terry9
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| Needle just gets stuck in a particular spot of the record ! What is going on? Hello Inna.Have you tried Scotch Magic Tape, the translucent stuff? I cured a similar problem by1. locating the exact spot on the record2. cutting off a 5 cm piece of tape, reversing one end back on itself for 1 cm to form a non-sticky tab or hand... | |
| Koetsu RSP Sound Problem I agree with Syntax. Koetsu's are extremely sensitive to set-up. My suspicion would be azimuth.I suspect that very few cartridges, even Koetsu's, have MC motors fixed into the bodies at a precision exceeding 1 degree of arc. After many hours of pl... | |
| $5k Upgrade You might want to consider cleaning your records with an ultrasonic record cleaner. I built my own, for less than $5k, around an 80KHz German commercial unit (Elmasonic). Cleaning records at 50C and multiple rinses get me as much more music as a m... | |
| best value current production tonearm Wntrmute2 is right. Make sure that things are level. A carpenter's level is essential, a Starrett machinist's level (8") is better. | |
| Mono Cartridge Zyx Airy 3 or Mayajima Zero I use the Zero for mono. On the whole, it is very good. It is the clearest cartridge I have heard. Surface noise is low, so low that a few of my records, which I had graded as VG with a stereo cartridge, had to be regraded to NM on the Zero. Also,... | |
| Nottingham resonance control Inna, I recently came across some data which suggests that Rosewood is superior to Baltic birch plywood, and to slate, but still much inferior to Panzerholz. I still like the idea of veneering Rosewood onto Panzerholz. | |
| Nottingham resonance control Inna, you are absolutely right. The cones do reflect some of the energy back into the Panzerholz, where it can be dissipated as heat, and not transmitted, however indirectly, into the platter bearing. That is why I suggest a shelf of Panzerholz, o... | |
| Turntable set up- How easy is it I was brought up on the conventional wisdom too - 100 hours or so, but I never did understand the mechanism. It sounded a lot like a practice from WW2 where riflemen from US and UK would exchange a single round (.30-06 and .303), fire it, and find... | |
| Turntable set up- How easy is it Inna, according to Soundsmith, the mechanism of cartridge break-in is rather disconcerting. They say that a cartridge breaks in by twisting its guts to accommodate an imperfect installation. Certainly my Koetsu has not changed much, except for the... | |
| Nottingham resonance control You want constrained layer damping to minimize the contribution of your motor to the signal. One layer tries to move against the next, but cannot - it is constrained. The result is heat, not motion. Plywood or slate does this. Brazilian Rosewood d... | |
| Custom TT Belt Well Oregon, it left the UK promptly, but got lost on this side of the Atlantic. As for socialized medicine, you might want to experience it before you criticize. Think federal government coverage for everybody, and you have a good idea. | |
| Nottingham motor controler John, the output from my WM is a 5-conductor connector. Therefore it is highly likely that the unit provides two split phases, which would allow phase angle adjustment inside the unit, thus matching WM to motor. | |
| Turntable set up- How easy is it Papermill is correct.But, as you listen, you will find that the initial adjustments are only good approximations, and that magic happens when you get it just right. So watch the pro and ask lots of questions and have him teach you to do it. That m... | |
| Custom TT Belt You are right, a good company. My belts were lost in the mail too, and they replaced without a quibble. | |
| Nottingham resonance control I have the older Mentor TT. It came with the heavy kit and Wave Mechanic.I agree with Davt. In order of improvements: 1) Upgrade from VPI to ultrasonic record cleaning (at 80KHz)2) Upgrade from Mentor tonearm to Trans-Fi air bearing arm3) Upgrade ... |