Solstice380 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Teresa said: Groovy. 😊 “lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groo-oo-oo-vy” https://audiophilestyle.com/profile/21384-solstice380/?tab=field_core_pfield_3 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I'd love to have something like that in my room. Wouldn't have to be plugged in.. or or or even.. this one could be probably also used to have a dinner with friends using it as a table Link to comment
SuperRoo Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Schiit Sol beta Nagaoka MP-110 Parks Audio Puffin Solstice380 1 Nearfield setup-Matrix Element H USB>Curious Evolved>Yggy OG>Freya+>Mono Trys>Harbeth P3ESR 40th & Martin Logan Dynamo 1100X & Burson Soloist w/ Super Charger> Mr.Speakers Ether 2,& Technics 1500C, Arcromat> SoundSmith Carmen MkII > Zu Mission>Parks Puffin Toslink.. Blue Jeans interconnects, Pangea power cables, IsoAcoustics feet, Goldpoint SW2X Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 9:31 PM, AudioDoctor said: Me attempting to be a photog with my first turntable... That must be quite a chore to align the cartridge with the bolts upset. Couldn't find those rounded nuts that would fit against the cartridge body? Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 10:23 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: Turntables and tape machines, the audio equivalent of a fireplace. Look nice, but the snap, crackle, and pop can be bothersome. That's true if you buy or play albums in poor condition which is too often the case. I recently sold a solid rock collection from the late 60's to late 70's, about 1,200 titles. All were in VG+ or NM condition. Once recorded digitally and run through a simple crackle filter the sound is excellent. If I hear snap, crackle and pop from any album it comes off the turntable right away - unless it's something I can't find any other way. My father's 10" LPs from the 40's and 50's were like that, but you just can't find the music in any other format. But, I do tend to agree with you - if buying LPs from your favorite record store make sure they can be returned if unplayable or in poor condition. You can do a visual check to good effect. Where I get fooled is on classical titles from the 50's or 60's that were played on a console stereo with one of those 33/45 flipover cartridges or the older needle type. Man, do those things do a lot of damage. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, SJK said: That must be quite a chore to align the cartridge with the bolts upset. Couldn't find those rounded nuts that would fit against the cartridge body? it wasn’t difficult at all. No electron left behind. Link to comment
Popular Post gmgraves Posted February 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Ralf11 said: I had a neighbor who had one of these. It was interesting because the thing was unflappable. Even on rough roads, it simply wouldn’t skip! The records, IIRC (I was a kid at the time) were slightly larger than a 45 single, but were smaller than a 10 inch LP or 78. The problem was that long before my neighbor was ready to trade-in his DeSoto for a newer model, Chrysler stopped making the discs (seemed to me that there were never very many available in the first place). Anyway, they were mono - but in a car, that was never a big problem. A bigger problem was that they didn’t sound any different than the AM radio that they played through. I don’t think that at 16 and 2/3 RPM (half the speed of an LP), they had any frequency response higher than 5 to maybe 7.5 KHz! Ralf11 and Solstice380 2 George Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, SJK said: That's true if you buy or play albums in poor condition which is too often the case. I recently sold a solid rock collection from the late 60's to late 70's, about 1,200 titles. All were in VG+ or NM condition. Once recorded digitally and run through a simple crackle filter the sound is excellent. If I hear snap, crackle and pop from any album it comes off the turntable right away - unless it's something I can't find any other way. My father's 10" LPs from the 40's and 50's were like that, but you just can't find the music in any other format. But, I do tend to agree with you - if buying LPs from your favorite record store make sure they can be returned if unplayable or in poor condition. You can do a visual check to good effect. Where I get fooled is on classical titles from the 50's or 60's that were played on a console stereo with one of those 33/45 flipover cartridges or the older needle type. Man, do those things do a lot of damage. Yes, those old console stereos (called “brown goods” in the appliance business), were fitted with cheap record changers sporting 2-pole