jp11801 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Posted December 15, 2011 well I've got So What and Blue Train and both are great quality but most folks seem to think the Analog Productions pressings are better masterings
Augsburger Posted December 16, 2011 Report Posted December 16, 2011 Well specifically I was thinking of this Chet Atkins one-- For some reason I thought I had the XRCD but since I can't locate it I might try it in vinyl.
blessingx Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Newish iPhone & Android apps from The Vinyl District for finding record stores by GPS: http://t.co/YfxBXsaE
luvdunhill Posted December 26, 2011 Report Posted December 26, 2011 For those that listen to classical, is there anything at all good on Turnabot, Vox and Vanguard? I'm kinda getting tired of cleaning these records and then having them turn out to be duds.
jp11801 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Posted December 27, 2011 Newish iPhone & Android apps from The Vinyl District for finding record stores by GPS: http://t.co/YfxBXsaE Ric thanks!
jp11801 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 new pressings from the Quality Records pressing plant from Acoustic Sounds have been fantastic I just played the Muddy Waters pressing and it was one of the better pressed records I've heard lately.
CarlSeibert Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 I've gotten a couple lately and they're pretty awesome. At the moment, he's two for two or three for three. If he stays consistent, he's got a winner for sure.
deepak Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 new pressings from the Quality Records pressing plant from Acoustic Sounds have been fantastic I just played the Muddy Waters pressing and it was one of the better pressed records I've heard lately. My Tea for the Tillerman is very quiet as well. Though some people are saying the Verve 45 rpm reissues pressed at QRP are noisy.
jp11801 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 In a moment of bordom I broke out the Yamaha px-2 that has been sitting in the closet for the past 2 years. Damn if this table doesn't sound great and rivals the Origin LIve. This leads me to a potential lunatic move of selling the OL table. I can get the Yammy tuned up by a guy in Orlando that would give me a good reason to hit Cigar City on the way back. The Yammy has the sticky arm drive issue but other than that it is great operationally.
jp11801 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.206347,-80.093915
swt61 Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 The PX-2 is a seriously good table. I would love to hear a PX-1.
deepak Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 --- I am here: http://maps.google.c...6347,-80.093915 Very nice rocking the Bloom! I get my Spacedeck tomorrow, and from doing some reading before purchasing the setup, the tonearm (13.5g) seems like it should be a good match for the high compliance Bloom, but does anyone recommend using it with a headshell weight? I'm also hoping the anti-skate mechanism actually works
Torpedo Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 Yep, the antiskating works very well, as a matter of fact it allows more fine tuning than other systems I've had. Can't offer any advice about the Bloom, but based on my experience with either low compliance carts like the DL103 and high compliance ones like the Van den Hul Frog, I'd say it will work well without any extra mass.
deepak Posted January 5, 2012 Report Posted January 5, 2012 Thanks Antonio. I've picked up the Hi-Fi News test record as well to really get the bias/anti-skate/tracking dialed in.
luvdunhill Posted January 6, 2012 Report Posted January 6, 2012 I used a headshell weight with my Ace Space / Bloom combo. Beware of magnetic parts if you go this route. I personally would just stick a 1cm^3 piece of blue tak on top of the arm where it is centered on the cart. Get ready for crazy dynamic range.
deepak Posted January 6, 2012 Report Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks Marc. Setup begins! And you can also see how horribly unlevel my floor is without any adjustment to the feet
deepak Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Does the tonearm screw into the armboard in any way? Or is it only the VTA adjustment screw that makes contact? This is freaky with no armwand lock, guess I will have to be extra diligent about replacing the stylus guard when not in use.
luvdunhill Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) Once you set the height, the set screw on the bottom collar can be tightened. I think there are three? One is to the bottom left of your red circle. Not too tight though. I never replaced the stylus guard. Assuming the lift is adjusted and is up, what could possibly happen? Edited January 7, 2012 by luvdunhill
deepak Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 I never replaced the stylus guard. Assuming the lift is adjusted and is up, what could possibly happen? Yeah for some reason I thought without an armlock the arm could be bumped so it goes over the left protective "guard rail" sailing into the platter. But the uni mechanism prevents it from lifting that high. Playing some Monk & 'Trane now.
luvdunhill Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Did the table come with the "official" red bearing oil? It's crazy, but I think they even have an upgraded über expensive oil as well.
deepak Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 Did the table come with the "official" red bearing oil? It's crazy, but I think they even have an upgraded über expensive oil as well. Yeah it did, though I am not sure if it is the upgraded version, the color is more bronze. edit: found the second set screw on the arm collar. Tightened it gently and now the tonearm doesn't move at all, makes me feel much better. I found the bit in the manual where Tom Fletcher says to tighten everything to taste Liking what I am hearing, not as dead sounding as the Scout.
luvdunhill Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) How much force on the cart and where is the counter weight? Do you feel like you need more wight on the headshell in otherwords? Also, getting it level can be fun. Try and not extend the feet unless you have to. At least one should be all the way in, in other words. Edited January 7, 2012 by luvdunhill
deepak Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 How much force on the cart and where is the counter weight? Do you feel like you need more wight on the headshell in otherwords? Also, getting it level can be fun. Try and not extend the feet unless you have to. At least one should be all the way in, in other words. The counter weight is pushed in about 1.5-2 mm from the end of black plastic piece... so there is a lot of room for the weight to move forward. This is with a 1.3g non-magnetic headshell weight, I'll try it without the headshell weight later. VTF is at 2.2g, haven't tried anything else yet (what sounded best to me on the JMW-9, with appropriate tracking). I don't think it will be possible to only extend one foot to get it level, unless I add some rubber pieces to the baseboard.
nikongod Posted January 7, 2012 Report Posted January 7, 2012 You * have* to extend 3 of 4 feet (or 2 of 3), the key is that one foot is screwed all the way down at all times.
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