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Most woods work more or less OK, including plywood. MDF supposedly has poor damping qualities. Bamboo is good, chipboard would be even slightly better (higher damping factor) & is very cheap, but...

I have an old Sumiko MMT which was made by Jelco and is very close to the SA-750D in design. When I searched I couldn't find what the correct viscosity is supposed to be, I used 10,000 cSt fluid,...

My "argument" for adjusting azimuth visually was/is that it ensures you are actually adjusting to get the best possible physical contact/alignment where the stylus meets the record. If you are...

For adjusting azimuth, I would think measuring at speaker level is not accurate enough beyond "in the ballpark". There's just so many possible variables at that point, exact positioning of...

Honestly I think cartridge alignment is one of the most overrated setup things. For one thing it's always a compromise on a pivoted arm, you're just moving the null points around, but with any of the...

A tiny dab of superglue can help with the knot :) Sometimes I've just looped the fishing the line without tying a knot at all and then applied a drop of superglue at the crossing point. You can...

I have a Denon DA-305 which seems very "broadcast" in it's design except it's only 9", though of the longer variety as far as that goes - 230mm mounting distance which seems pretty common for vintage...

Came upon this so I guess I should update - I was wrong about the treble thing and actually it could be remedied with cap changes. I updated the RIAA network to Russian teflon caps and it fixed the...

If imaging is what you want, Goldring Elite might be worth checking out.

Actually they do, sort of. But the new black version has threadless holes which go through the headshell, so they can be used with cartridges with threaded holes. Of course you lose the nice and easy...

Thanks! For headshells, the AT-MG10 has become my go-to favourite because it's cheap, readily available 2nd hand and just plain works. It doesn't have any adjustments, you'll just have to rely on the...

Thanks Barry. This Transrotor badge-engineered version seems to have a different diamond, I think instead of FG, it's some kind of japan sourced line-contact. But I didn't find anything definitive to...

Well, in a somewhat unexpected turn of events I got a Transrotor Merlo Reference with supposedly lowish hours for a price I couldn't refuse. Info is sparse, but both the regular Merlo and the...

Yeah I know the DP-80 uses a 3-phase motor for one, it's definitely on my list of decks I'd love to own some day :) But I don't think you can get one for £750, complete with arm at that... depending...

The Denon motor units (DP-3000 upwards and later DP-75 & DP-80) would be worth a look. I have the DP-3000 which is/was like their entry level into the "big" units. The Denons are a bit different to...

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate that and might take you up on that offer later.

I'm in no great hurry, other than feeling the itch but I've managed to calm myself down now :) Having some other...

The Rondo range certainly has always interested me, since I like the MC10 Supreme a lot and I figure the Rondos are basically improved Supremes, though I see the Bronze seems to get aucurum coils...

I *might* be looking into retipping my Ortofon MC10 Supreme ... What is the approximate cost for a sapphire/paratrace retip these days? Do they offer other tip options on sapphire cantilever? I guess...

Maybe something like a SAEC with their somewhat crazy one nullpoint geometry and double knife-edge bearing? Or one of the vintage unipivots like Audiocraft or even Stax UA-something (hmm were those...

In short, anyone heard both SAE 1000E and Denon DL-301, or preferably even owned both and which did you like better and why? What about Goldring Eroica LX where does it fit in?

I really don't...

Pioneer H-Z1 of course.

Well since then I've changed speakers, built some open baffles around a quad of Philips AD1200 12" fullranges w/ AD0163 tweeters coming in to help @*about 10kHz. 2nd pair of 12" drivers have 2nd...

I have two vinyl records stacked on top of the platter (coupled both to the platter and each other with a thickish layer of grease) and then a mat on top of that. For the mat, everything I've tried...

My system used to be period correct for 1970s every bit of the way, even including the phono cartridge - not by design, just by accident. But now it's 2000s cartridge in a 1970s arm in a 1960s...

I haven't been listening to CDs / digital for years much, unless I really want to hear the music. With the Pye I've found myself going through some old CDs with pleasure. Just for kicks I did a quick...