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Turntable speed accuracy
Raul try testing the timeline it goes like this - - - - - - - 
Analysis Paralysis on Phone Stage and MC Cartridge
Hi - The phono stage is easy - check out the EAR834P Classic or Signature ( 900 & 1200 ) on audiogon. Covers MC/MM and is good enough for a turntable upgrade later. It has a very easy and musical sound. With regard to cartridge I would stay wi... 
Nude Turntable Project
Raul, Since you have discovered a turntable that reduces distortions considerably over what you have been using, then surely that renders your views on the best cartridges moribund. You may well have written off many cartridges that you thought we... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
I owned the Denon DL1000 along with the ebony bodied Dynavector Karat Nova 13D many years ago. On both the matched Denon carbon fiber tonearm and other arms it sounded very refined but was thin, lacked body, detail and dynamics. It was blown away ... 
Help Identifying Older Kimber Speaker Cables
Agree with Elizabeth - the older Kimber speaker cables were - Brown/Black ( VR), Grey/Black (VS) & Blue/Black (TC). I was a distributor - never seen Red/Black. 
Turntable speed accuracy
Tonywinsc,For records with holes out of centre my engineer mate simply uses a thread file ( very small round file ) to open the hole up only in the direction you need to move the record to centre it. Then puts a marker on the label to indicate whi... 
Turntable speed accuracy
Halcro - great demo, no accent.I agree with Lewm on neutrality, different for different folks. We all know if we have a preamp with a dip at 3k say and we listen to it for a long enough, the ear/brain adjusts, and when you try something else that ... 
Turntable speed accuracy
Halcro - you are being disingenuous. The Fat Bob has a stretchy elastic band for a belt and furthermore the drive from the belt is close to the bearing. By not driving the circumference of the platter a lot of purchase from the puny motor is being... 
Turntable speed accuracy
When I am playing Vladimir Horowitz on my turntable should I ask him to stop on the half hour Eastern Standard Time so I dont have to listen to the speed corrections ?Seriously though when I was selling Elite Rock Townsend turntables which used an... 
Turntable speed accuracy
I haven't got perfect pitch and my friends tell me my timing aint that good, but I find piano recordings fantastic for laying bare speed and VTA issues. The words clangy and compressed come to mind when things aren't well, assuming the recording i... 
Conrad Johnson PV-10A mod experiences?
Hi there, You will find the cheapest Multicaps are far quicker and more resolving than the Solens. I would suggest you try these instead. Search on this site for Carey caps for others experiences. Good luck. 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
"The main reason CD is still around I suspect and has not been replaced has more to do with it being a very good solution than it does with our digital audio technology cannot cut it even these days."This is totally wrong. The reason for no new fo... 
Graham Phantom Supreme?
Halcro/Dertonam,Thanks guys, I've been interested in buying the Phantom at some stage and there are none here to look at or audition.Dover 
Graham Phantom Supreme?
Halcro, Is the Phantom a true unipivot or a dual pivot. When I read Fremers review of the Phantom he says the magneglide mechanism runs on a bearing but is pulled by the arm via magnets, suggesting the magneglide is not physically connected to the... 
Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?
Al, I used to argue that digital is a sampling of analogue but there are more fundamental issues. It is relatively easy to fill in the gaps using mathematical modelling.The real issue with digital is the Red Book Standard and the use of sine x/x.I...