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| Problem with Thorens TD-203 speed adjustment screws I’d imagine there is no technical issue with doing it live. The manual says you can make adjustments but it doesn’t say that construction is bad enough that the pots break in normal use. Unless you were ham-fisted, it is unfair to make you pay for... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ketty Lester - Love Letters (Mono)Wovenhand - MosaicGrateful Dead - American Beauty | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Helen Humes - ’Sneakin’ Around’ Buddy Rich Band - ’Buddy Rich Band’Erroll Garner - Erroll Garner Gems (Columbia 1955) - even though it crackles, the piano on this is breathtaking. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw uh oh, "respectable?" That can’t be good. In fairness Linda does a nice job too.The Walkabouts - Satisfied Mind The Walkabouts - Travels in the Dustland Tom Waits - Blue Valentine | |
| Mono Cartridge Recommendations Re groove wear with low-compliance cartridges. If the tonearm bearings are excellent, and the effective mass is appropriate, it's a non-issue. | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 On my phone. Signet for me. Better separation of instruments and easier to follow the melodies weaving through the piece. | |
| IN YOUR EXPERIENCE ?? WHAT IS THE QUIETEST 12AX7 TYPE TUBE ??? 6072 ? Spiral Filament Shuguang Treasure black 12AX7LS from Grant Fidelity. Better than Telefunkens and dead silent. I use them in my phono amp and beat everything I’ve tried over the years (and that is a lot of tubes!) | |
| Mono Cartridge Recommendations @peter_s Here is the link to Robin Wyatt whose room I heard the demo.He is straight-talking and will get you sorted. | |
| Mono Cartridge Recommendations @chakster The translation on that page is adorable. They call a groove a "ditch"! | |
| Mono Cartridge Recommendations I heard the Miyajima mono for hours at the NY show on SP10 and ESLs. Superb. You cannot go wrong. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw Can’t go wrong with Hope!The McGarrigle sisters do a lovelier rendition of the song Heart Like a Wheel (they wrote it). | |
| Filter capacitor issue As long as it’s not sold on to some poor schmuck, go for it.While I am not taking a dig specifically at the OP, you can’t just pick up a service manual and fix electronics. It’s a disservice to those who have gone to school and taken exams and/or ... | |
| Break in blues It can be like love at first sight. Whether it's broken in or not, if it doesn't sound mostly good when first heard, a burn-in miracle is not going to save it. | |
| Are "listening to" or "listening with" My issue is not the "with" or the "to" but the recording. The best recordings transport me to where I'm in awe of the beauty of the music and an appreciation of the excellence of the reproduction chain. Listening to a great recording is the state ... | |
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