pmotz
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| What made you select "audio" as your hobby I don't think I "selected" it, rather I just drifted into it through a love of music. It doesn't hurt that I have an engineers mind and was attracted to the technology! Oh how I fondly remember the Lafayette catalogs.... | |
| The best Universal player for under $5,000 Hlesser - could you expand on your comments? Hate to say it but I am about to buy a DV137 and need to know what the problems are. Thanks! | |
| VPI HW-19 Motor Not to sound like a jerk but a quick surf over to the VPI web site shows the motor & pulley still available for $110. I would suspect Music Direct, Elusive Disc or Acoustic Sounds would have it too. As for who makes the motor, did you look at ... | |
| Just got my Scoutmaster, need setup suggestions... Stringreen got it right. What you are adjusting is azimuth. The Scoutmaster manual (from the VPI website) mentions this but doesn't do a good job of explaining the procedure. The manual does state to use something like a coffee stirrer so the alum... | |
| Audiophile Warner Bros Looney Tunes recordings.. Don Byron has a CD called "Bug Music" which is his tribute to the Raymond Scott, John Kirby and Duke Ellington orchestras. The Raymond Scott tunes are written/inspired by Carl Stalling. The music on this CD is quirky and high spirited. I should ad... | |
| My new room is 8 x 16 x 32, what to do? The dimensions are definitely not good, there will be some serious room nodes, but the up side to this is the room is big enough to reduce at least one dimension to make a big difference. Your idea of reducing the overall length to 26' is a good o... | |
| What Are They Talking About? You seem to be perpetuating the mystery since you do not identify the threads! | |
| Marantz SA7S1 FYI, there is another review in Positive Feedback online in the current "issue". It was a positive review, though the reviewer showed a preference for modded players. You would think with a statement product the companies would do it right the fir... | |
| Powering up a SET amp after 6 months in storage To bring up slowly you need a variac which is basically a giant variable resistor. You start out at 10% of rated voltage and bring it up in 10% increments every 10 minutes or so. I believe this is primarily for the capacitors, but it is good for t... | |
| Phono stage with gain control? PS Audio GCPH fits this request exactly. For better performance there are PS Audio approved modded units for $1300 or so. They are regularly advertised on Audiogon. | |
| Did my Phillips 963SACD die? Thanks for the repsonses so far. The disc is clamped in and cannot be removed. I am assuming there is a manual eject by releasing a catch or some such thing but it is not obvious. I also tried unplugging the unit for several days and it didn't hel... | |
| Anyone used mini tnt feet on Scoutmaster Oscar44- If it's any consolation I also upgraded my motor to the 300 RPM version and the instructions for that were pretty sad. VPI makes a great product but their instructions leave something to be desired. For a high end product that needs atten... | |
| Anyone used mini tnt feet on Scoutmaster I have an original Aries, but have not tried the mini-TNT feet. I did replace the "isolators" between the plinth and the cone with just a stud though (this was an improvement VPI endorsed) and I think I know the solution. The isolators were a rubb... | |
| Best known dimensions for home audio room Check out the Everest Handbook of Acoustics and the Rives web site too (see manufacturer list). I don't think there is a single best room size since there are a lot of variables in construction that impact performance as well as the equipment and ... | |
| Vandersteen Model 3A Signature Review Very nice review! I agree with everything you said as it mirrors my experience with the 3A Signatures. I too have a small room, 13x14x7 (the room is actually 17x14, but a half wall cuts the room down to the smaller dimensions) and can relate to th... |