patrickamory
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| Kondo audio Note MC Step up Transformer I've been there, back again, and there again.I started with a pair of ANUK step-ups, moved on to a pair of Altec 4722s from EIFL which I used with my old Shelter 901. Later I got two different sets of Jensens, and the much-ballyhooed Stevens &... | |
| For the vinyl enthusiasts In New York, Academy Williamsburg on North 6th St. in Brooklyn, for all genres. Academy 18th St. for classical, W. 18th St. between Fifth and Sixth in Manhattan.Patrick | |
| Turntables from 1-10: Personality 8.5 Beauty 12 I'm pretty blown away by Peter Clark's blue Redpoint that he showed at CES this year. | |
| Importance of headshell and tonearm alignment Not sure what you mean by a plastic plate, but if the mounting distance is off (you measured spindle to pivot point, right?) then the arm was not installed properly. | |
| Can anyone suggest a good universal headshell? Viridian, wow, a wide variety of cartridges. The Audioquest-branded Orsonic is *excellent* and might be cheaper compared to the straight Orsonic. You could try the Audio-Technica 'Technihard' series, available from Audiocubes in a few different we... | |
| Can anyone suggest a good universal headshell? For what cartridge? | |
| Importance of headshell and tonearm alignment Check your mounting distance... information should be here:http://www.vinylengine.com | |
| Phono preamp evolution 1987 - Proton D-5401998 - Rogue 661999 - Rogue 99200X - Bottlehead Seduction2004 - Aesthetix Io Signature2006 - Shindo MonbrisonI'm sure there were more in there, but I can't remember them. | |
| Matching stepup to phono stage Sorry, I didn't mean to talk down Bent Audio - John Chapman is a great guy who makes fantastic products. I just don't agree that it works to add resistors to step-ups to gain the desired load - from my experience with 8 or 9 different step-ups in ... | |
| Help Which re-tip best for denon 103R? Shibata? Hi Thomas,Interesting, I can see your point. This may explain the current popularity for retipping and rehousing the 103. Thanks for the comments.Patrick | |
| Matching stepup to phono stage Keep the CJ loading at 47K.You need to choose the right step-up transformer to present the recommended loading of the cartridge AND simultaneously give you the correct amount of gain. The impedance presented to your cartridge will be the combinati... | |
| Help Which re-tip best for denon 103R? Shibata? Thomas, I agree that the price/performance ratio of the Denon is out of this world, but surely if you replace the stylus and the body, you've taken a huge chunk out of what makes the 103 the 103. I realize the coils, suspension and cantilever are ... | |
| preamp/phonostage question Interconnects from the phonostage into any line input on the preamp, such as Aux, Line 1, what have you.Patrick | |
| "magic" stampers? 500 records per stamper... the 1st probably sounds great, the 500th probably not so great, but they have the same stamper code.Lacquer numbers probably tell you more. But really, only experience listening to multiple copies of various titles from ... | |
| Where to spend some money? I might go in a different direction from the other posters. Your P2 is a fine starter turntable, but you could do a lot better for $1500-$2000, particularly if you're willing to buy vintage. I'd bet that you'd get far more musicality from a replac... |