Howdy. I listen to vinyl, pretty much exclusively. My setup is a Thorens TD-125 ii through a Harman Kardon citation I and VTA ST-120 tube setup into Zu Omen Dirty Weekends (the last batch before they discontinued the model).
My listening space is a rectangular living room that is about 15' x...
Hey neighbor! Mine is running at 33.29 RPM with 0.13% w/f. The speed is a little variable based on the distance of the motor pod from the platter. Closer = faster, until the belt falls off! If this seems like it's the turntable for you, but the speed is too off for your liking, it would be...
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Hello. The title says it all. Here's what I'm looking at:
This is the part where I wish it was a MM cartridge with a replaceable stylus. Anything I can do to salvage this?
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Can anyone give me a sense of a reasonable price for local sale of a pair of AR-6 speakers? Perfect working order, new foam. Cabinets generally good with some scratches. 7.5/10 cosmetics.
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Interesting. Do you mean you found a transmission path of mechanical vibrations to the plinth by way of snug connector jackets? Or were you talking about electrical interference?
Thanks! Nice VTA monoblocks! I have an ST-120, and the phono stage is a Don Sachs unit based on the VTA PH-16. My Sol is on a homebrewed leveling platform because my floors are wonky. I have no doubt that the relatively low-mass surface exacerbates the vibration/isolation issues I'm hearing but...
Thanks for the moongel suggestion. I propped the pod up on some slices of melamine foam and that helped. Again, I'm not too upset at this point because I haven't really focused on trying to get rid of the noise *yet*.
I reached out to Schiit and am hopeful they get back to me with a remedy. I can isolate the motor pod, no problem, but haven't bothered yet because it does seem excessively noisy to me in its current setup and I wanted to be able to give Schiit the data point as a beta tester.
I am part of the beta, yes. I did get the self-start pulley, and that hasn't made any difference. The motor itself isn't really audible. Rather, it creates a very gentle vibration that registers as barely a tickle on the fingers if you touch the housing but is audible once it makes its way...