johnbrown
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| Steam cleaning records 2 Man, crem1, you're nothing if not cranky. This is a relatively open forum, I have as much right to be here as anyone, and my views are just as valid as yours. Re-read my post-all I disputed was your cost figure for Type 1, reagent grade water, and... | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Zen- You should, excepting for special circumstances, only need to do it once. Just store them in good-quality sleeves immediately after play, and use a carbon fiber brush just before play. Done and done. | |
| Steam cleaning records 2 Actually, NERL Type 1 Reagent Grade water is available for 55.00 dollars per 5-gal container, delivered to your door. http://www.opticsplanet.net/casco-nerl-water-reagent-grade-9800-5.htmlI have no dog in this fight, but if you think that 'Aquafin... | |
| A decent set of beginner advice to care of vinyl Platogirl- For a small investment, as long as you have a home vac, I second the KAB cleaner http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/. You'll be able to develop much more of a 'routine'-it will still be drudgery, but more of a linear, assembly-line sor... | |
| Mounting hole-to-stylus variation / tolerance I've got to agree with Dan-ed. I've been trying to follow Axel's threads hoping to learn something new, but they seem to dissolve into nothing more than idle navel gazing. My god, the math for cart alignment has been available for decades-just cho... | |
| How to order Wally Tools... Cost varies-starts at 150.00, but can easily be several hundred, depending on what and how many tools you 'buy'. He's got a web site detailing all this. | |
| A decent set of beginner advice to care of vinyl You'll need:a) Some kind of cleaning regimen-particularly if you plan to, or already do, own used vinyl. There is zero-and I mean absolute zero-agreement on how to do this, so I'd do a search over at VA, choose a method that meets your criteria fo... | |
| How to order Wally Tools... So, in the World According To Elizabeth, it's okay for someone to defraud you, if he follows two simple precepts:a) He's a nice guyb) He doesn't think you're nice enoughIn this weird, parallel universe, all crooks are meanies, and all people who'v... | |
| How to order Wally Tools... Curious-how long can someone hold onto your money, without providing a product, before he *is* "a crook"? This poster http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=vinyl&n=749266&highlight=wally+tractor had been waiting five years up to the ti... | |
| Has anyone heard the VPI Classic yet There's a thread on VA started by a new owner:http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.mpl?forum=vinyl&n=828967&highlight=vpi+classic&r=Personally, I agree with those who say that, no matter how it 'sounds', it reverses all design goals and 'up... | |
| The Blue Angel Mantis cartridge Axelwhal-I don't know what to say. I've sent carts to VdH-a long, long distance away from Central Oregon, USA-and had them returned in perfect condition, in a reasonable period of time. I'm relatively sure VdH would be happy to repair your non-VdH... | |
| The Blue Angel Mantis cartridge Axelwahl-I'm having trouble understanding your...dismay...at the manufacturer of the Blue Angel being unwilling to repair your cartridge. Maybe he's too busy with his own brand to do repair jobs on other makes, maybe he doesn't feel qualified, may... | |
| Geometry for pivot tonearms - calculation errors?? Raul-thanks, and maybe all the info and links I presented-*in one post*-will help others to start studying the issue.Dertonarm-Well, for me-I'm no math wizard-the combination of the JE and CH programs allow me to take alignment theory as far as I ... | |
| Geometry for pivot tonearms - calculation errors?? Wow-you need to spend more time at VA. This stuff has been widely discussed, and thanks to some kindly VA members virtually anyone willing to put in a little study can be an alignment expert. But here's a good start:John Elison has an excel spread... | |
| SOTA reel to reel players I have two-a Pioneer RT-707, and a Technics 1500, both of which I find great, but for different reasons.The Pioneer is limited to 7" reels, but that coupled with it's auto-reverse makes it perfect for 'background' listening with pre-recorded comme... |