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sweet, I bet silver will work very well with the MS2i! looking forward to your impressions.

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I nominate this for funniest post in this thread. n_maher certainly has done a lot of work for the community, but he has already received compensation in the form of large cash payments for services rendered, so I cannot support his nomination in good faith.

you're terrible. white light

Here is a Baerwald arc protractor for Thorens tables. This should be the absolutely best and easiest way to align your cartridge: http://www.vinylengine.com/cartridge-alignment-protractors.shtml (scroll to the very bottom for your protractor, I tried to link the PDF file directly but it would not allow me) I'm not sure what tonearm you have on your TD160, but chances are it is stock. If you flip over the second page of the above PDF it lists the tonearms that are compatible with the protractor. It needs to have a mounting distance of exactly 215.6mm to work with the cartridge. Also on the back are excellent if slightly off-english instructions for using the protractor. Basically with this you just make sure the needle runs consistently from X to X on the arc line without deviation, and this will adjust your overhang. Then place the needle on the little grid there, and align the cartridge body with the grid lines (this is assuming the cantilever is parallel with the sides of the cartridge; if not, compensate accordingly). After adjusting within the grid once again check the overhang. You'll also want to get the tracking force right. Without a tool like the Shure Stylus Force Gauge, you'll have to adjust this by eye. I'm not exactly sure how your tonearm is setup, but it should have a counterweight on the back of the tonearm. Turn this in either direction until the tonearm floats freely and evenly in the air. The "evenly" part is what is the pain in the ass to measure with your eye, which is why a stylus force gauge comes in handy . Then dial in this point at 0 on your indicator there, and set your VTF from there according to the cartridge manufacturers recommended limits (typically between 1.25g and 2.0g). Of course during this whole process you should have your anti-skate set at zero. Some tables (VPI) don't even have antiskate. Luckily the TD160 appears to be a popular table, so you should be able to look up this kind of stuff live on the infernet: http://www.theanalogdept.com/thorens_td_160_dept_.htm. Looks like lots of good stuff there. On my technics the manual suggest setting the anti-skate to the same number as the tracking force. I think this is generally the case with most tables. Final adjustment is tonearm height. Typically height should be adjusted so that the cartridge body runs parallel to the surface of a record. Doing all this you should notice a significant improvement in sound! Let us know how it works out. mod edit - fixed links

I nominate Reks.

yay tmonk happy birthday!

wow, you spent a lot of money! grats though, I bet they'll sound great.

well its true then. nate is brilliant.

some sellers on audiogon make me crazy. I hate ads with no pictures, especially when the "description" is in all caps and the makes the seller sound like a dick. FOR SAL ROGUE STEALTH PHONO MO ONLY

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?anlgtabl&1204041192 Looks like a nice deal on a Sota Sapphire vacuum table.

pfft. record doctor III for $199.

There is some validity to this, especially when it comes to turntables, which can be a pain in the ass to setup, as well as a pain in the ass to ship if you decide to sell. On the other hand, sometimes its just nice to get a brand new pretty, even if it isn't a huge upgrade.

Do you have any motor noise problems with the MMF-5? I've read a few complaints in this regard about that table. Others complain about the Pro-Ject tonearm and tracking troubles. The P3 2000 with upgraded PSU would probably be an upgrade, but at that point I'd probably just spring for the P5 and add the PSU later if finances didn't permit. It is a snazzy looking table. tyrion: I'm sure the table is a beast, I'm just being nit picky.

GRANT INC, vinyl anachronist, and TONEPUB are Gandymen. Seriously, not that I'm saying that the RB250 is a bad arm, but on a $2000 TT i'd at least want an RB300. I've been doing the PJ dance and waffling all over the place for my 2008 Analog Extravaganza. Just yesterday I was thinking VPI, the day before that Pro-Ject, the day before that SOTA, and today its a KAB upgraded SL-1210M5G. Then I want to get an Origin Live Armboard, cut up my SL-1200MK2, and put an RB300 on it. I'd need to figure out where I'm going to put these turntables though, I definitely need better isolation then my rickety Circuit City rack. Look how sweet it looks though.

WTB

grawk, didn't you buy this? if so, how is it?

IMO the MS2i is a winner at its price point. If you like a nice bass sound with a sweet midrange and kind of rolled off highs, you'll love it.

Caine Black Knife is the title IIRC. It just came to me. Such a badass name, there is no way the book won't be amazing. Caine is like, the ultimate badass.

paging kontai69... He's got a great review of the MS-Pro over at HF if you aren't IP banned.

fucking right, a stover fan! two of the best SFF books I've read, hands down. Have you heard any news about the third book being released?

could use a higher Rega arm, at least an RB300. The RB250 is what comes on the P2.

I can see his business card: Fr. John Doe Well-Meaning Flaming Queen Lunatic, S.J.

Yes, I agree. Buy this table so you can tell us how it is. Pro-Ject RM9.1 Fixed your link -- Dusty