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New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option My Verus motor arrived a week ago and I have yet to set it up. I didn't realize that I would need a strobe disc and light in order to do the set up. Which strobe disc and light . . .	115
Ready to try vinyl http://store.acousticsounds.com/ http://audiophileusa.com/ http://www.dccblowout.com/index.asp http://www.themusic.com/ http://gemm.com/ http://redtrumpet.com/ http://www.. . .	85
Best Live Recording on LP The Weavers Carnegie Hall Reuniun 1963 and Harry Belefonte's Live at Carnegie Hall are both terrific live performances	71
Why vinyl? Why vinyl? Very simple, everything about it is more fun and allows for more interaction between the listener and the source. Example, the album cover. It holds the record, same . . .	67
What LP shows what analog can do? The Weavers, Reunion at Carnegie Hall. Wow, I can't beleive nobody mentioned this one. Especially the last track on side two, compare it to the CD version. Another good one to . . .	46
Finding Pure Water for Record Cleaning - very long Justin, thank you for all the info	44
Calling all analog experts Jsonic, I have a Teres 265 that I set up by myself. Before that I had only owned a $100 Denon record player and the Clearaudio Champion, which my dealer set up. The Teres was very . . .	44
Brag About Your Vinyl Collection Roger Waters "Amused To Death", two copies, one never played. Original Decca "Espana", not the reissue. Doug Macleod's "Hard To Find", again, one opened, one put away. 8 different . . .	43
LP storage? What do you use? The problem with all the storage systems mentioned is it is so hard to read the album spines. I used to keep my albums in 4 Ikea bookcased, 7'x4', often forgot I had certain albums. . .	41
Mapleshade tweaks I have their Samson V.2 rack and two 2 inch thick platforms, and one of their large 4 inch thick platforms for oversize TTs. First of all, let me say, that pictures in their . . .	39
Seperate phono stage v.s. step up transformer Thank you for your responses. The preamp that I am refering to is the Granite Audio Model 770. Their CD player with the tube output has been the first CD player that I have owned . . .	39
Clearaudio v. Teres I can answer that. I had a Clearaudio Champion Level 2 using their tonearm and a Sigma Wood cartridge before switching to a Teres 265. The Teres was a very large step up in . . .	35
Phono amp recommendations The Audio Research PH5 is in your price range. I was planning to buy the ARC Ref when I entered the dealers store and walked out with the PH5 instead	29
Where is Your Turntable? On the side wall, just a few feet from the listening position. On one side is another stand with the record cleaner on the top shelf and new inserts and outer sleeves on the other . . .	27
Teres Audio Verus Direct Couples Motor, Anyone? I switched, also. It is much more accurate than the belt was	24
Where does a sellers responsibility stop? Thanks for all your responses. He brought it back and I took a close look at it and could see no sign of abuse. Audio Research is notorious for having the toggle on/off switch go . . .	24
Do cd's store a more exact copy of sound than LP's I'm no engineer but, seems to me since analog is continuous and CDs are based on sampling the CDs can't be a more exact copy	24
TERES - trially Good Hi Abe, Congradulations on your turntable. My Teres 265 arrived yesterday and today I will assemble it and put the tone arm on and tomorrow the cartridge. What are you using for . . .	24
Phono preamp advice. I have a Phenomena with the BPS that I was using with a Teres 265/Graham 2.2/Lyra Helikon set up. I moved "up" to a Tom Evans Groove about a month ago. To be honest I don. . .	23
Phono cable, are they really different? My experience has been that the signal from your cartridge is especially susceptible to EMI. I had a phono cable from a very well known company and everytime I tried to use my TT . . .	22
List of top phono preamps best If having balanced circuitry is really important to you then you can scratch most of the ones you listed off your list. I owned the Groove, for a year, I demoed the Rhea for 2 . . .	21
Favorite live LPs Ben Harper– "Live From Mars" Sweet Honey in the Rock– "Live From Carnegie Hall" Various Artist– "Ann Arbor Blues Festival"	21
Best Sounding LPs You mentioned folk and country . Jazz and classical seemed to be pretty well covered here so I will list some great folk, bluegrass, rock recordings. All of which can be found new. . .	21
