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| Turntable Set Up Questions again? Compliance A spring constant of the cartridge's cantilever. This parameter describes centering force versus excursion of an excursed cantilever and is usually measured in mm per Newton. | |
| Special cable needs for phono Many Phono cables are designed with especially designed characteristics for very low level phono signals, and the interface with the phono section. They should be as short as possible. Preferably, they should actually be a continuous part of the i... | |
| What's simplest effective record cleaning process The Decca or Hunt carbon fiber brushes are about the best thing I have found for dusting, without building up static. Without washing, dusting is all you can do. Do it just before, and maybe after play. If you handle your records carefully, to kee... | |
| What are your thoughts on the Dragon tape deck? I always thought that the Tandberg 3014 was a better sounding cassette deck. Front loading, looks great, built like a tank. Nak is a good one though, and probably second on my list. I agree that cassette is not the greatest tape format, but if you... | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? A true transmission-line speaker enclosure completely absorbs the back-wave before it would exit the port. Many common "transmission-line" cabinets today, behave more as a reflex, or tuned port cabinet, and let the back-wave exit the port with som... | |
| Most bang for the buck Table and Arm combo? If you sell the VPI for $3k, and buy another new TT for $2k, that only gives you $1k cash for your financial problem, and you take a $2k bath on the turnaround. Doesn't sound like a good deal to me.If you want to get some more cash to work with, a... | |
| Can I mod my Technics 1200? Well Zaikesman, you started out with this one. It's your baby. Gonna take some work. | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Rickie Lee Jones - "Rickie Lee Jones" self titled LPFleetwood Mac - "Fleetwood Mac" self titled LPBrand X - "Livestock" LPKinks - "Schoolboys in Disgrace" LPBlue Oyster Cult - "Secret Treaties" LP | |
| Turntable Set Up Questions again? On your 1st question, I would say generally about +/- 20% from the center of the recommended range is about all you should go. The higher the compliance, the more careful you have to be about adding force. If you have to go very far out of the rec... | |
| Armstrong 626 Receiver Thank you, although I did post this thread almost 4 months ago, I am glad to see that some will go through the old archives and respond. I have found the same site, and subsequently found out some things that I didn't even know about the unit. Tha... | |
| Systemdex IIx. .. need cartridge recommendation Hi John, personally, I would leave it as is, as far as the major aspects, like arm or motor. Little tweaks may work out, but they are rather individual to the system being used. I think that a dedicated stand made of lightweight material, and very... | |
| Systemdex IIx. .. need cartridge recommendation Taking all the system components into account, and the relative prices, to maintain a suitable price/performance ratio, I would recommend one of the Goldring MM models, like a 1022GX or a 1042. This keeps the cost of the cartridge under the price ... | |
| moving up a notch..help.. Agree with the above, go used. A Linn LP12 or Oracle Mk3 with very nice arms could be had at that price. Both will handily outperform the new tables you mentioned. | |
| Review: David Berning Co MicroZOTL Tube amp Well, I have sold my little MicroZOTL, and gone on to the bigger Berning model. I did get an email from the member who bought it, and he loves it also. The main comment in his email was,"Wow! It sounds great!" I couldn't have said it better myself. | |
| Equipment Break-in: Fact or Fiction Ben, I'm sorry, but I just don't know the answer to that question. I'm sure there is some reason, but I don't know it. If I were to venture some kind of unfounded theory, I might say that there is some kind of "memory" in the structure of a wire, ... |