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| Brian Eno's Turntable Design Looks like a lower end Pro-Ject arm, probably Pro-Ject guts, and an Ortofon 2M cartridge - so however limited and expensive this is, its performance will be pegged to the "entry level" side of the spectrum. | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Sensitivity 92dB (2.83V @1m) Gain is not power, and vice versa. You can’t infer what power output the 75 to 80% of volume represents, without a lot more info. What’s your source, and do you know its output level? If you have a source with low output, it’s even possible you co... | |
| Cleaning tube pins Whatever process Andy of VTS uses - those are the cleanest non-gold-plated NOS tube pins I've ever seen. The dull gold plated pin tubes (e.g. premium 6922) seem to stay a lot cleaner over time. I've heard of folks using CLR (carefully), but have... | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. Yes, fantastic post @rickd1225 ! Everyone who missed it - scroll down and read it. | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? This is an often posed "dilemma" by audiophiles...that I just don’t get? SS amps produce heat, too. A typical SS class AB amp is going to be ~ 50% efficient. Maybe add 10 Watts per heater for each KT88, and you get an extra 40 Watts for a typical ... | |
| Highest value pre under 1.5k used? Just stretch a little bit and go for the Rogue Athena (no affiliation to the seller or to Rogue) currently listed in classifieds. It will trash anything else in this range, especially other Rogues. | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. @oldaudiophile Yep, if I take anything from this saga, it's that a liquid stylus cleaner is good to have in the toolkit. I'm not intending to use it daily or weekly - but maybe every once in a while, and definitely to clear up accumulation on pr... | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. I don't blame MoFi for not wanting to wade into this one. A very reserved and measured response, with a sales pitch too, lol! He's right though, in pointing out that too many audiophiles are too skittish about applying proper brushing. And in com... | |
| How to identify my weakest link? The Benz cartridges are very musical, with a touch of sweetness and warmth - not at all analytical. They’re excellent for the money especially if you peruse the FS ads here. Any of their "L" (low output) models in a Zebrawood or Ebony body are pre... | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. Yeah, I was thinking maybe it could affect SQ via added tip mass. And since rigidity is key in this part of the assembly to accurately transmit vibrations, any compliant/damping goop on there could slightly "muddy" the transmission. But beyond tha... | |
| How to identify my weakest link? If you love your speakers, then cartridge is looking like your easiest upgrade here. A sub-$1,000 MC should be significantly beaten by most $2K+ MCs or MIs. You already have way more than enough phono stage and table to handle a large upgrade. I j... | |
| Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust. @oldaudiophile Thank you for the follow-up with Onzow's response! I'm in no position to make a scientific assessment or educated guess, so here's my uneducated guesses: The stylus gunk show in the infamous pics is simply mold release agents an... | |
| Andy Kim - Needle Clinic Another alternative: Steve Leung of VAS (New York) regularly posts pics of rebuild / re-tip / adjustment work on his Facebook page. A lot of very high-end cartridges. The work looks quite good, and seems like he has very good turnaround. He also p... | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono That’s a nice rig you’ve got. And those are 2 of the top phono stages I’d be looking at for your Benz Ruby Z, which doesn’t work well with Step-Up Transformers. I had a Herron 2A and it should do very well for your Ruby, but mine went out the door... | |
| Onzow ZeroDust reportedly leaves a residue Many yrs ago a dealer told me never to use those ultra-sonic brushes for they could vibrate the cantilever and possibly damage the suspension. I threw mine out many yrs back. Vinyl grooves vibrate the cantilever...up to the suspension...also up... |