actusreus
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| Happy Record Store Day MrmitchI support 3 different record stores in NJ all year round... So yes, by all means get out and go to RSD, but also going there at other times will do far more to support brick and mortar vinyl/CD stores.Exactly. I buy used vinyl exclusively a... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Captain_winters,Thank you very much for taking the time to share this detailed description of your process to align the cartridge. I'm a bit unclear what you mean when you say to place the loupe "on the inside." The only time I can view the cantil... | |
| What's going on with Mobile Fidelity? Mofimadness,I usually get my new vinyl from soundstagedirect as they have free shipping if you spend $30 or more, if I recall correctly. I bought a few records when I purchased Santana III, and they charged me upfront for the entire purchase. I to... | |
| Hammacher Schlemmer has Kronos $28,000 Peter,That contraption looks even worse "in person." I walked by an UO store in my neighborhood and saw it in the window. I thought for sure it was a window prop. Sadly, it was not, and someone is tearing their records to shreds listening through ... | |
| Hammacher Schlemmer has Kronos $28,000 There is the Kronos and then there is this. Everyone is now trying to cash in on the resurgence of vinyl. I cringe thinking what it would do to a record. | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Hmmm, I thought I posted last night...I spent four hours realigning the Delos yesterday, and it still ended up twisted in the headshell. The azimuth was as balanced visually as it could have been, using the VPI-supplied rod, and a tiny bubble leve... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm That's a great point, Captain_winters. I'll recheck. Thanks! | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Interesting. The twist is required for every alignment tool I've tried. This tells me the cartridge must have some sort of an asymmetric quality to it; I guess an almost imperceptible cantilever asymmetry. It'd be interesting to hear from other De... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Captain_winters,As you're looking from above, you can see that front of the cartridge's body is not parallel to the front of the headshell's face (my Delos also extends beyond the headshell). The Delos also has a symmetrical hole drilled through i... | |
| Happy Record Store Day As much as I rejoice at the very sound of this phrase, I am embarrassed to admit I have no clear idea what RSD actually is. I went to my local record store to take advantage of the 20% off of used records this weekend and there was about 1.5 hr wa... | |
| any Marillion Fans? I must mention this: I never understood why "Tux On" never made it onto "Clutching at Straws." This is one of the best Marillion songs, if not one of the best songs of the decade. | |
| Soundsmith re-tips received today Dodgealum,I had an Aida, the wood version, on a Scout a few years ago. It was bought brand new, but the cantilever was slightly skewed in one direction. The Aida was outstanding with jazz and acoustic music, also thought exhibited a sibilance prob... | |
| Everything about this is wrong... So after watching the youtube clip, I'm wondering how this turntable handles records of different thickness and warped records. Does the platter have another sensor that adjusts the vertical position of the record to account for a different thickn... | |
| Everything about this is wrong... Thanks, Swampwalker. Much appreciated. | |
| Everything about this is wrong... This is fascinating. 57s4me, any chance you could post a short clip of the turntable in action? |