Ah thank you for the kindness, I did catch the end of the Seattle Mariners game last night, there is hope they can make the playoffs this year. It has been 20 years since they played past the regular season, and it is rare that they play any meaningful baseball past August. But the current coaching ...

You miust have read that joke about, "and what got you interested in vinyl in the first place" - "oh, I think it was the expense and inconvenience" Of course you've got to spend more time setting up your cartridges than actually listening to music :lol: You say the tt's are pret...

The Dynavector is an unusual arm as you might imagine. There are two counterweights, one for the short arm that sets vertical tracking weight of the cartridge. Yet on the back of the main arm there is a second counterweight that you also have to set. Its position is based on the weight of the cartri...

Never understood the need for such discussions. Not sure how the majority of people can enjoy gear without a love of music. Even most technicians I ever met loved music, although they enjoy fixing things and its often a core trait for them. I can't think of a person I ever met who loved only gear an...

Good to hear you are happy with your purchase, do you think from what you have heard so far the Ikeda will be a good match for the tt? Actually I installed the Ikeda last night. Alignment is a bastard to do on this cartridge, and since there is no cantilever I have to use the body for a visual refe...

A lenco motor takes it speed from the Hz in the mains not voltage. I'm afraid I do not like your friends explanation . Yes my mistake. AC motors use the Hz, in the US we are 60 Hz and UK is 50 I think. Anyways I am in the process of cleaning Mom's house out as she has had to transition to senior as...

I remain sceptical about a power supply .the mains invariably diverts less than 0 5 Hz. But if Colin manages to do a DIY, I will give it a go Since I no longer own idlers, and never owned a Lenco my knowledge on this is hearsay. As my friend who built one for his Lenco relates it to me its not abou...

So I have had the table up and running for a bit now, and one of the things I did was make the arm installation quasi permanent. This version of the DV505 does not have a tone arm cable that comes out of the bottom but rather the back side, so a hole in the arm board is not required. This arm board ...

I have owned a 401 and a friend is a longtime 301 owner, they are lovely tables. Excellent sound for sure, however if you buy one at this time I suspect you will pay a premium for the Garrard name as its highly valued in the marketplace now. A dozen years ago you could buy a 301 for 700 or 800 USD. ...

So the turntable delivered yesterday and I got an initial set up done. The condition is better than described and I am very pleased with the purchase. No speed issues like with the Amazon turntable! IMG_20210708_203827__01_resize_5.jpg IMG_20210708_203844__01_resize_53.jpg IMG_20210708_193607__01_re...