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06-11-09
Thanks for the tree pointer. i heard about it but never tho ... Dgad
06-12-09
I heard about that as well and did not believe it at first u ... Zephyr24069
06-14-09
Thanks a million for all of your wonderful advise, sir. you ... Kkennymacc
06-15-09
Hey ken you're welcome. good luck with you're turntable. ho ... Jsquattrin
06-19-09
Has anyone heard of the peter green anthology. i just picked ... Jsquattrin
07-26-09
I had a problem with my hrx. the main bearing went. don't as ... Jsquattrin
09-27-09: Jsquattrin
System edited: To any jmw 12.6 users out there that have had problems with their vpi arm, I have suffered from a lousy vpi alignment jig that is not a good line up of the arm. The turntable basics protractor is much better. And they are dirt cheap. I believe I paid $15.00 from turntablebasics.com You have to use something fine like 6 lb test fishing line. Tape the platter on opposite ends and this will immobilize the platter. Next put the protractor on the platter and make a small loop on one end of the fishing line. Lift up the arm and loop the line over the pivot. You can put the arm back down on top of the fishing line. line up the alignment mark on the protractor until the fishing line blocks out the line on the protractor completely and tape the protractor in place without it moving. You can now line up the cartridge with the outer grid first then, take the tape off of the protractor and move the protractor till the inner grid lines up with the stlus tip and cantilever. If everything lines up you did it correctly and its ready to go. I also found that my arm tends to ring. It is most noticeable with headphones. I used bands of black electrical tape on the arm to comepletely remove the ringing. I also had to add tape to equal the weight force on the vtf weight to balance the arm. You can see a picture on my system thread. This has slashed my noise floor while listening to my records and has greatly increased my low level resolution. cheers!
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10-02-09: Jbcello
Hello,
I have enjoyed reading about your Hi Fi system and really appreciate all the work you have put into tweeking your equipment. I have recently purchased a VPI Super Scoutmaster with the outer ring and rim drive. I would like to know all the tweeks you have performed on this table, including the dampening of the center weight, outer ring and tonearm. What materials did you use and where did you put them? I have the Super Platter and the thing is a static factory. Have you tried any platter mats that have improved the sound and reduced the static?
Thanks a bunch,
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10-05-09
Thanks jbcello, since you have the super platter, most of th ... Jsquattrin
10-06-09: Jsquattrin
System edited: The picture of my amps with the new pon-tuns is listed under my equipment. You can get them from Arion Audio. These are the guys who distribute the Analysis speakers. These things had an instant effect putting them under my amps.
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11-02-09
Just an update on the ringing of my vpi 12.6 arm. i found 2 ... Jsquattrin
12-11-09: Jsquattrin
System edited: I sent my amps out for the V3 upgrade and I can't wait to get them back.
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12-18-09
Jeff wells of audible arts in campbell, ca was kind enough t ... Jsquattrin
12-25-09
I bought a couple pair of rca to xlr adapters to allow me to ... Jsquattrin
01-27-10: Jsquattrin
System edited: I moved my Koetsu to the RS Labs A1 arm and it sounds wonderful. The only problem is that using the that arm is nerve racking due to the lack of a cueing function. Having to set a cartridge down manually that costs 6 grand is a scary prospect.
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02-22-10
Are you still using the a2 se? i am hemming and hawing abou ... Doctorcilantro
02-24-10: Jsquattrin
Hey Jon, I am still using the A2 SE. In fact, a couple of my friends that have heard my system have also bought it. All of us have put much better tubes in after receiving it. I have the Bendix 6900 in for the 5687's and rca blackplates in for the 12at7's. For the money, it is a great deal. For a fully balanced linestage and the performance, it is a steal.