Finally Taking The Plunge Boy, if you two guys , newbie and psychicanimal, have such a need to be the one that is right with someone on the internet that you don't even know, will probably never meet, and . . .	21
Anybody with an expensive TT try this???? You must not have heard very many cartridges to ask this question. In a analog system they are like speakers when it comes to the differences in sound from one to another. Not to . . .	16
Best sounding LP's For new LPs, I have found all the Super Analogue discs from Cisco as good as it gets. Their Vanguard label is also great but, limited titles	14
NOn Audiophile Review of the Teres 160 Congradulations on your new table. I feel the same way you do, everything else in my system may change but, the Teres will remain its center	12
Teres Owners - Please help I owned the 265 and now own the 320. While I believe that the TT is the most important part of the analog chain, in your case I would go with the 265 and the Schroder rather than . . .	11
Audiocubes2.com They are great prices. And they do deliver the goods. Be forwarned though, they are a "grey market" dealer and you won't get any warrenty. If anything happens to your . . .	10
I have my table now I need a phono, please help If you decide on the Phonomena, don't bother with the battery pack. Mine stopped holding a charge in less than one year. The Phonomena worked fine, however	10
New Releases on Vinyl? http://store.acousticsounds.com/ http://elusivedisc.com/Findshopper.asp Thre are several more, Red Trumpet for one but, I have found that the above two pretty much cover . . .	10
Static Build Up Thanks for the info. Huh, so the Zerostat really works. I have often looked at the ads and thought it was just a gimmick. What's a Milty? Onemug, Love to swap stories. Been . . .	10
Unwanted radio signal from turntable Thanks everyone for your responses. I switched out the interconnect from the phono stage to the arm and tried using a heavily shielded coax style interconnect from a company called. . .	10
Shark Super steamer distance while steaming record I use mine about 1" from the record while it is spinning on a VPI RCM. To alliviate your fears about warping the grooves on your records, steam across your open palm at . . .	9
How to apply LP9 stylus cleaner? I don't use the small stiff brush, the softer brush that comes attached to the top is sufficiant. Brush from back to front, never front to back or side to side	9
Phono Preamp Are you sure it is the EAR 834 that is picking up the station? Before moving it I would go to your local dealer and see if he will let you demo a couple of different ICs for your . . .	8
Phono preamp question Newbee, I found your response very helpful. I am using a Hoveland pre amp with their built in MC phono stage. I don't want low level noise, especially when I have none now. So, . . .	8
Help with 30th anniversary DSOTM vinyl? Bundee 1, I suggest getting issue #9 of the Audio Perfectionist. In it Brooks Berdan gives a fairly detailed breakdown on how to properly set up and adjust your cartridge	8
TT setup in Orange County, California I live 45 minutes from Brooks and he has set up several TTs for me, as well as cartridge adjustments. Don't worry about transporting it after he is finished, unless you are in a . . .	6
cartridge allignment/test record Speaking of Wally, I have been trying to get a hold of him for weeks. He usually is either right by the phone or returns calls very promptly. I have left 4 messages that he hasn't . . .	6
Eliminating humming & buzzing I just went through the same thing. While any of the above answers may fix your proplem there is one more place to look. The cables from your turntable to your phono stage are very. . .	6
Dual repair Brooks Berdan Ltd in Monrovia	5
Audio Research PH5 I didn't compare the PH5 to the two preamps you asked about but, I did compare it to the Tom Evans Groove, the Rhea, and the ARC Ref phono. I purchased the PH5 instead of any of . . .	5
excellent used LP stores in Los Angeles LA Ameoba on the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga in Hollywood has a large used classical section and possibly some Asian LPs. Record Surplus on Pico Blvd in Santa Monica is a good bet. . .	5
Live at Carnegie Hall 408 titles! Dang, they must have both kinds of music, Country and Western,LOL. Wonder how much is available on vinyl. I don't know about Judy Garland but, if I stumble across the . . .	5
Turntable Repair Service We need more info. Where do live	4
New cartridge for my Teres/Graham setup Thank you for your suggestions	3
Reference books for LP/ turntable project Are you building a TT or looking to buy	1