terry9
Responses from terry9
| cartridge demagnetization I use the demagnetizing cuts (side 2, tracks 2 & 3: pink noise) on Analogue Productions Ultimate Test LP. Was skeptical at first, but the results were unambiguous on my Koetsu. | |
| Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ? I have owned a number of Naks. LX-5 is very good, ZX-7 (two) were both better, DR-1 better yet, and CR-7 (two) best. The CR-7 belt drive was notably better than the CR-7 all-gear drive. I still have one of the Zx-7's and both CR-7's.Raul is absolu... | |
| Hurst motor rumble? I for one commend RP for using the highly sensitive instrument he already had (his music system), rather than renting a vastly expensive instrument to do the same thing. Identifying the source of noise is pre-requisite to eliminating it, and that ... | |
| Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers... A note about BIS. I understand that they used a Revox B77 with custom recording amplifiers. Records are reliably quiet and natural sounding.Analogue Productions did some fine re-issues.M&K Records did some interesting direct-to-disk recordings... | |
| Checking speed 331/3, 45 I use a test record and a frequency counter plugged into the phono stage output. Much more accurate than the alternatives. | |
| TUBES: Telefunken EL84 & ECC801 I did a lot of listening with 6DJ8 variants. The absolute best by a considerable margin were the old Telefunken tubes specially selected by Hewlett/Packard. | |
| Matching Koetsu Stone Body Platinum Cartridge I have a platinum rosewood with the DC. I had to buy it on spec too - and I heard a terrible bad review from a knowledgeable Koetsu expert. Even so, I went for it, because I reasoned that getting rid of one more interface (sylus / cantilever) just... | |
| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone Diamond cantilever - yes, I think it is most definitely worth it. For those interested in the basis of my opinion, I am using the DC rosewood body with- trans-fi air bearing tonearm, heroically regulated air supply- NAS Mentor, machined Al / plywo... | |
| How do you roll? First LP on a new TT. Hello Drinky.Assuming that the factory mounted it right may be a bit risky. I would take an afternoon and check everything. As for break-in, my Koetsu sounded very fine after just a few hours - it probably sounded that good at the outset, but it t... | |
| Any step up transformers recommendations for MC's Hello Jake.I suggest that you build your own box, using off-the-shelf transformers. I use Sowter pro quality transformers with the OFC option, and nude Vishay loading resistors. Sound is only slightly inferior to the 5 figure AN (comparison in my ... | |
| What's the best way to clean vinyl records? REALLY good question. Clean records are far more important than one thinks.Ultrasonic, BUT all ultrasonic units are not created equal, which is why I made my own.How good is it? Going from VPI to my ultrasonic was MORE than going from good MM to h... | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo A friend showed me what I thought was "conclusive" proof that his mono cartridge gave better results on mono recordings, so I bought a Miyajima Zero, which is very nice. But it seems to lack the ultimate refinement of my higher end Koetsu (stereo)... | |
| Trans-fi Terminator T3PRO opinions please... Dgarretson, I noticed that you posted on the stability of the Terminator saddle, and that the stability decreased with increasing air pressure. I noticed the same thing, even with a highly filtered and regulated air supply. In my case, it seems to... | |
| Trans-fi Terminator T3PRO opinions please... Changed the mounting options on my turntable. On the turntable itself I changed the sorbothane pads to aluminum spikes resting on aluminum pucks. The shelf which supports the turntable is now supported by hardwood pillars all the way down to concr... | |
| Trans-fi Terminator T3PRO opinions please... Hello Spirit.Yes, he suggested that I post photos and suggestions. I will probably do that at some point, but I am working on an air bearing turntable at the moment, so ... |