islandmandan
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| Garrard 401 service & tweaking my new project. I got my 401 on ebay UK, and changed the voltage to 115V. It is quite easy to do, just change the connections on the connection block. If I remember correctly, the block is marked where to connect for the different voltages.You can go to vinylengi... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Rebbi,I am vicariously building your AN kit with you, I only wish I could keep the results! It would be interesting to hear a PCB-built and hard-wired version side-by-side to see how much difference hard wiring would really make. I'm probably wron... | |
| Can you recommend a simple Tube pre amp? Over the years, I've tried many different flavors of preamps, solid state, transfromer-based passive (which was superb, by the way), and now my second tube preamp.I had the itch for some time to build a tube preamp, so I built a Transcedence Sound... | |
| No question, just a little holiday praise I also have nothing but good to say about the men you have mentioned. I remember several years ago, I called Walker Audio, to ask about their Hi-Def Links, and surprisingly, Lloyd answered the phone himself.Nelson Pass is another, as you say, that... | |
| Dynavector DV-507 Mk II ? Contrary to what has been stated, I have found the Dynavector arm (a 501, in my case), to be quite versatile. It works well with such disparate cartridges as Dynavector XX2MKII, Zu Denon 103R (with ESCCO cantilever/Paratrace stylus modification), ... | |
| Lyra Delos suspension aging? I have nothing else to add, with the exception of, congratulations on your retirement. It's great, is it not?Regards, and enjoy,Dan | |
| Advice - What turntable should I buy ??? I went down this road 7-8 years ago, and it can be a bumpy one. My own lack of knowledge was my biggest stumbling block.I would advise you to read as much as you can regarding arm and cartridge set up before purchasing.I, in a fit of naievety, bou... | |
| Cleaning Phono Stylus- white residue In my opinion, the use of liquid stylus cleaner needs to be done sparingly. I personally use the Magic Eraser, and then an Onzow Zerodust.I inspect the stylus occsisionally, and if I notice any accumulation of detritus on the stylus, I then do a c... | |
| K&K Pre amplifier This doesn't directly correlate with your equipment, but my experience does.I went from a Sonic Euphoria passive (which was excellent), to a Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid Preamp, which is a kit.I used upgraded output caps, NOS Amperex tubes, an... | |
| Metal "whiskers" on cartridge body Doug, I do play RCA "Shaded Dog" records from time to time, but unless Nipper is "The Dog of Steel", it's perhaps an unlikely source.Regards,Dan | |
| Metal "whiskers" on cartridge body Psag's idea sound like a likely source of the whiskers. I haven't tried anything yet, I'm enjoying too much music to take the time to address "shaving" my cartridge.Regards,Dan | |
| Metal "whiskers" on cartridge body This modified Denon is "the cats meow". It's up there with the best carts I've heard. I thought about trying to blow them off with compressed air, but thought better of it, with concerns of blowing a small piece of ferrite metal somewhere it shoul... | |
| My wife passed yesterday I'm sorry to hear you are suffering from this loss. It will get better, and you will find solace in the music you loved together. Music will always be there for you.Best regards, and hang in there,Dan | |
| Do amps lose steam over time? The reference to the Grateful Dead notwithstanding, Onhwy 61's advice is good. I don't know how old your Rotel amp is, but after some years, capacitors can go bad and leak or fail.This can usually be detected by just checking for leaks or swelling... | |
| Help me buy a Garrard Being a vintage Garrard owner (401), I've found them to be a joy to use and listen to.I strongly recommend, however, avoiding the Kokomo bearing upgrade (downgrade). There are reports of the ceramic bearing damaging the spindle bottom over time.I ... |