fsonicsmith
Responses from fsonicsmith
| Phono Stage_Skoll-by Schiit Audio It resonates (pun) with my own observations. Adjusting load is very easy with my phono stage and I have two turntables hooked up to it with two very different cartridges installed on each. With changing the load I primarily hear a change in gain b... | |
| Phono Stage_Skoll-by Schiit Audio I originally had the loading set to 200 Ohms resistance in the EF-1. I got some bug to change it, most likely from reading some posts here in regards to loading.....47K (basically unloaded) was not the way to go with a moving coil.... We all li... | |
| Happy Birthday Keith Richards. Having watched the Willie Nelson 90th birthday special last night, the reality of aging was on full display. I kept trying to stay awake for "Keef" to come on but gave up. It has to be mostly a matter of genetics to a great degree affected by fort... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble Thanks Lewm and Ralph. Ralph for your candor and integrity and Lewm for giving me some needed perspective and advice to settle down. Ralph is a prime example of what is good on this Board-sharing information and assisting others when asked. It... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble For the love of God, can someone else denounce the man that keeps issuing proclamations of fact like some decrepit Medieval king from his throne for the bag of hot air that he is? He seems to know just enough to be dangerous and no more. Much of ... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble @mijostyn I previously thought that you were knowledgeable and just needlessly argumentative. Now I see it is much worse-you are entirely ignorant. No, you just have to replace a noisy idler wheel every couple of months or so. Garrard and ... | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I am thankful for NOT seeing; Van the Man's Astral Weeks Eagles (anything) but particularly HC Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. Back to Steely Dan, as Aja is to them, Brothers in Arms is to Dire Straits. | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. These recurring threads are silly and fun at the same time. Aja? Walter Becker kept his platinum award in the outhouse to his Hawaii studio. And for good reason. It does not hold up. Add to that the simple fact that Donald Fagan was an anal-comp... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble I would definitely replace the belt. You must order the belt from SOTA. Do not use generic replacements. You might also have your serial number in hand and request a list of upgrades available for your unit. There have been many improvements o... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble You won't anger me mijostyn. Seriously. Have at it and if I respond at all, it will be polite and measured. I promise. I don't agree with much of what you have to say but when there are legions of respected audio writers who disagree with you, I... | |
| Garrard 301 motor and rumble @jasonbourne71 A nice measured answer. Thank you. As you modify the 301 with a such things as a precision machined brass bearing assembly and a heavier platter along with the many other steps to get the best of the 301 (like a complete motor rebui... | |
| Considering selling my restored Garrard 301 @mijostyn And if noise were the overriding consideration why do you opine again and again in this forum rather than roaming over to the digital forum? Why not throw away your Sota and just stream from one of these https://www.bluesound.com/product... | |
| Considering selling my restored Garrard 301 @mijostyn This is the reason belt and direct drives stole the entire market dumping these old ID drive tables, which were in the beginning very inexpensive until audiophile mythology took over. No need to tear you into pieces. When a fool st... | |
| Considering selling my restored Garrard 301 Pretty cool. AF are a pretty smart bunch of guys with their choice of products and marketing. FWIW, I have never purchased a thing from AF. I am not sure if you are applying the word "marketing" with respect or snark. They do have a glitzy webs... | |
| Considering selling my restored Garrard 301 Is the Roadrunner compatible with the AF power supply? It is not an Artisan Fidelity PS, it is an LDA (as specified) that AF happens to sell. I have no doubt you mean "does it work with the PS the same way it worked with Phoenix Engineering’s P... |