karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? @wrm57 I don't mean to worsen your nervosa. But a couple things I've learned about VTA/SRA. Mastering lathes that cut the lacquers or DMM discs are not "adjusted" to an industry standard. Every record that is cut from a different lathe probably... | |
| New Custom Turntable Audiomod's arms are fantastic. The newer series 6 look even better than the series 5 I used. Enjoy your table! | |
| I need Hign compliance cartridges A Denon 103R or a modified 103 might be just what you are after. SoundSmith MIMC Star is an amazing low compliance cart (especially after it’s fully broken in). | |
| Looking for Tonearm Advice/Suggestions I think that Jelco of yours is a fine arm and the 4P9 is even better and not adding a sound to the equation. I have had both in my system. I am currently using a Lyra Etna SL on my 4P9. Clarity is what you should be sensing compared to the Jelco. ... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey @thr1961 Congrats on the new table and tonearm. I strongly recommend starting with an S or M level HRS platform instead of going right to a Minus K or Vibraplane. It is entirely possible that the Townshend seismic platform will also work with your... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey @mulveling Thanks for the pictures and clarification. H | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey Thanks for this @mulveling ! My main system is in my living room on a suspended wooden floor. My new Stabi R is on the top shelf of a SolidSteel 3 level rack. It sits on a Symposium Svelte platform which covers a Vibraplane. I bet the Symposium... | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? Kuzma arms offer different wire choices and most are from clips to pre-amp. | |
| End Game Turntable suggestions Fantastic. Excellent choices on table and cart. Enjoy! | |
| New Vandersteen Control Center (pre amp) will be at the Ultra Fidelis room at AXPONIA I use the M5-HPA in my Quatro Woods. Great combo. I use a Pass XP-22 pre and a 5M XLR interconnect. I’m assuming the Vandy pre can also output XLR/balanced given Richards preference for that connection on his amps. | |
| New Vandersteen Control Center (pre amp) will be at the Ultra Fidelis room at AXPONIA I'll be there Saturday. Looking forward to checking it all out. | |
| Kirmuss Cleaning System Discuss? A friend of mine had the Kirmuss "restoration" system for a year or so. I used it with him several times for records that were older and had that old book smell. The system works. It made the older records sound a lot better. As a lab scientist a... | |
| analog upgrade suggestions needed Soundsmith cartridges are nicely balanced and natural sounding. They dont have the top end openess of the Lyra but once they break in they do offer a bit more flesh on the bone. The Paua would be a fantastic choice. | |
| Kumza Stabi S or Rega P10 ?? What about the Hana makes you know it wont require shims? What do you mean by shims? For VTA or for azimuth? Using a tonearm that allows you to actually adjust these parameters is an advantage over the Rega arms. If you are set on using a Hana ca... | |
| Aligning cart on Rega style arms without defeatable anti-skating? Not intending to insult, but make sure your table is totally level when aligning your cart. Sometimes non-level tables can mimic antiskating/skating forces. This is easy to demonstrate when using a Wally Skater. |