Steely
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Re: Headshell/Connecting Leads Question
I don't know about your ears but your EYES are damn good! You took one look at the photo of my reel-to-reel tape deck and immediately identified it as a Sony TC-630! 
»Re: Turntable question.
Nice job! |
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howie
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said by drjim  :But of course! I've read every post, some of them several times!  Besides, I don't think *my* ears are good enough to detect the difference between headshell wires unless they were REEEEALLY bad ones! I can't tell $100 Monster Cable wires from a coathanger... nor can many others, btw... 
»gizmodo.com/363154/audiophile-de···t-hanger |
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Steely
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Princeton Junction, NJ | Maybe they were "Monster" coat hangers? |
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howie
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| said by Steely :Maybe they were "Monster" coat hangers? Good point! They very well may have been! |
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drjim
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Yeah, well I owned one during my "Formative Years". I bought it my junior year in high-school with all my summer job money, and I was the envy of the whole audio-video geek squad!
I just recently disposed of it. The heads were too far gone to have lapped, and finding new ones was very difficult, and expen$ive.
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howie
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Little Falls, NJ
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I ended up ordering an Ortofon SH-4 Headshell. |
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royphil345
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| said by howie :I ended up ordering an Ortofon SH-4 Headshell. Looks like a nice one howie!!! |
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Subaru
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Re: Turntable question.
those must be the newer version of the one my father used to have.. I found them about 2 months ago.. had them since the early 90's.. I lost the 1/4 adapter that goes to it however. And the padding is starting to come apart a little in a few sections.
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Steely
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Re: Headshell/Connecting Leads Question
said by howie :I ended up ordering an Ortofon SH-4 Headshell. You guys are lucky in that your turntables can use headshells of a more-or-less of a universal type. My Dual requires a proprietary "sled-type" headshell adapter...
Fortunately, these guys are still widely available...even if, at around $40 a pop, a bit on the expensive side!  |
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howie
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said by royphil345 :said by howie :I ended up ordering an Ortofon SH-4 Headshell. Looks like a nice one howie!!! Thanks, I like how it looks, too (pretty much the same shape as my original). It's a few bucks cheaper than the Technics @$25, and it looks like cartridge installation will be a snap with this (it appears pretty much flat, with no "lip" to deal with). |
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howie
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Little Falls, NJ | reply to Steely
Cool, animated headshell, Steely!
I guess a spare "sled" or two makes it really easy to change carts on the Dual! |
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Steely
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2 edits | said by howie :Cool, animated headshell, Steely! Thanks! I continue to learn from you, the master of the coolest image inserts!
..and, of course, we'll all ignore the copyright watermark overlaying that animated GIF! |
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royphil345
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said by howie :Cool, animated headshell, Steely! I guess a spare "sled" or two makes it really easy to change carts on the Dual! I thought it was moving a bit slow... lol! |
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Steely
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Princeton Junction, NJ | LOL! I'm getting dizzy staring at that! |
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howie
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I think I'm gonna be sick... (/me gets motion sickness) LOL |
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howie
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Re: Turntable question.
Here's a short YouTube video of my old Sony PS-3750 and AT440MLa Phono Cartridge... 32 years and still going strong, with no repairs or maintenance required in all that time.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQg9oG1ndo&fmt=22 |
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howie
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2 edits | reply to dogfish3
My new blue SH-4 headshell will be here Monday...
I'm sure you're all looking forward to more pics!
Oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!  |
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howie
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4 edits | reply to dogfish3
The new Ortofon SH-4 headshell finally came today... It's really well made (Japan), and installing my Shure V15-IV/VN45MR phono cartridge was not that difficult, although I still hate doing it!
Here are a few pics.... |
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royphil345
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Wow! That looks great Howie!
It's even cooler looking than I thought it would be. The wires look nice too. My Technics wires don't have gold plated connectors. Yeah... I know the red AT wires have them, but I still don't like them... lol. |
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drjim
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Man, that's a headshell reduced to BASICS! |
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