pryso
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| Kuzma Confusion Two more thoughts - when you replaced the belt, did you clean the motor pulley and the inner platter contact areas? Even a small bit of contamination might cause the start up slippage because of inertia.If all else fails, contact Elite Audio Video... | |
| Kuzma Confusion So far as I know, the Stabi as sold in the US came with the external PS. If you have that it sounds like it should be checked out.My Stabi is over eight years old and continues to work just fine. | |
| Speaker Placement A different approach -Consider the Vandersteen VSM wall mount speakers (now two versions). While they were designed for surround sound applications, I've heard of their use as main speakers when space is an issue. This will allow better separation... | |
| Out of phase breaking in, Anywone ever hear of it? Either Stereophile or TAS recommended this procedure at least 20 years ago. As I recall, they also suggested covering everything with a couple of blankets to help reduce the level so as not to drive everyone in the house crazy! | |
| Lonely piece of marble: where should it go? Marble can ring like a bell. It is wrong to equate mass (by itself) with damping. Many massive materials will transmit vibrations quite readily. | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please Back in the '80s I evaluated and bought a RM-9 to replace my restored Marantz 8B. It drove my Vandersteen 2 (whatever was latest version at the time). Beautiful sounding and looking, I might still own it except I bought larger speakers for which 1... | |
| Best location setup of turntable Unless you want to play with various suspension systems, a wall mount as Bdgregory suggests may be the easiest answer. Hopefully, owners of Thorens tables will add their experiences.The second issue after what to place it on is where in the room t... | |
| speaker to big? Two considerations:Large speakers are usually designed that way to accommodate larger woofers. This may overdrive a smaller room. Also, remember that nearly all speaker cabinets vibrate to some degree, thus they add to the soundfield. The larger t... | |
| Is that record dead yet? Grimace, do you have a record cleaner? No help for wear, but a lot of your "pops" might be dirt and grundge in the groove which could be washed out. I believe every vinyl enthusiast should have a record cleaning machine. Even an inexpensive manual... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? If you're not familiar with the Princess, she is the "little" sister to the Sovereign, the model that received all the notoriety and reviews. I always believed the Princess was scaled more for an average living room - still at 6' tall and 180 poun... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? Sirspeedy, no need to apologize for your enthusiasm for your Avalons. I feel the same way about my Duntech Princess. Good design and build does hold up over time. I think I would need to spend around $20K in today's market for a replacement and ev... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, interesting post, with a lot of food for thought - sort of a large audio deli counter.I was struck by a point many years ago that many top mastering engineers reportedly used MM rather than MC cartridges in their work - Sax, Grundman, Ricker... | |
| Vandersteen 5A biwire shotgun absolutely required? Vandersteen has been consistent in recommending bi-wiring since before the Model 5 was even introduced. Why would anyone spending what the 5A costs be reluctant to do otherwise? | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? Shiprepair, hopefully my comment on B&W will stay within the context of the OP. One audio buddy owned the original 801, then the Series III for a number of years. A few years ago he replaced those with the then-current 802N. As an outsider and... | |
| Listening for tube degradation Hitman and Larry:As I stated earlier, I'm not an expert in electronics but I do believe an inexpensive tube tester can be a great value to most hobbyists with any tube gear. B&K and Hickock both made a number of good testers that can be found ... |