terry9
Responses from terry9
| 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 ... | |
| Tone arm upgrade I agree about the Trans-Fi Terminator. Don't let the name put you off - it is a first class piece of work, with clever design substituting for the need for expensive, high precision parts. It is at home in an expensive ESL system.Also, Vic, the ow... | |
| Nottingham motor controler Inna, the most important mod was to the plinth. I used an aluminum / Baltic Birch plywood / aluminum sandwich, and further isolated the motor. Also went to an air bearing tonearm (big difference).If I remember correctly, NA will match the WM to yo... | |
| Koetsu Stone Body vs Urushi/RSP I use the RSP with diamond cantilever. Exquisite. Smooth. Detailed. Quiet. Exquisite. Used with an air bearing tonearm, and a highly modified and upgraded NA Mentor. Electronics are home-brew and ESL's are also modified. | |
| What to upgrade first for better sound quality? I suggest infrastructure.First, clean up your records. I use 80 KHz ultrasonic cleaning, and it is like doubling the price of a major component (over my conventional record cleaner). Added benefit: extends stylus life. So before you spend big buck... | |
| Nottingham motor controler Yes, do it.I have a NA Mentor, much modified. Motor and WM are vintage 2014/12. I suggest that you get them both at the same time, and they will match the WM to the motor.The upgrade made a significant difference in my system, at a very reasonable... | |
| best value current production tonearm Yet another vote for Trans-Fi. Vic, the proprietor of Trans-Fi, seemed to be on a mission to improve my system and do whatever was necessary to make it happen. It did. | |
| VPI, Graham, Koetsu advice please I bought I KRSP two years ago, and have been refining the sound ever since. The first improvement I made was increasing the mass on the tonearm wand, using several distributed brass weights. Tonearm is the Trans-Fi air bearing. So yes, mass can re... | |
| Miyajima MADAKE experience I use the Zero for mono, and it's fine. However, it lacks the ultimate refinement of my higher end Koetsu. | |
| How effective is the ultrasonic V-8 lp cleaner? Allvinyl, that is the first test which I tried. I was perfectly ready to write off the cost of the US cleaner rather than damage my records.Testing paradigm: cleaned two records thoroughly with 15 minutes of US. Treatment: I then immersed them hal... | |
| Nottington Ace Space question, motor placement. Hello John.My Wave Mechanic was 1997 vintage. Mr. Bastin is of the opinion that what I received was not a true Wave Mechanic; I expect that Tom F simply pulled an early prototype off the shelf and sent me the unit in good faith.I am exploring a mo... | |
| Nottington Ace Space question, motor placement. Updated the Wave Mechanic and motor to the latest versions. Big improvement.My old Wave Mechanic was just filtration and voltage adjustment, but the new version is much more complex, and sounds far better (smoother, stronger, cleaner). |