Quote: Originally Posted by earwicker7 Basically, I'm trying to avoid doing it by sight. Every other setting is going to be meticulous, so I don't want to slack off on this one. Then do it electronically but, remember to check all settings after 50 or so hours use. Then again...

Why do you need a gauge of some sort or to spend money to sort this out? Get yourself a long needle and a small small piece of blue tac. Attach the long thin needle to the fron of your cartridge 90degrees to the diamond in an lp groove. Then adjust azimuth until the needle is vertical to...

I have read a few reviews of this from uk hifi mags. The general opinion was good sound, great detail. But dont play anything that isnt as new. It hates dust, scratches, warping etc. Not as good as topline decks But great for people who collect very expensive lps as no physical contact is...

i have used that exact veneer before. its actually really easy to use. just follow the leaflet on the back of the label. I always overhang more than they suggest though as you would be surprised how much it shrinks.

yep on new plugs brasso then isopropyl 99.9% alcohol afterwards to clean it off. on old plugs i do nothing other then unplugging and plugging unless they start to get slightly tarnished then i brasso them again

what do you use to remove the rouge with after?

personaly i find metal polish on the contacts (mains cables) till you can see your face on the connectors followed by isopropyl (99.9%) to clean off any residue. but for audio interconnects which all of mine are plated i use deoxit.

what soundcard do you have? if you have an emu just open up patchmix. and check the asio panel make sure the sound is only in this panel. or use your ears. sound should have improved nicely. also you wont be able to use the volume control in winamp now, not sure if there is anyway to...

Quote: Originally Posted by tennisets Except for the speakers... the speakers are really not very good. At the store where I worked we had a pair of Allae that had been on the floor for 4 years and not a single pair was ever sold. I listened to them, and I can see why no one ever bought...

eac to make wavs is the only way to go! windows lossless isnt lossless so not worth using.

never heard any of them but in most reviews of budget cd players the cambridge always beats the nad to top spot

digitising an lp and then trying to tell the difference... thats kinda stupid. but, on naim cd players. you thought about second hand? you can get some cracking players still for not much. but then you will have to get naim amplification to match it is true what they say an all...

with all this digital talk, if i can i will bring my garrard401 system as i should have a graham slee era gold phono stage by then

im glad its not just me! drives me mad, worth it for the music though

what do we do about sources? as i might or might not be able to bring my deck depending on location and i currently use my pc (emu0404 asio) for cds, but its in a stacker case so not very portable.

Well i currently have a graham slee solo (driving 650's) but i would like a project for the some time off in jan. so i thought i would like to try and better the solo. anyone recommend an amp? i wouldnt mind trying valves but its not necessary.

what are the results then? cant easily get stereophile here

i like it but my dog not so. poor sod hasnt eaten all day and wouldnt go in the garden until 2am!!!!

one thing that should never be underestimated in my opinion is cleaning of lps. get a liquid cleaning system (not a spray and brush or just brush thing) this is the only way to really clean lps. the best ones are vacuum based. so they suck off the cleaning fluid. also once an lp is...

now that is a thing of beauty

it was only a brief history, just for people who are not aware of any of its history.

sounds interesting. what sort of format is it? bring equipment and just let people listen around? personnaly jan would be great for me. but i will go with the majority if i can get time off work. i can bring a graham slee solo. also if the location isnt too far away i could pop one of...

laibach! i love em so much. opus dei and NATO are probably my favourite albums from them. i know they are pretty poppy now but have you tried rammstein? i really like sehnsucht and mutter. thats four albums worth giving a try. but i must admit laibach are an aquired test im told

you do know light is an electro magnetic wave right?

yes, im afraid an sme3012 doesnt cut it these days. friend of mine had one on his garrard 401 and it was good, but when he got a hadcock arm on there... it blew it away. the rb250 with the origin live mods (which im getting soon) will put a 3012 into place or so im told. your right about...