motors, cast aluminum “tone arms” that tracked the fitted crystal or ceramic cartridges (usually, with Osmium or sapphire styluses) at more than 10 grams! If you bought a really good one, you might luck out and get one with a British made BSR “Monarch” record changer (which at least had a 4-pole motor, and could be bought new from places like Allied Radio, Lafayette Radio, or the old Boston-based Radio Shack mail-order houses for less than 20 bucks!). Junk like that could chew an LP up in just a few plays. Good thing LPs were cheap in those days. $3.98 for a mono LP and $4.98 for stereo. George Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 speaking of nuts... I recall using nylon nuts to attach cartridge to headshell - they were supplied and claimed to reduce mass. That Chrysler tonearm must have had a lot of mass, or a spring to keep it on the disc. Link to comment
gmgraves Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 56 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: speaking of nuts... I recall using nylon nuts to attach cartridge to headshell - they were supplied and claimed to reduce mass. That Chrysler tonearm must have had a lot of mass, or a spring to keep it on the disc. I seem to recall it used a spring to apply downward pressure. I don’t know the tracking weight, but I suspect it was very high - maybe as much as an ounce! George Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 LVL - Local Vinyl Liquefaction AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 14 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: it wasn’t difficult at all. Likely just me then, and a paranoid fear that after the alignment is perfect, and I tighten the screws that last little bit, that it’s going to change the alignment. Do I check one more time, or just walk away...... AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
4est Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 13 hours ago, Ralf11 said: speaking of nuts... I recall using nylon nuts to attach cartridge to headshell - they were supplied and claimed to reduce mass. That Chrysler tonearm must have had a lot of mass, or a spring to keep it on the disc. Commonly people use aluminum screws and nuts- lightweight and non magnetic. You wouldn't want lots of mass in a moving system like a turntable in a car. The mass stores energy. A spring is more appropriate. Forrest: Win10 i9 9900KS/GTX1060 HQPlayer4>Win10 NAA DSD>Pavel's DSC2.6>Bent Audio TAP> Parasound JC1>"Naked" Quad ESL63/Tannoy PS350B subs<100Hz Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted February 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2020 A groovy video .... Madra and d_elm 1 1 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 16 hours ago, gmgraves said: Yes, those old console stereos (called “brown goods” in the appliance business), were fitted with cheap record changers sporting 2-pole motors, cast aluminum “tone arms” that tracked the fitted crystal or ceramic cartridges (usually, with Osmium or sapphire styluses) at more than 10 grams! If you bought a really good one, you might luck out and get one with a British made BSR “Monarch” record changer (which at least had a 4-pole motor, and could be bought new from places like Allied Radio, Lafayette Radio, or the old Boston-based Radio Shack mail-order houses for less than 20 bucks!). Junk like that could chew an LP up in just a few plays. Good thing LPs were cheap in those days. $3.98 for a mono LP and $4.98 for stereo. Grundig-Fleetwood in our house. Was used mostly for the radio, but it did play a lot of records as well. That, and an RCA portable where the speakers closed over the folded up turntable. I ended up using the RCA as an amplifier for my first "stereo", a Sony portable cassette player. Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I've had this turntable for a few years now. It's a Clearaudio Innovation Compact. The tonearm is the Clearaudio Universal with upgraded wiring and the VTA lifter. Cartridge is a Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua. I traded in a Musical Fidelity Phono and Nu-Vista 800 integrated amplifier for the Devialet Expert Pro 440 monoblocks. It fits a lot better into our downsizing program with now a much smaller home. The house was built in 1963 - you know, the ones with the tiny kitchen and tiny dining room on the end. We made all of that space a nice big kitchen and the living room is now the dining room/stereo room. Mercman 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted February 12, 2020 Author Share Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Confused said: A groovy video .... WOW!! Now, that guy is a hobbyist par excellence! Link to comment
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