, then you very possibly have a ground loop problem related to your cable or satellite box.I use the L & R audio outputs from my satellite box to feed my receiver and not the outputs from the TV. I just mute the TV... | |
| Moving to a dynamic speaker from a Electrostatic I changed from Accoustats to Duettas, and finally to Green Mountain Audios which are time aligned with first order crossovers. Also try Vandersteens. |