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  1. tima

    Audio Business practice and protocol

    As a reviewer I've had the opportunity over the past 20 years to interact regularly with audio gear and service manufacturers, distributors and dealers. I find it a good thing that we live in a society where a wide variety of products are available and there is an open marketplace where...
  2. tima

    Is there any decent record cleaning machine in the <$500 range which operates like the VPI 16.5 ?

    Ron Resnick posed this question to me in the thread https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/system-for-under-us-10-000-msrp.38228/page-8#post-944451 Horizontal machines are primarily vacuums, where fluid is applied automatically or manually and the fluid is agitated on the platter by hand or...
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    Thick Vinyl Records

    The date when it started is unclear -- the introduction of the 180 gram record. I tend to associate it with Hobson and the Classic Records line of reproductions but it could be earlier. JVC in Japan developed techniques for creating 180 gram and 200 gram LPs that MFSL had on offer.. Some may...
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    Why shouldn't every post be considered as the opinion of the writer?

    This is a public notice. I declare every post, every word I write, regardless of style or sentence structure, is my opinion except when I quote someone else explicitly. This declaration obtains whether you read this post or not. cc: @WBF Team @treitz3
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    iSonic CS6.1-PRO ultrasonic record cleaner

    Confirming the broad acceptance of ultrasonic record cleaning, another desktop model appears in the marketplace. Here is the CS6.1-PRO from iSonic. This one is different from the current crop of slotted desktop cleaners. Here is a $999 compact (12.2"x6.8"x4.6"), 1.55 gallon, open-top...
  6. tima

    Using Wally Tools

    In the thread Kuzma Safir 9 user Bonesey Jonesey wrote an interesting post describing how he uses Wally Tools to setup a cartridge. Since we have threads on other turntable oriented set-up devices, I thought it appropriate to have one about using Wally Tools. This consolidates the topic and...
  7. tima

    Golda (2023) Trailer

    US release August 25, 2023
  8. tima

    Field-Coil Speaker Review: the Wolf von Langa SON

    https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/wolf-von-langa-wvl-12639-son-loudspeaker/
  9. tima

    German record store

    Does https://www.dacapo-records.de sell to the US? They have no email that I see.
  10. tima

    Degritter Mark II

    This refresh looks like it includes Pulse Mode, which may be new to the Degritter but not USC machines generally. Also some ergonomic difference its buttons. Still limited to 120kHz. If you know the Degritter, what other differences from the original version does this pre-delivery announcement...
  11. tima

    WBF Audiophiles and Music

    There is a recent thread titled The Music or the Gear that asks you to weigh in on your goal as an Audiophile - is it the music, the gear or both. I doubt few if any will say they are exclusively interested in music or gear but not the other. Many will say something like "gear is necessary to...
  12. tima

    How do you know what you want from your audio system?

    The following quote from Peter comes from the thread: Ron's Subjectivity & Balance Argument I want to use it to spin off this thread, not continue that one. If you find this thread is irrelevant or stupid, feel free to move on. There may be no right answers and <caution> the discussion could...
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    LAMM News

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAMM Industries, Inc. to Open New USHeadquarters in Miami Global leader in high-end audio products to move manufacturing facility and showroom from New York to Florida MIAMI (May 23, 2022) – Recognized the world over for designing and manufacturing high-end audio...
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    CleanerVinyl multi-frequency ultrasonic tanks and kits

    CleanerVinyl has been around for a while, offering various rotisseries to fit on ultrasonic tanks. Yet another alternative: Now they are offering a multi-frequency tank that can run at 40/80/120kHz - something I have not seen in the USC market until now - thus this post. Has a 1 yr warranty...
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    KLAudio returns - new KD-CLN-LP200T RCM

    KLAudio is back with a new RCM: the KD-CLN-LP200T. Looks like it continues to be made in Korea. $6000 available at Acoustic Sounds who is the distributor. Sounds like AS had a hand in returning KL to the marketplace. https://store.acousticsounds.com/c/88/Record_Cleaning_Machine There is...
  16. tima

    Albums

    I sent the following PM to admin on 2-8-22 and never received a reply. Posting it here to learn if there is any information about albums that might answer my questions.
  17. tima

    Forget it Jake, it's Audiophile

    Picking up on a post from David (@ddk) in the thread The language of Reproduction and language of Music. The mini-context being records and record quality. Allow me to go broader. Per David's examples above, 'audiophile' is used as an adjective. It can also be used as a noun: "Leon says he is...
  18. tima

    The language of Reproduction and the language of Music.

