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    The New Old Cartridge is Back!

    The depth needed is only to see the wear spots, the total depth equal to about the depth of a record groove. I learned to read styli when working at the store. First needle I looked at was a Pickering XV-15 1200E a friend gave me. Looked new to me, very little wear.
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    The New Old Cartridge is Back!

    Which Denon is very low output? Checked VE and they have some at 0.12-0.2mV, the low end of a LOMC My first MC was purchased while I worked at Hi-Fi House in Knoxville, Ortofon MC20 with a 70µV output, 0.07mV. Learned about phono pre preamps (headamps) and SUTs. Still have it. Think it is...
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    I sold my 125 as I picked up a 126. Now the 126 has a black control panel, black arm board and a black floating chassis, the gray part on the 125. I like the Magnepan tonearm and it is black, too. I have to make a different arm board just so I can see the tonearm on the table. I could paint...
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    'High End'. What does that description mean to you?

    My Tice is from before the clock. Just a single Power Block no Titan side unit holding down the shelf.
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    So you sourced a TD-125B faceplate to eliminate the cuing switch. Nice. Like the DIN on the back. Having the speed adjustment wheel centered is a mark of a recapped nicely working unit. Enjoy
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    what are you listening to?

    Loaded the cdc with Everything but the Girl - Like the Deserts Miss the Rain Eric Clapton - Unplugged Eric Burton and the Animals - Best of... Eurythmics - Revenge Enya - Shepherd Moons Just eye level jewel cased in the main collection easy to grab. Most of the ones I have been playing that...
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    Wima capacitor ID

    M is the tolerance grade, M=±20%. This is part of the datasheet for the cap easily found on Mouser or Digikey or from Wima. You can replace polar caps with non-polar caps. Yes C43 is a non-polar cap. Buy your kits from peace.love.music / affinity for artifacts, a regular ak member that puts...
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    what are you listening to?

    I was thinking the same thing. There are a pile of high end speakers out these days and I'd really like to hear a number of them. And Revel is part of the Harman Group and even though owned by Samsung their products seem to be top quality.
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    what are you listening to?

    OK, I changed the CD 6-pack in the car and what came out was two known albums, Pete Townsend White City Bob Weir Heaven Help the Fool and I recall that loading this disc-pack I put on new to me from Tom CDs that got a 4-5 star rating in my files. Black Dub their eponymous 2010 disc was the...
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    what are you listening to?

    Someone's TD-160 Super needs to have a run-in with a can of black spray paint to looks its best. But The tunes probably sound good from that machine. Some good choices there. I've been doing the radio with XPN playing the top 885 songs from this century. I know almost all the artists, only...
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    That is a sweet unit all new and stuff with the boxes.
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    non-suspended tables don't seem to suffer from footfalls. My Kenwoods don't budge as the floor moves.
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    Yes a 125 variant. Had a 125 from new in 74 for a couple years bounced around tts for a few years and in 86 bought a used set up TD-160 Super, Magnepan tonearm my second one, Dynavector 23R with Musical Fidelity AC-1 moving coil phono preamp (to phono input) TD-125 showed up here in the last...
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    what are you listening to?

    Not hearing much I know but love the fact that I'm listening to music and not ads or talk for almost the full hour.
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    You need a better tonearm with shielded wiring anytime the wire is not inside the tonearm or upright post. But that is most of the aftermarket tonearms not ones pulled from tables and who knows what homemade tonearms have. Not trying to sound condescending about this, just showing my...
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    what are you listening to?

    Rocking the tuner today. www.XPN.org is playing the top 885 tunes from the 21st century as voted by the listeners on 88.5FM in the Phila area and a few other 'repeaters' in the general area. Available for streaming at the link, not the Linc which is Lincoln Financial Field where the Eagles play...
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    That would be a nice way to do it. Things to consider with these suspended tables is the way the wiring leaves the tonearm. If it is a big heavy clump of wire, force fit somewhere under the table it will affect the suspension. Using short jumper wire, flexible and all from the tonearm to...
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    Wish I was better than nothing and could get anything done even if not major. I filled two trash cans with leaves yesterday and said that is enough. Cleared the driveway and around the Jeep before the wind today with yard waste day on Saturday. Goal accomplished!!
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    Thorens TD-125 MKII rework

    Looks good. I need a new armboard. I have a 126 that I need to put a Magnepan arm onto but this tonearm is black and the armboards I have are black and I don't think that is going to be a useable combination. Maybe a nice chunk of walnut or something. Brother has a wood shop, now available...
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    Christ on a rusty bike - 3 pages of drivel discussing if Maxell should have a big or small 'M'

    Simple as one is a Logo and one is a name and capitalized. Don't understand why there is such a discussion about it and won't read it because I'm capable of understanding my comment.
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