My dealer spoke to Linn today. The motor is isolated from its casing and the casing is touching the foot where it has no affect on the Trampolin. Maybe true for the Trampolin but the touching motor definitely had a negative impact on the musical performance of my deck as a whole. Same here, total n...

A small suggestion to all: When posting here we could pick out a favorite track among the latest records and promote it with a youtube link or the like. It will make it easier for us to be inspired and get into music we did not know about beforehand. :-) Good idea, I never thought of that... Cheers

I have a Entity on order and will be here soon.i have a Dynavector XV-1s attached to an Ekos SE. can’t wait to get it. BTW this is my first post! That's a good first post wschott, and welcome to the forum too! Be sure to report your thoughts and opinions of the Entity. It's an excellent phono pream...

V.A.MKD wrote: ↑

2020-06-13 13:02

Thank you Tony, that is what I want to know about ST-2.
Cheers

You're welcome V.A.MKD, I'm glad to help! Although the antenna's performance makes it easy to recommend.

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I would like to thank everybody on this forum that provided a comment or an opinion, regarding FM antennas (especially the Magnum Dynalab antennas). It was greatly appreciated, and the information played a role in my final decision. And as it turns out, I will be ordering the MD ST-2 antenna. Since...

Recent acquisitions for the upcoming weekend... 1) "One Night Alone...Live!" by Prince, NPG record label (4 LP box set), December 2002. 2) "the rainbow children" by Prince, NPG record label (2 LP set), November 2001. 3) "Black Gold" by Nina Simone, RCA Victor record label released in 1970. 4) "Eastw...

That is a good point Daveyf... I have owned my Cirkus bearing for about two years, before that, I was using an original bearing. I can tell you that IMO the Cirkus is a major improvement over the original bearing, and it has been that way since the first day. I can see no reason why the new Karousel...

Just noticed you have 038 tweeters in the front of your Isobariks. Are they on the top too? Not seen this modification anywhere else, but it makes a lot of sense. Are the 'briks modified in any other way (with apologies if this has been covered before - its a very long thread to trawl through to ch...

I haven't heard anything about the Cirkus eventually sounding worse than the original Linn bearing system. But based on the Karousel design changes, it seems unlikely it would sound worse than either of the previous Linn bearing systems. However, it would be interesting to know if anybody else has e...

ThomasOK wrote: ↑

2020-05-29 20:16

I don't know of too many specific Dynavector/Entity pairings but one customer is using a DV XV1S with it and is very pleased.

That's not surprising to me, the Entity is an excellent phono preamp!

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This weekend I'll be unleashing the musical power of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and it's sure to be a real "double trouble" time! 1) "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, on Epic record label June 1983. 2) "Couldn't Stand The Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan, on Epic record label May 1984. ...

This may seem like a strange suggestion coming from someone, who also has the LP12 in a corner (no room elsewhere): have you thought about switching the position the two racks, so that the LP12 moves out of the corner? Might be an improvement Hello Tendaberry, That is an excellent question. We did ...

Here's a few current pictures of my system, although not much has changed visually. The Entity did replace my Urika, which can be seen in the pictures. But the Ekos SE/1 tonearm doesn't look much different than the original Ekos SE, and of course the Karousel bearing system isn't visable. And as of ...

Since my turntable is officially completed (for now anyway), it's time to install the MD ST-2 antenna. I just got to scrape up the energy...and realize the tuner will never sound close to the Sondek. After getting my new LP12 with Karousel, I have also noticed, that the gap to streaming has grown q...

I would like to thank everybody on this forum that provided a comment or an opinion, regarding FM antennas (especially the Magnum Dynalab antennas). It was greatly appreciated, and the information played a role in my final decision. And as it turns out, I will be ordering the MD ST-2 antenna. Since...

Traffic conditions are expected to be heavy this weekend, I better prepare... 1) Traffic, second studio album on United Artists Records, released in October 1968. 2) "Last Exit" by Traffic (live at the Fillmore Auditorium on side two) United Artists record label, May 1969. 3) "John Barleycorn Must ...

I would like to thank everybody on this forum that provided a comment or an opinion, regarding FM antennas (especially the Magnum Dynalab antennas). It was greatly appreciated, and the information played a role in my final decision. And as it turns out, I will be ordering the MD ST-2 antenna. Since...

Traffic conditions are expected to be heavy this weekend, I better prepare... 1) Traffic, second studio album on United Artists Records, released in October 1968. 2) "Last Exit" by Traffic (live at the Fillmore Auditorium on side two) United Artists record label, May 1969. 3) "John Barleycorn Must D...

6) Chicago "Transit Authority" (two LP set) Columbia record label, April 1969 7) Chicago "Second Studio Album" (two LP set) Columbia record label, January 1970 8) Chicago "Third Studio Album" (two LP set) Columbia record label, January 1971 What's your fav Chicago LP Tony? I like their 25 x 6 to 4 ...

It's been ten days since the installation of my Karousel bearing system, and I wasn't sure if there would be a burning in period. However there does seem to be a little bit of burning in, but just ever so slightly...nothing extreme. In a nut shell, it just plays music like never before!!!

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I have never heard the Tranquility, or tried one in my system. But since its introduction, I did hear a lot of opinions regarding the sound quality. It would be interesting to compare a Karousel bearing system with your combined Cirkus and Tranquility system. However, the Karousel is vastly better t...

mrco99 wrote: ↑

2020-05-13 08:17

After having been in business for 100 years, tonearm maker Jelco has decided to close down.

Wow, that's unfortunate! They certainly were a good tonearm maker, and I didn't know Jelco was in business for 100 years. Many audio companies have never, or will never last that long!

Welcome to the forum Charon, there's plenty of great information here!!!

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Preparing for the weekend, and just added the following pieces of vinyl to my collection: 1) "The Kids Are Alright" Starring The Who, (two LP set) Polydor record label 2019 2) Lucinda Williams, "Good Souls Better Angels" (two LP set) Highway Record label 2020 3) Huey Lewis and The News, Weather (sin...

I have made some major upgrade to my LP12, now any record I play is fantastic! LP12 ~83 -> fluted walnut ~93 Cirkus -> Karousel Lingo 3 -> ARadikal I have also upgraded Klångedang T1 from external SHW filter to Revision 6. SHW had it´s charm but R6 is so much better. With Lejonklou Slipsik and Boaz...