twl
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| Save a vinyl newbie, please Well, one thing is for sure, you have a low frequency problem that is feeding back into your turntable, causing the woofers to modulate excessively. Try re-locating the position of the TT into another area of the room which is not in a bass heavy ... | |
| Pushed out by a 0.2 MC cart ? Get a step-up transformer and put it before the phono section. It will increase your gain before the phono section, and allow you to select less gain in your phono section. This will improve the sound that you lost, and lower the noise, by having ... | |
| Poll: Which rack s would you use and why? Mike, yes I think a lightweight rigid stand for the TT would be the best bet. Of course, it needs to be strong enough for this TT. When I said light and rigid, I didn't mean to imply "flimsy". This has to do with the vibrational modes in the stand... | |
| Poll: Which rack s would you use and why? A dedicated stand for the turntable is required. In the case of the SME, a light weight rigid stand that is not very tall, is recommended. Put no other gear on the turntable stand.As for the other gear, the Sistrum racks are said to actually impro... | |
| song title that is memorable Take this job and shove it. - Johnny Paycheck | |
| What do you know about Avid turntables? I haven't heard any, but they appear to have good design features. I would expect that they would sound good, and maybe great. At least they started off with the right basics. | |
| If you could have 2 turntables... Marty has the right idea. Throw in a Walker too, while you're at it. | |
| How important is impedence matching? Your impedance match is ok. | |
| How much Power do speakers really use ??????? Pbb, my statement was applicable to any system of any power level, as it did not state any defined number of watts. Even high power amps are not played beyond a few watts nominal at moderate listening levels. At peaks, they use more. At higher lis... | |
| How much Power do speakers really use ??????? It's the usual "it depend" answer. It depends on how loud it is playing, how efficient the speaker is, how dynamic the music is - especially the bass dynamic content. Also other factors. For many people, there is a listening level that is comforta... | |
| If you could have 2 turntables... I have been known to like and promote the Teres turntables. I would recommend one of the 245 or 255 series. | |
| Rega P 25 and Express Machining Counterweight I had excellent results on my OL arm with the Heavyweight. | |
| Frank Van Alstine Grado Longhorn Cartridge?? If the cartridge is properly affixed in the headshell, and the arm has any stability whatsoever, this is a totally useless mod. | |
| Any AudiogoNers Winston Cup fans? I used to be a pit crew chief for a formula car racing team, and I can agree with what was said earlier about how different the speed seems when you are up close. I used to hold the pit board up for the driver when he came by on the pit straight a... | |
| Best Tonearm Match for Shelter 901 Brian, linear tracking arms that are of the kind of quality that you would need, are all air bearing types. They have alot of issues with leveling, keeping moisture out of the lines, and the noisy air pump, which usually has to be kept in another ... |