I want this!

hearingimpared
hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
edited July 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
Even though the jig that comes with my tonearm is great, it doesn't allow for all the tweeking and setup that this does;

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/69498?store=acousticsounds&keywords=NL071210

I think $225 is a little high but I'm sure the price will come down or can be haggled down and if taken care of will last forever.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited July 2010
    Bloody vinyl freaks:rolleyes::D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    I say old chap, I didn't realize your British born!:D:p
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited July 2010
    Hearing, what do you think of The Fozgometer Azimuth Range Meter ?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    Hearing, what do you think of The Fozgometer Azimuth Range Meter ?

    Saw it on the Acoustic sounds website, I would love to own one! Azimuth is a very tricky thing to try to get perfect with just a magnifying glass and a mirror. Do you own a copy of Michael Fremer's 21st century vinyl? He shows how to set up azimuth just using a VOM.
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  • audiobilly
    audiobilly Posts: 351
    edited July 2010
    Have you seen this one?

    http://www.mofi.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=20&idcategory=11
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    audiobilly wrote: »
    Have you seen this one?

    http://www.mofi.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=20&idcategory=11

    Have one for 30 years now.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2010
    Geeks :D
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I say old chap, I didn't realize your British born!:D:p
    Apparently I'm a English,Irish and Welch mix.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    FTGV wrote: »
    Apparently I'm a English,Irish and Welch mix.

    "RIGHT! QUITE RIGHT, you're bloody well right" . . . ;)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    madmax wrote: »
    Geeks :D

    Wow talk about pot, kettle, black!!! LOL!!!:D:p
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2010
    madmax wrote: »
    Geeks :D

    yepper. I just listen to the record, little bro Joe though will spend 20 minutes to setup a fifteen minute vinyl side, crazy man, with crossed eye-balls, and square ear lobes........

    RT1
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    yepper. I just listen to the record, little bro Joe though will spend 20 minutes to setup a fifteen minute vinyl side, crazy man, with crossed eye-balls, and square ear lobes........

    RT1

    Don't forget my right ear tweek of a 3 x 5 and a rubber band Big Bro!!!:D:eek:
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited July 2010
    How does all of that fit into my CD player Joe ?????
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Don't forget my right ear tweek of a 3 x 5 and a rubber band Big Bro!!!:D:eek:

    macudamatada, thats the squared off ear lobe.

    RT1
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2010
    I just load up my TT and take it to SCompRacer's house when it needs serious tweaking! That Mofi geo-disc is da'bomb! It at least takes the work out of getting things close.
    DKG999
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    Vette C6.r wrote: »
    How does all of that fit into my CD player Joe ?????

    LOL!!!:p
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    macudamatada, thats the squared off ear lobe.

    RT1

    Oh shoot I forgot my official RT1 decoder ring again!:D:p
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    "RIGHT! QUITE RIGHT, you're bloody well right" . . . ;)

    Do I hear a Supertramp reference? :cool:
    - Jeremy

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,500
    edited July 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I just load up my TT.....

    My stuff is mobile; I've made house calls.;):D

    I have the original Feickert. Bought it in depreciation status on the 'gon. It came in very handy with all the table/arm combinations I tried, especially for C to C with articulated armboards and/or marking for drilling.

    The Mint Best Tractor is very highly regarded for half the money. It is made for a specific combination.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I just load up my TT and take it to SCompRacer's house when it needs serious tweaking! That Mofi geo-disc is da'bomb! It at least takes the work out of getting things close.

    Boy do I envy you! These old shaking hands and tired old eyes could use his steady handed, patient services.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    Zitro wrote: »
    Do I hear a Supertramp reference? :cool:

    Yep, I couldn't get the ling to work properly so I spelled it out.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited July 2010
    I have a friend with the Feickert and I have the same geometry arm with a Mint Best Protractor. We will use both on his table as he has two identical cartridges and headshells that we will be aligning, one with each protractor and then doing a direct comparison changing the cartridges out. His wife will keep track of which setup we start with and we should be blinded to it to make the judging more fun. A good excuse to listen critically to alot of music. I will report back on our observations.
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    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Yep, I couldn't get the ling to work properly so I spelled it out.

    Haha I may be young, but I know good music when I hear it. Even if my friends say I'm **** for listening to them lol.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    Doctor R wrote: »
    I have a friend with the Feickert and I have the same geometry arm with a Mint Best Protractor. We will use both on his table as he has two identical cartridges and headshells that we will be aligning, one with each protractor and then doing a direct comparison changing the cartridges out. His wife will keep track of which setup we start with and we should be blinded to it to make the judging more fun. A good excuse to listen critically to alot of music. I will report back on our observations.

    I can't wait for this . . . sounds like lots of fun! One question; are the cartridges broken in? If so they have the same amount of hours on them?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,500
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    These old shaking hands and tired old eyes....

    Thank goodness for trifocals and lighted magnifiers....
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Saw it on the Acoustic sounds website, I would love to own one! Azimuth is a very tricky thing to try to get perfect with just a magnifying glass and a mirror. Do you own a copy of Michael Fremer's 21st century vinyl? He shows how to set up azimuth just using a VOM.

    I do not but I will look into it.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    Thank goodness for trifocals and lighted magnifiers....

    :eek::eek::eek: Do you recall . . . the last time I used those I had to lean back in my chair while clipping those teeny tiny tonearm wire clips onto to ZYX cartridge and the leg of the chair broke under my fat **** and I ripped the tonearm wire right out of the SME tonearm! My days of really going at a turntable, regretfully, are coming to an end.:(
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    I do not but I will look into it.

    If you search around the net you can find it pretty cheap these days and it's chock full of great tips for setting up a TT.
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  • doctor r
    doctor r Posts: 837
    edited July 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I can't wait for this . . . sounds like lots of fun! One question; are the cartridges broken in? If so they have the same amount of hours on them?

    The cartridges have both been in his rotation for a good period of time (he actually has about 12 mounted cartridges in different headshells), but these two Supex 900s will be mounted in identical headshells.
    integrated w/DAC module Gryphon Diablo 300
    server Wolf Alpha 3SX
    phono pre Dynamic Sounds Associates Phono II
    turntable/tonearms Origin Live Sovereign Mk3 dual arm, Origin Live Enterprise Mk4, Origin Live Illustrious Mk3c
    cartridges Miyajima Madake, Ortofon Windfeld Ti, Ortofon
    speakers Rockport Mira II
    cables Synergistic Research Cables, Gryphon VPI XLR, Sablon 2020 USB
    rack Adona Eris 6dw
    ultrasonic cleaner Degritter
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2010
    Doctor R wrote: »
    The cartridges have both been in his rotation for a good period of time (he actually has about 12 mounted cartridges in different headshells), but these two Supex 900s will be mounted in identical headshells.

    :eek::eek::eek::eek: Wow talk about a vinyl junkie! LOL!!!

    I remember reading about the old Suprex 900. It was IIRC a well reviewed cartridge as the early MC cartridges go. Does it have that treble peak that cursed the early MC cartridges?
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