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| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? I am a big fan of interchangeable headshells, to change my half dozen cartridges, to put a friend’s headshell/cartridge they may bring to hear their cartridge in my system, and in comparison to one of mine or another of theirs. Spinner: I go for ... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system A good unit can be an asset, especially a bypass that helps you hear the differences it makes. That unit does not have independent L and R adjustments. It seems like a good choice IF your space is perfectly symmetrical. You may know, but I am a... | |
| Can you touch the tubes? Wash your hands 1st will minimize oil and give you a better grip. If you can, avoid touching the identifying markings on the glass. If you do, lack of oil will be beneficial. Whether base or not, use the lower hand for the lifting force, and the ... | |
| A "Downgrade" that proved to be a spectacular "Upgrade" ------- I’ve been thinking, there is NO WAY the cable swap could/should have made such a huge difference. His existing cables sounded great previously. I suspect, somewhere in the ’new chain’ (used tube preamp, used tube phono stage), a connection is iff... | |
| AT-95ML on a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon threaded holes in the body is why I would stick with the 95. my guess, align it, play, bet you will have no problem. | |
| Best Vintage tube amp / preamp manufacturer I had collected a few Fishers, 0ne 800C, the Executive came out of a big console I bought just to get it. which is a Fisher 500C with an AM Tuner added. I traded it with Bill (member here) for a Mitsubishi Vertical Turntable LT-5V I had 3... | |
| OPPO repair congrats!!!! sometimes there are button combinations for reset that work if you cannot see the screen, time to find that out now. the manual usually tells you how, i.e. push power and ____ together for 5 secs. I have had to reset my Sony AVR a ... | |
| OPPO repair Have you done a full reset? I have had a few pieces, different makers, well known brands, when a reset solved things. Or, a partial fix, like 1 of the HDMI's comes alive. best of luck. computer shops work with hdmi outputs all the time, it's the... | |
| What To Do? Have you gotten your friend who recommended him involved. Does he live any closer? Perhaps your friend could reach him, make an appointment about one of his pieces, then he takes your unit, or you go with him, take your piece. Have a nice visit ... | |
| Turntable dust cover cleaning Nasty Scratches I made a terrible mess out of a dust cover which was under something else I was working on. STUPID! . I took it to my auto body shop. They got it down to the point where I could perfect it with the Nova 3 step kit https://www.am... | |
| surface noise reduction Any people as frugal as me, I found this old post with details Being frugal, non-scientific, I wash mine by hand in batches 10 at a time while listening to music. See 11th photo here https://www.audiogon.com/systems/9511 Cover the table with a ... | |
| Turntable dust cover cleaning Everyone OP is not talking about scratches, just streaks, static and dust "Pretty much every day, I have to clean streaks off the cover. There is a very high amount of static." | |
| surface noise reduction jacobsdad2000 of course I agree with you, thanks boxcarman, others OP has a MM cartridge, messing with loading is all about MC cartridges. OP, just to clarify the basics: what specific Phono Stage do you have? and, what Preamp model, input ... | |
| surface noise reduction boxcarman Any new cartridge needs proper alignment, do you have the few inexpensive tools and skills to do it yourself? MM RED is an Elliptical In any case, noise or not: I suggest you upgrade to an advanced stylus shape, i.e. Microline, SAS, S... | |
| Turntable dust cover cleaning I had a client tell me "I don’t have to do anything". No matter what you do, dust will come in your situation. Get it as clean as you can, dry to have no streaks, then: do nothing, and occasionally a light drag of a large lint free cloth, just g... |