actusreus
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| VPI Classic tweak It totally makes sense, if true, and would perfectly explain the speed difference among different pulley positions. However, I'm still unclear why using two belts would not result in a net speed that could be adjusted by the SDS since both belts w... | |
| VPI Classic tweak Ok, so that I understand you, you maintain that each of the three grooves on the 33 rpm (and 45 rpm diameter) that are millimeters apart have a different diameter? As I stated, the pulley is manufactured to such high specifications that the minisc... | |
| VPI Classic tweak Perhaps we're both have a different basis from which we extrapolate. I'm talking about a different belt position on the same speed grooves; there are three of those for 33 and three for 45. So 33 has three possible positions, each apparently resul... | |
| VPI Classic tweak Captain_winters,I don't quite get how you reached the conclusion that "each position is a different diameter." I agree that each position might result in slightly different speeds, which two belts might or might not even out without the SDS. But w... | |
| VPI Classic tweak Interesting. I'd think that the pulley is manufactured to very tight specifications and differences, if any, between different positions in the same speed diameter would be too insignificant to affect the speed. I attributed the small variances in... | |
| VPI Classic tweak You mean since different pulley positions render slightly different speeds without the SDS? With the SDS this should be a non-issue; I just wonder about the physics of pulley thickness and how it affects the speed and ultimately the sound. | |
| VPI Classic tweak The pulley has three possible positions for each speed so it is certainly possible to put two belts on the top and bottom groove respectively.This is interesting and I'm tempted to try it myself. Out of curiosity, those who have the SDS, do you us... | |
| Lyra Delos Stylus Replacement Options My dealer told me Lyras last quite long and 3K as Raul suggested is a reasonable estimate if you take a good care of the cart. Mine has more or less 2,000 hrs on it, and I hear no deterioration in the sound. | |
| Well-produced recent jazz cd's - recommendations? As Jfz said, anything from ECM will sound outstanding. Their catalog has some of the best jazz of the modern era. | |
| HOT Stamper...Im a believer .... Yes, unusually tight center holes are difficult to find in our hobby...Congratulations. | |
| LP Disaster Swanny,Sorry to hear about that mishap. I hope no permanent damage was done to any of the records. I have to say I am surprised there was mold since record fluids contain so many chemicals I'd think live organisms could not really replicate in tha... | |
| Old Vinyl Valuation and Care I am sorry about your father passing. Perhaps you should consider keeping as many albums as possible that you also like since they might carry a special significance to you? I of course have no clue what your relationship with your father was like... | |
| setting VTF with a digital guage Andy,One thing to keep in mind is that with the Classic tonearm, the VTF decreases as the tonearm gets closer to the platter level so you do want to make sure the VTF is measured at the record surface level. The scale you have gets pretty close, b... | |
| Understanding Gain in the ARC Ref Phono 2 SE The Cadence is a MC-only phono preamp, while it appears that the ARC can accommodate both MM and MC cartridges. So the low settings on each of the preamps are meant to be used with different types of cartridges. The low setting of 64 dB on the Cad... | |
| What's going on with Mobile Fidelity? Hevac1,I seriously doubt this could ever be the case. If it were, no company in their right mind would ever pay for a license that could be revoked at will since a lot of money could be completely wasted with absolutely no way to predict it or tak... |