128x128

focusedfx

Responses from focusedfx

Is anyone familiar with the Aragon Aurum preamplifier?
I own an Aurum and it's accompanying Ingot; as well as an Aragon 47K phono Pre. The Aurum is a fairly rare beast these days. The build quality is second to none -- in fact I have an ad slick from when it was new and Aragon's tag line was "The Au... 
ELAC Miracord 50H2 turntable questions
BTW -- I agree with the other posters the idler certainly needs to be looked at, and at this time in it's life the tables lubrication/grease has deteriorated and needs to be attended to...  :) Motor running warm... more than likely/ hopefully adr... 
Anyone have first hand experience with new Keith Monks Prodigy.....
@focusedfx funny you should mention the Kirmuss unit. I bought one but what a PITA to use (yes it cleaned records great) but after 2 -3 weeks sold it. No regrets. Use the Prodigy now daily. ---Thanks for your further input! Looking at your sys... 
Anyone have first hand experience with new Keith Monks Prodigy.....
Thanks to both of you for your replies, super appreciated. !!Thought that more would chime in since this is a Keith Monks product...Qustions remain about service after the sale.Currently used Audio Intelligent --with nice success, as well as other... 
Well Tempered lab
I just have to laugh - Yes, it IS just silicon, but using anything other than the viscosities designed for the arm is akin to sending your wife to Walmart for a boob job. YMMVbut If I had a wife.... NIX THAT THOUGHT! Happy listening,~Fx 
Well Tempered lab
The fluid packs are available through Stanalog, the viscosities for the arm and bearing are different and not interchangable. Since the fluid packs are inexpensive, I have never wanted to use anything other than what WT calls for. ~Fx 
Reel to reel deck -Talk me in or out of buying
Fishboat, You might try giving JRF Magnetic Sciences a call.http://www.jrfmagnetics.com/I would be tickled pink to hear that you are able to get your Tandberg up and running! ~Fx 
Reel to reel deck -Talk me in or out of buying
While I don't know the particular Revox you are salivating over... R2R can be a bit cumbersome, and as noted above-- tape does not age as well as vinyl, but I sure love my Technics, @ 15 ips with DBX 1, it really sounds sweet. US Recording is a s... 
About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone
Pat, Thank you for your inspiration - it has not only helped us bond as a community, it has helped humanity as a whole.I don't post much here anymore-- Be assured I have followed not only your journey, but your guidance, and for that I thank you! ... 
Head Cleaning Fluid
Although you may already know this-- Follow the Teac demag instructions as they state ie:Make sure that the deck is not powered up, then with the demag turned on at a distance slowly move toward the heads then slowly go away from the heads and the... 
Vinyl Cleaning Fluid for VPI RCM
I have used a few different cleaning solutions, and was always on a quest to find something better.I tried Brian Weitzle's RRL products and took an immediate liking to them. I am so satisfied that both of his formulas are now my mainstay. I do loo... 
How many sealed LP's do you have?
About 6 months ago I came across about 20 sealed Lp's, and decided to listen to a few of them. What I found, was that more than a couple of them were warped due to the shrinkwrap. I decided to slit the end of the shrinkwrap on a few of the Lp's so... 
Sibilance -- that last little bit...
Just an update: I have had this table and arm setup before I had to disassemble it for a move. Same records, same system etc. Never any sibilance at all-- I do remember it took me forever to get set properly. I guess I am just not being patient en... 
Sibilance -- that last little bit...
Dougdeacon:I remember reading about the optimum method of settimg azimuth by measuring the voltage between channels as you describe. I tried to measure the output voltage at the output of my table, as well as at the output of my monoblocks. With m... 
Sibilance -- that last little bit...
Thanks for the great responses! Silly me, I had the cartridge in my original post but edited it out by accident GrrrDynavector 10x4I am using the Well Tempered Protractor and the Hi Fi News test record through both speakers, and headphones to do t...