stanwal
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| Is it worth upgrading a Thorens TD125 To the best of my knowledge all SME arms take the same cut out, as do several other arms. I was an SME dealer in past years and in my experience all standard length SMEs will fit. | |
| Doesn't DAC Do Heavy Lifting vs. Transport? They do make a considerable difference, unfortunately no good cheap ones I know of. Last summer I took a transport and several DACs over to a friend who uses a universal player. He is an experienced audiophile and didn't expect much if any differe... | |
| Direct Drive turntables Because good direct drives are very expensive to manufacture and cheap one do not sound good. I sold both in the golden age of turntable production and the belts were better. I am at a loss to understand the current fad for DJ tables, when their f... | |
| Affordable Mono Cartridge For VPI Scout I use the 103 in both the 9" and 12.7 VPI arms, the recommended arm mass for the 103 is 6-16 grams, both arms fall well within this range. When it was tested by HiFI Choice in 1985 they estimated the actual compliance as 13 both lat and vert., whi... | |
| Sprung vs Unsprung VPI Turntables. I was a dealer for the HW 19s and now am for the new tables. While the 19s were good tables I like the new ones better and ones like the Scout are great buys when you consider the arm is included. The 19 would be quite expensive today if still in ... | |
| Dedicated lines- need break in? The laws of physics are extrapolations from reality, not reality itself which is inevitably far more complex than the laws. The laws of mechanics don't predict that Stradivarius violins should sound better than modern violins either but few think ... | |
| Some Graham Phantom Concerns. As to the bolts any will do, available at local hardware store. I would go with brass or SS. One or the other MAY have supplied bolts but they often get misplaced or are the wrong length etc. SME for one suggests the local hardware approach, nothi... | |
| Heybrook TT2 It received a very good Rating in issue 43 of HI FI Choice. "Pitch stability, rhythm and timing were all to a very good standard, while the bass was a strong point---compared well with far more expensive designs making only slight concessions in a... | |
| REL B3 and monitors vs full-range I do as you do most of the time, using monitors with a pair of REL Stadium subs. Lately I have been using my Spendor S 100s, which are a full range system and am still using the subs with them. I think you would have to go above $15000 [new] to ge... | |
| Affordable Mono Cartridge For VPI Scout I have used the Denon 103 and 110 in mine, haven't seen a 102 in the flesh but it shouldn't be too different you would think. | |
| Affordable Mono Cartridge For VPI Scout I am including a link , if it will go on, to a Denon 102 Mono on ebay by Yogi Comp. I have bought 2 cartridges from them and been very happy. It runs $175 so not too much invested, Denon makes some very good moving coils that are absurdly cheap by... | |
| What would you chose? VPI MKIII vs. Linn LP-12 I had the VPI as a dealer , used the Ittok on it and have a Linn with Grace 707 now. I would probably go with the Linn also but think that the VPI would have the warmer sound, the Linn having more detail. We all hear differently. The VPI will be l... | |
| Speakers that like corners There are some which a google search should locate. There are also some good speakers designed for mounting in the wall. The classic Tannoys and several American brands of the time worker that way and there are more modern designs available. Proba... | |
| Hum...ZYX with Tom Evans Groove Need suggestions Have you tried using a cheater plug or grounding system to center screw on AC outlet? Grounding problems are notoriously quirky and extensive trial and error is often required. | |
| Recommended interconnect phono to preamp 1.5M appears to be a magic number for some, it is also recommended by some of the digital cable companies. On the face of it shorter should be better but as I have not [ and will not, short of being granted immortality] taken the time to exhaustiv... |