azmoon

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Turntable Hummmm
Problem solved! Disconnected the 4 cart tags. One of them was not very tight so I took M. Fremer's tip and placed a toothpick in the tag and squeezed it with needle nose pliers. This tightened the connection. Hooked it all back up and the hum is g... 
Turntable Hummmm
Did not disconnect the cart tags but will now. And I can swap carts if that does not work. Bummer. 
Turntable Hummmm
I am using a Rega P25 with an Exact 2 cart. The cart is 6 weeks old and has sounded great. The P25 does not have a ground. The hum occurs only when the stylus is in contact with the LP.What is a ground lift plug? Thanks for the input. 
Turntable Hummmm
Meant to note that the hum does not appear during CD playback. 
TAS Recommended CD Tweak….
I have serious doubts that one would be "floored" by applying ANYTHING to a CD.Had not read TAS for months and just picked up a copy. Very disappointing in general. 
Weird issue with my VPI... please help
Audiofool...at his usual arrogant best!! 
Weird issue with my VPI... please help
Must be a wiring issue within the cartridge. My experience is that Shelter performs absolutely outstanding in a VPI TT, so stick with it and isolate the problem. 
faint precession of sound on vinyl
The first Led Zep album on LP has quite a bit of this prior to each song. Never heard the CD. I once read that it was because the singer was in one room and the mic was in another for echo purposes, and the mic was picking up the original vocal in... 
Isaac Hayes
Acoustic Sounds put out a 45 RPM 3 song record with 3 cuts from Shaft including the theme song. Sounds real good - recommended if its still in stock! 
Isaac Hayes
"But I'm talking about Shaft..." One of a kind for sure. Great voice. 
Cleaning 45's on a VPI 16.5 - possible?
Thanks for the input. I will kook into these options. 
Rega Elys II cartridge: Is it worth the money??
I recommend going with the Exact ll which is a cut above the Elys ll.Rega is a good product. Case closed..... 
Anyone muffel a VPI 16.5
Hopefully someone knows of something. In the meantime, what I do is flip the switch on and immediately put my index fingers on each ear while it runs. 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Obviously there is no "typical" audiophile!! 
What amp to replace BAT VK-250 w/Dali & Aesthetix?
The Aesthetix Janus will be on my list to consider. Thanks for the tip!