    This discussion comes from @PeterA 's Natural Sound thread with relevance to @Karen Sumner 's essays. I thought it better to spin off than have it in Peter's system thread... The language of reproduction - the audiophile vocabulary and audiophile concepts - the language of sound decomposes...
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    • audio language language music language vocabulary
    • Replies: 337
    • Forum: General Audio Forum
  19. tima

    L'Instrument - Viking Acoustics

    I saw @John57 's post and his mention of Viking-Acoustics L'Instrument speaker *. Did a search and found a few mentions of different speakers from Viking-Acoustics. Several said they want to hear them. Showrooms at two corners of the US. Does anyone else have experience with these speakers...
  20. tima

    Roger Skoff: "...why not just pick the illusion that will give us the most enjoyment? "

    Do You Really Know What Music Sounds Like? Roger Skoff at Positive Feedback An amusing and entertaining article. A few quotes: "If you're satisfied with music that's ... pleasing to you and makes you feel good, regardless of how accurate it is to reality, good for you!" "It doesn't really...
  21. tima

    Cartridge output question

    Pardon my ignorance... Suppose I have a MC cartridge spec'd by the manufacturer to have an output of 0.5 millivolts. Is that peak output or what is it? Put slightly different: does a cartridge's output voltage vary across a record?
  22. tima

    Another small nit

    https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/timas-diy-rcm.26013/page-18#post-734266 I'm noticing the précis in the above does not match the text of the cited post. But it appears to go to the correct place, post #346 in the thread. Here's the URL...
  23. tima

    Record Buying and Higher Prices

    Got this in an e-mail today: While I bought more from them in the past, nowadays I buy very few (if any) records from AS. "John Williams in Vienna" last October, and the Analogphonic Bernstein 'Mahler Sym 8 & 10' before that - iirc. I've had mixed reactions to newer Analog Productions...
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    • Thread
    • record buying used records
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Vinyl Forum
  24. tima

    20 Years Ago

    never forget
  25. tima

    Degritter considerations

    Degritter is a 3rd generation single-slot desktop ultrasonic cleaner whose designers had the opportunity to study earlier offerings before coming to market in spring 2019. At this time in the US it runs ~$3000. One expects record cleaning and automated record cleaning machines to advance over...
  26. tima

    Degritter Review in HiFi+

    HiFi+ gives the Degritter a nice review. "It’s great just to press a button and have an LP cleaned/dried to a high standard with no fuss or drama in only a few minutes." https://www.hifiplus.com/articles/degritter-record-cleaning-machine/ Apparently the author has not used an ultrasonic RCM...
  27. tima

    Stylesheet problems ?

    ~11:45 CST 6/27/2021
  28. tima

    YouTube warning

    I was going to post a video of Wagner's 'Prelude to Lohengrin', so I searched for one using the DuckDuckGo search engine. I found several and was going to listen to a few but was first presented this warning of which I had not been aware: Credit Bureaus track your debt and borrowing. How...
  29. tima

    Alexx V - Wilson Audio Acoustic Diode

    I've known Wilson was going to release a new footer but thought it would be a general release. The Wilson Audio Acoustic Diode (WAAD?) will debut with the Alexx V and become available for other speakers, I believe - at least Wilson intimates that but has not announced separate product. Below...
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    Alexx V - differences Between Alexx and Alexx V

    Alexx V press kit information from Wilson Audio Specialties Alexx (L) Alexx V (R) Difference Between Alexx and Alexx V Our engineering team went through each of the critical sub-systems found in the Alexx® and upgraded, or re-engineered, many of its components. Here are the highlights: •...

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