Hello: The Oracle Delphi went for $961 so I'm still looking for a turntable. ... Turntable that is easy to tweak and can give a good> entry level perfomance....
Hi, ... Yes. ... I PERSONALLY don't care for either. The Rega is an okay entry level table, but it has way too many fundamental problems (runs too fast, speed ...
Dear Thorsten, Happy new year. I got a Pioneer PV-535 DVD player lying around, as I remember, you have performed some mods on your Pioneer DVD players (which...
Pat Wen
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Jan 1, 2002 11:05 am
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Hi, ... DV-505 ... Nothing really fancy. I reinforced the chassis bottom with 18mm solid pine wood, C37 Lacquered the PCB, improved the Powersupplies (there...
Thanks. Have you tried the Clock plus Reclock Module from Guido Tent yet? Pat ... From: Thorsten Loesch [mailto:ezee_e@...] Sent: Tuesday, 01 January,...
Pat Wen
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Jan 1, 2002 11:16 am
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Hi, ... Sorry, no. However it should offer a similar effect, but is not applicable to DVD Players that are required to still play DVD's. Ciao T...
Happy Y(2K+2)Thorsten, Since you're talking about TT here, I need some suggestions for rewiring my SME V. I'm thinking of getting 5 pcs of AN or Kondo ANAI ...
kccyeung
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Jan 1, 2002 11:45 am
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Hi, ... Good idea. But you can make do with four wires, twist the individual wires tightly and run them on the outside of the Arm Tube. I have seen Kondo San ...
The famous 300B have brought so many people to the SETA world. Nowadays people are looking for high efficient speakers and begin to re-exploring the fun on...
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Jan 1, 2002 1:05 pm
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... I will pitch in my 0.02 on this. Never solder to your cartridge pins! You will end up damaging the catridge. Use some decent quality clips. Michael Percy...
... and have ... beneficial in the ... These will be very useful. I scan through the manual and it is not easy to setup right. Although our multiple unit order...
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... a few> mods ... Thorsten, as usual, thank you for the list of TT's to choose from, I should be able to find something I can use soon. Can the arms on the...
... Ah, time for a preview! Maybe the following: -finish the 2A3 magazine issue (I hear Thorsten saying "yucK"), perhaps in conjunction with VT25/10Y and 801A...
... It's good to hear that the TT at least in its earlier incarnations are fine, so I shall have guarded optimism and I guess some of our friends have some...
... This is the same clip sold by Parts Connection I guess. Can you provide Percy's link? I'm interested in both clip and tonearm wire. ... Indeed I've heard...
I guess only Thorsten can answer this question in our group. If loaded by 47K what is the impedance of the S & B MC transformers? I have seriously considered...
... changedoverthe ... are ... friends ... Michael Fremer's review of the MkV on Stereophile has a good description of all the Oracle versions. It can be...
kccyeung
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Jan 2, 2002 3:21 am
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Hi, I can only answer the first part. To get the impedance of the S & B MC transformers, you need the step up ratio of the transformer. If I understand...
Pat Wen
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Jan 2, 2002 3:59 am
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Spring Yxxxx description of the Oracle MkIV --> MkV upgrade 1) The motor is upgraded with stronger torque and higher accuracy. Noise floor is lowered; 2) The...
kccyeung
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Jan 2, 2002 4:38 am
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Thanx for your advice. Yes, soldering directly to the cartridge pins are kinda dangerous. I have a set of Audio Technica tonearm wires and maybe I'd just cut...
kccyeung
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Jan 2, 2002 4:47 am
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... I have been studying your "Full Monkey" schematic on your "Thoughts on SE" site and am going to try it with the 6s45pe instead of the 437A. I am not versed...
... Pat, This is only part of the answer. They sell transformers that have low, medium, and high impedance all with the same gain ratio. My Sowter is available...
His website is www.percyaudio.com. You can download his 27 page catalog from there. His selection of chassis wire is the best out there. There is a Vampire...
Hi, ... Do a search on the Vinyl Asylum, I described what I suggest as mods to the SL-1210 in detain and of course, similar steps can be taken with other arms....
Hi, ... It is the same for any transformer. The impedance ratio is the square of the voltage/winding ratio. So a 1:10 Stepup Transformer will have an impedance...
Hi, ... Yes. I suggest using an adjustable resistor (18 Turn Vishay Cermet type) anyway, to correct for differences in the individual Valves operating point, ...
Hi, ... I think this refers to the SOURCE impedance (internal impedance of the cartridge), NOT to the load seen by the cartridge. The S&B unit has been tested...
Dear all, Happy new year. Just a quick update on the UC and UM. I am writing reviews on them and will post Part 1 tomorrow (hopefully). Anyway, tonight, I...
Pat Wen
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Jan 2, 2002 5:32 pm
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Dear Thorsten, The UCs that we have use the following caps: 10uF/50V x 15 10uF/25V x 17 Is this slightly different from yours? As your replacements are: ...