Posts by analogsurviver

Quote: Originally Posted by penmarker  Well, through my speakers my setup sound darker than through my amp and headphones. Headphone setup is brighter because my amp is bright and my headphones is neutral. How bright...

Quote:Originally Posted by grokit It's back! Sneak preview:      [[SPOILER]]  Not pictured: Strobe disabler, "Super low noise" Cardas arm re-wire. Gonna be a few more days until it's fully set up and going, plus I need to get my record...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab  Well, MusicDirect sells the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon + Ortofon 2M Red for $399. That's the no muss, no fuss way to go. In that price range I of course would buy used/vintage direct drive...

I do have a couple unplayed LPs - if I do not count doubles, less than five. And I found out I pretty much finished buying any new LPs IF they are not really new music/recordings. Of course I will allow for exceptions, particularly...

Record weights placed over label area only can go so far - they can not flatten a "concave dished" record, they can achieve flattening only with "convex dished". In most cases, they will make situation of perfectly flat record that...

Quote: Originally Posted by s4s4s4  don't forget increased bearing noise You are correct. However, if 100 gram additional mass is going to increase bearing noise, that bearing was designed with next to zero...

Quote: Originally Posted by BLACKENEDPLAGUE    Wouldn't too much weight screw up D/D and belt-drive systems? I thought it to be more joke than anything else, but since it was on a still normally...

Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict   from Ummagumma does it for me by the Pink Floyd.   And Red is devoid of all unnecesary frills - King Crimson at its raw...

You gotta say YES to another excess : record weight tres particuler ( mistook it for the Tour de Eiffel )   http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/gallery/image.php?mode=large&image_id=20377

Quote: Originally Posted by funkthumb  Thank you analogsurviver for all the help.  I'm now starting to realize just what I've gotten myself into!!  A 50$ test record, a 2-300$ cartridge, protractors,...