twl
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| To modify or not to mod..... that is the question. Inna, I agree that the P25 can be beaten by a Nottingham, but it is not very nice to refer to anyone's TT as a "toy".Your statement about the TT being more important than the arm is very true. However, I diplomatically mentioned that if he made th... | |
| Dust residue after carbon fiber brush cleaning What I have done for years, is to allow the brush to remain in contact with the record, after a couple revolutions, and then draw the brush towards me, on an angle, in a sweeping motion, to sweep the dust off the edge of the record. It has always ... | |
| Thinking about new cartridge Good point, Marty. Thanks. I didn't think of that. | |
| To modify or not to mod..... that is the question. Bill, the short answer is yes. Basically you will get more from whatever cartridge you use, when you have an improved tonearm. But that does not mean that the cartridge is unimportant. A better cartridge will still sound better on an improved tone... | |
| Help with TT recommendations. Yes, In the budget area, if you can spend a little more, it is better to get the weighted wood base of the 150. Noticeably extends the bass response, and improves detail and info retrieval. Definitely worth the money, if you can afford to do it.I ... | |
| Help with TT recommendations. In that price range, I'd have to recommend just a little more saving, and spend around $2k. That would give you the ability to get a Teres 135, and a Rega RB250 and a Denon DL103R.These are the reasons.If you get the Teres 135, it will outperform ... | |
| Clearaudio Reference Solution You can use the Zerodust stylus cleaner. It is like a gel, and will not wick up into the cantilever. I think this is what ZYX recommends. The R-100 FS Fuji is a killer cartridge. Also, alot of other cartridges have hollow cantilevers too, they jus... | |
| Tandberg tape decks When I worked in the audio store in FL, we carried both Tandberg and Nak. The 3014 would bury the Dragon. A/B'd them for customers many times. Always came out the same. | |
| SUN 2A3 single ended triode..... If you want to read about the Sun SET amps, then go to the Triode Guild website. There are several articles and discussions about it there. Harvey loved them. They are the best selling SET amps in Japan.Other possiblities would be the Jeff Korneff... | |
| Hum causes: MC cart, arm cables or phono stage ?? Try unplugging the tonearm leads from the Coph Nia, and see if the humming goes away. If it does not, then you know it is in the phono stage or cabling. If it does go away, then it is something in the cartridge or tonearm wiring. | |
| Thinking about new cartridge I don't think it is enough gain. I have a Shelter 501 with .4mv and my MFA Magus preamp has 66db of gain, and if I plug straight in to the preamp, without using my Cotter Step-up transformer, then I have to turn up my volume to full to get even ma... | |
| Speaker Polish? REVISITED Dave, I'm not really a polish expert. I would look at your finish and determine what is a good polish. For an "open" wood finish, I think that light oiling or something like that is fine. For lacquer finishes, I would use a wax polish. I think Ple... | |
| David Berning "Holy Grail" 45 SE ZOTL now exists Rwd, my speakers are not horns. They are direct-radiator single-drivers, which use a complex loading of the rear wave, called a Tapered Quarter Wave Pipe. The moniker used is generally "Voigt Pipe" named after the inventer. The rear wave of the dr... | |
| Hum causes: MC cart, arm cables or phono stage ?? Make sure your ground wires are well connnected and have clean connections. | |
| Clearaudio Reference Solution The cartridge is a pretty good one, but you can do better if you want to spend some more.If I was planning on a Graham arm, I'd take a real good look at the ZYX R-100 FS Fuji. It is one of the best sounding cartridges around, and it has a complian... |