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| Steadywash Platform Washing Machine vibration This is interesting. However, the platform works to prevent the vibrations from the washer from transferring into the floor. In audio, the idea is to prevent the vibrations from the floor from transferring into the system (and certainly to a lesse... | |
| Cartridge gain overload - please explain Mark,There are quite a few A-gon members like Almarg with a tremendous wealth of technical knowledge who will hopefully respond with an in-depth explanation to your query. From my experience and understanding, the voltage gain on the phono pre sho... | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video Stringreen,Are you seriously bringing Harry's dead son into this discussion to support your argument? That's disturbing. | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video Stringreen,I find it very perplexing that you've been criticizing this tool from the very beginning, even without trying it. My sense is you have some sort of a purist attitude block that prevents you from admitting the usefulness and benefit of t... | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video Stringreen,The point is that the CI makes all these adjustments a breeze, and allows very small adjustments that, in my experience, fiddling with the counterweight does not.I used to own a Scout and now own a Classic. On both tables, the counterwe... | |
| VPI Scout setup after watching Frefmer's video Stringreen, I still don't understand your point about the counter-intuitive (CI), even after your many posts telling everyone how unnecessary it is. Even if you have one tonearm and use the CI to set it up, you will still need it since it was used... | |
| Setting tonearm angle? Thanks for the link, Rockitman! | |
| Setting tonearm angle? Rockitman,Where does one get such a small bubble level? I tried to use a small (as compared to what you usually see) level attached to the tonearm tube, but it was too heavy and was compressing the cantilever way too much to make it usable.If you ... | |
| Setting tonearm angle? Why would the azimuth change when you adjust the VTA? The two are set in two different planes. The SRA and overhang, sure, but not the azimuth. | |
| Setting tonearm angle? I use an index card folded evenly along one of the lines on my VPI Classic. Less work and less chance of inadvertently hitting the tonearm with a ruler and possibly damaging the cartridge.I've heard there are tiny levels out there that can be atta... | |
| Gain challenge with Lyra Delos I use my Delos with 58 dB of gain with sufficient volume; in the past it worked fine with 54 dB as well. I find 63 dB makes the sound shrill and overall unpleasant so I would not recommend going over 60 dB on the pre, but... I think the issue is w... | |
| Japanese pressings/thanks to unknown collector The records I bought were between $40 and $60. "Animals," the White Album, and LZ III were even more expensive. The range was $40 - $100. | |
| The Black Keys Thank you, Curtisbaby. It does help. I had the same impression sampling "Brothers" and "El Camino" on youtube. Great music, but definitely a bit rough producing job, "Brothers" more raw than "El Camino." You confirmed my expectations. Incidentally... | |
| Speaker choice: impedance, sensitivity, and tubes Thank you all for your valuable input. Really good stuff.Roscoe-I use Rogue Audio tube preamp (with gain adjustment) and monoblocks. I don't think it's a gain issue. My phono preamp also has adjustable gain and I can easily switch it with very lit... | |
| Speaker choice: impedance, sensitivity, and tubes Thanks Al. The linked thread was indeed very interesting and informational. I agree the specs on the speaker must be overstated. Don,Which tap do you use for your Harbeths, 4 or 8 ohm? |