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02-24-10: Jsquattrin
I just wanted to make a quick mention to any of our community that have been looking for that last little bit of resolution from our systems without spending a bunch of money. I live in a normal house that came with the usual electrical system found in a semi-newer home. I have spent thousands improving the power from the wall outlet. I spent hours going through the romex ran through my walls soldering the crappy connections as they daisy chain from outlet to outlet. The improvement was not subtle, it was the kind of improvement that well financed listeners pay many thousands of dollars to get a fraction of this kind of improvement. Well, I was feeling pretty good about my work when it dawned on me that I could find still more by simply changing the circuit breaker to a higher quality one that is only capable of providing power to one circuit. Instead of being split into two circuits. I went down to my local Ace hardware and picked up a good square-D 20 amp circuit breaker for $3.99 knocked out a blank on my circuit breaker panel and installed the new breaker. I hooked up the wiring and put everything back together and flipped on the system. What I heard was another improvement in fidelity that further enlarged the size and scope of my sound stage and an increase in micro and macro dynamics. It deepened and smoothed the music and increased the feeling of being there and experiencing an event that took place 50 years ago. Of course, All of this could have have been taken care of, had I just put in a dedicated line to only my system. But in the real world, for real folks who don't entertain the hiring of electrical contractors and running new power systems, this gives us the ability to hear some of that sonic nirvana that few ever can.
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02-24-10: Ack
I have taken interest in Analysis speakers lately. Can you please offer a detailed review, especially of the bass which is usually fake-sounding with big panel speakers, with no real oomph but plenty of actual low frequency 'sounds'?
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03-03-10: Jsquattrin
Hello ACK,
I can give you a little bit of an insight into the analysis speakers. Although they share a similarity to apogee speakers they are not like those speakers. They have the speed, resolution, three-dimensionality, and imaging of a good panel speaker with a benign load. They are about a four ohm load depending on the model. I drive them to thunderous levels, much to my wife's chagrin, with my Nuforce amps. 180 watts into 8 and 325 into 4. The top end and midrange is everything I could ask for smooth and beautiful. The top end is shimmering and alive. The tonality is spot on. Chamber music and ancient music is intimate, the stuff goose bumps are made of. The speakers I have, the Epsilons are, undersized for the size room I have. The Epsilons are 52" tall and 24" wide and 3" deep. They throw a huge soundstage in a room big enough for them to do so. I looked at your room and your room appears to be large enough. They do like to get out in the room to be able to get the depth of field. Just as a side note, I noticed that you have Martin Logan speakers. I had Martin Logan Quests and Requests in the pasts. They were great speakers. I had trouble with the room I had at that time. I could never get the bass to integrate with the rest of the sound in that room. I eventually gave up. Back to the analysis. If bass is important to you, then the epsilons are probably not going to do it for you in a large room. I myself plan on getting a stereo pair of subwoofers for myself in the future. My room sucks up bass like a black hole no matter what speaker I have. I have thought about getting the Omega or the Amphytreon model but that takes a larger pocket book than I have at the moment so I will probably get the subwoofers instead. A good friend of mine that lives close by has the Omegas with the VTL MB-450's. That system has the most bass I have ever heard from a 2 channel system with out subwoofers. Real bass that punches you in the gut and you can feel the music !
inside. Every once in a while one pair will come up on audiogon for under 10 grand. I have seen demo pairs for around 12 grand. Don't get me wrong these speakers have great bass , even mine or the omicrons that are smaller than mine, but if you want the best bass these speakers have to offer, The omegas and the amphytreons are the A-ticket. There are a few great reviews online at enjoythemusic.com by reviewer Wayne Donnely and Dick Olsher at TAS has a pair of Omegas. There is a review on the 'Epsilons from a South African Magazine and Six Moons from Srajeen Ebean if you google the Analysis Epsilon speakers. Hope this helps.
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JSQ
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03-11-10
Interesting about the new breaker. so if i have a 15a line, ... Doctorcilantro
03-30-10: Jsquattrin
Hey J
I haven't done alot of research on what would be considered a better circuit breaker but they must be out there. It also makes a big difference on the wire you have in the wall . Jps makes an upgraded romex that I have heard in systems, Its expensive but its effect is immediate.
Ciao!
Jeff
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03-30-10: Jsquattrin
System edited: I added a custom made step up transformer between the ps audio gcph and the grado reference and what a difference it has made even though it isn't broken in. there is a difference with or without a step up trans. the sound is smoother and more fully fleshed out over just turning up the gain on the phono stage. step up was a bargain through chas bond.
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07-09-10
I bit the bullet. i ordered an a2-se. i didn't even know it ... Doctorcilantro
08-17-10
Hey doc, i hope it works out for you. i have a close friend ... Jsquattrin
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