frogman
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| Opinions - The Absolute Sound I have always been a bit perplexed by the level of cynicism expressed by some audiophiles about audio mags; particularly TAS and Stereophile. I have come to the conclusion that many of us are closet reviewers; magazine writer wannabes. IMO, this l... | |
| VPI HW-19 Motor http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1291222954&/Vpi-HW-19-Motor-Parts | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths **** The notion of essence is from Aristotle. For him then a particular partmust be essencial while the other parts are 'only' accidental. This doctrine is called 'essencialism' but is untenable in logical, philosophical and scientific sence.****N... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Rhythm is the heart of music. It is more important than melody, harmony, tone color etc. Ask any musician, and he/she will tell you that the most beautiful tone, sounding the most beautiful melody, but with bad rhythm is meaningless. There is a tr... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? Bpoletti, the correct amount of oil will stay in the well, and not work it's way out of the well. No need for your "oil trap". A tip:A few years ago, after cleaning and relubing my TNT bearing, I was dismayed at what initially seemed like boring, ... | |
| "New" arm? >> Though very good, I can hear the shortcomings of the system<<What are the shortcomings, to your ears? Keep in mind that one of the two most important differences between the HW19 mkIII and the Aries, is the use of a much heavier, th... | |
| The most important word of advise? Attend a couple of concerts before you make any buying decisions; they don't have to be by top-tier acts. You need to calibrate your ears. | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? Thom_mackris, "the voice of reason". Thanks for another great post. | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? I have owned one HW19 MK I, one MK II, two MK IV platters over the years; and now a TNT MK V platter on my TNT. I have also checked a few similar platters owned by others. Every single one had some degree of noticeable play/rocking in the bearing ... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? Yeah, it can be frustrating, as there is a feeling of security in having one answer to a problem. VPI has never been that kind of company. In their defense, I always get the sense that they are always trying new things, and arriving at a new prefe... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? Ok, I made the assumption (correctly, I believe), that Slaw does not have an inverted bearing. Mike would never have recommended oil for an inverted bearing, for the reasons mentioned by others. However, grease OR oil can be used in non-inverted b... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? There is no definitive answer. Lithium grease, motor oil, trick oils (vdH, etc.), will all "work" to varying degrees. I have tried them all, and guess what? They all sound different. Your particular set-up will dictate which one works best. The th... | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Perhaps I am showing my age (53), but I remember a time, not that long ago, when it was generally recognized by most audiophiles (in my circles), and certainly by the audiophile press, that the establishment of a fairly-well agreed-upon descriptiv... | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Stickman 451: >>So, after all of that; which is the "better" cartridge, a XV1's or an Ortofon A90, or maybe a Grado The Statement? :)<<For me: 1.Grado The Statement 2.XV1 3.Ortofon A90For Dcarol (I would wager my Stax F-81's on this):... | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Dcarol, thank you for addressing my concerns directly. You wrote: >>The XV1-S was better than the Black in a lot of areas such as overall detail and 'togetherness' - the performance sounded like a whole and not just separate instruments play... |