twl
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| Home made turntable isolation I'd use a thick piece of butcher block maple. It sounds better than foam. I have even read some accounts of where people have replaced their VPI plinths with solid maple to good effect. Just my opinion, but soft absorptive materials generally tend... | |
| UL certification and insurance You have to check with your insurance provider. Some will accept non-UL and some won't. If they say they will, get it in writing. If the house burns down, and the non-UL power cord causes it, then they will take that to court to try to get out of ... | |
| Cartridge / Tonearm opinions requested... I have gotten emails from some Audiogon members stating that they got good results using Shelter cartridges on their WB arms. The WB arms have stabilizers, and should do better than basic unipivots with a lower compliance cartridge. I think you're... | |
| Super Tweak for Nottingham Space TT Ok, I'm the guy who said to be careful about using the 501 with a Space Arm. When I said this, I was going on theory about unipivots and lower compliance. As David says, the bars on the Space Arm make it more suitable for this type of cartridge. W... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Sure David. This mod was originally designed for the OL Silver tonearm, and can just as easily be applied to any Rega tonearm. There may be others that could benefit, but I haven't actually tried any others. The key factor is that they must have a... | |
| Dust problems on high gloss surfaces A solution that could be used in this case is to use a silk cloth as a dustcover for the unit when it is not in use. Naturally, you have to wait to put it on until after the tubes have cooled off. The "Swiffers" mentioned above are also a good idea. | |
| What's to prefer; tube preamp or tube amp? My thoughts are that tube preamps are more popular because they are not driving the speaker load. Many audiophiles use low impedance speakers or other difficult loads that may not be ideal for some tube amps. However, there are quite a few tube am... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Thanks, Tim. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long So far, a grand total of 5 beta-users. All very happy. | |
| Need a Basic Education on the LP12 I agree that the Linn can be bettered, but it is still quite a nice table that would be satisfactory for many listeners. I had one for many years, and liked it alot.Regarding the differences, one easy way to check is to look at the power switch. I... | |
| cartridge for Sota Comet That might work, but I can't guarantee the results. If you already have the gear laying around, it wouldn't hurt to try it. Just make sure that you don't try to use two phono stages. Use the Adcom phono, come out of the main preamp output, and go ... | |
| Aesthetix Question Albert Porter really needs to be consulted about this, because he has done the comparisons that you want to know about. He has the IO Signature Dual Power Supply with the Callisto preamp. And he has compared them to a Manley Steelhead. | |
| What's a good step-up transformer? Frank, Cotter has been out of business since the 80's. You can only get used or NOS units. They do typically go for about a grand, as stated above. They are very good sounding units, though. However, they are difficult to change cartridge loads on... | |
| cartridge for Sota Comet I think the X5 is a good cartridge, but I doubt that you have enough phono section gain to use it. | |
| cartridge for Sota Comet I'd consider the Dynavector 10x4 or the Goldring 1042. |