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1: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Empire 698 tonearm overhang measurement ( ? ) (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2021-09-27, 08:31:28 (219.117.3.131)
Basher52, I've owned 3 x Empire 698s and like all aging Empire turntables their Achilles heel is the tonearm Speed: there's only Esoteric Audio as a source for the correct belt I've found, all others .......
2: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Empire 698 tonearm overhang measurement ( ? ) (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2021-09-26, 17:44:52 (219.117.3.131)
Dave V., thanks, the Vinyl Engine has a handy calculator and now all sorted Very best Graham .......
3: Vinyl Asylum, Empire 698 tonearm overhang measurement ( ? ) (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2021-09-26, 06:37:40 (219.117.3.131)
The Vinyl Engine quotes 228.6 mm as the tonearms effective length, but doesn't state an overhang measurement Does anyone know? Best Graham .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I too thought it an Interesting article on stylus life. Link. (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2021-07-08, 08:56:26 (219.117.0.252)
Vandenhul and you did a way better job than the other guy did with Lederman BBC used to recommend replacing Decca Mono and Stereo cartridges in radio stations, every 1000 hours with inspection at 500 .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: Not a passenger train line in the world is private. Nor a postal service. Yes, taxes are (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2021-06-22, 07:59:36 (219.117.0.81)
Not so, Japan has numerous private Rail lines including the JR Group which the Govt. sold off in the late '80s, many are large enough to trade on the Tokyo Exchange; you can be a shareholder and these .......
6: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vnyl outselling CDs now? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-10-01, 21:22:55 (210.136.4.227)
I'm in the car biz ( in Japan ) it's almost impossible now to order a vehicle New with a CD player; my guess is the format is on it's way out GW .......
7: Vintage Asylum, Thanks to all who replied! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-09-22, 21:48:08 (210.136.4.227)
Very helpful and much appreciated GW .......
8: Vintage Asylum, Thorens TD 321 : source for parts (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-09-09, 00:23:32 (210.136.4.227)
Looking for a belt and motor/idler wheel; any other tips or tricks for sorting out this turntable? TIA G .......
9: Jazz Alley, RE: Helen Merrill, Self-titled reissue EmArCy (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-08-17, 06:14:44 (211.19.216.42)
Lucky you! While I have heard a near-Mint copy my phono stage doesn't have the early Mercury equalization and a first pressing I could buy for 400-500 10-15 years ago is now 1K plus, the reissue is RI .......
10: Jazz Alley, RE: Is that price for vinyl? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-08-16, 21:28:53 (210.136.4.227)
Yep .......
11: Jazz Alley, Helen Merrill, Self-titled reissue EmArCy (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-08-16, 20:43:33 (210.136.4.227)
35 bucks Anyone bought this and your opinion? G .......
12: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Favorite films with aging male protagonists? "Last (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-08-11, 19:50:41 (210.136.4.227)
The Limey; Terrence Stamp, Peter Fonda and Joe Dallesandro as "old f@rts" G .......
13: Films/DVD Asylum, Under The Shadow, on Netflix (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-08-03, 21:33:29 (210.136.4.227)
Iranian horror; thought this was very well done GW .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Best MM cartridge for $1K (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-26, 08:30:34 (211.19.216.42)
Garrott Optim FGS Embarrasses many MC cartridges, the Fritz Geiger Signature diamond you need to own at least once, like having a 12-cylinder car in your garage AUS dollars about 1K, buy direct from t .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, RE: cantileverless mc cartridge suggestion please (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-26, 08:09:15 (211.19.216.42)
Deccas are MM, tho cantileverless these are Ikeda 9/9R and Ultimo, long out of production, were cantileverless and MC, owned a couple of Decca London's and Ikedas, got an Ikeda 9R at SoundSmith right .......
16: Inmate Central, RE: Yeppers...Ireland or New Zealand (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-22, 00:18:22 (210.136.4.227)
A New Zealander, who lives in Japan...both places are good, I prefer Japan because the Box Of Frogs here is pretty wild but there's almost zero crime G .......
17: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Sentimental pick: 'Thief' . . . (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-09, 23:39:09 (210.136.4.227)
A great choice ( ! I had the opportunity to see this on the big screen a while back and it held up very well, also a fan of the soundtrack James Caan, in an "Actors Studio" episode said the character .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Balanced Phono Out? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-06, 21:47:39 (210.136.4.227)
Agree with Tre, while both input and output benefited from using balanced connectors, hands-down the biggest improvement was on the Phono cable side GW .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Balanced Phono Out? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-07-06, 20:30:38 (210.136.4.227)
I've owned a Balanced Audio Technology BAT-VK-P10SE which has both balanced inputs ( so you can plug in a Phono cable with XLR terminations ) and balanced outputs to my Preamp This produced a very qui .......
20: General Asylum, 1/2 way to 61... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-05-31, 21:00:52 (210.136.4.227)
I've been listening to Tannoy speakers since I was 21; Empire 698 turntable and constantly upgraded over the years ( still am! ) G .......
21: Tubes Asylum, RE: Marantz 8B with Bob Hovland Mods? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-05-24, 22:29:11 (211.19.216.42)
There are "Sid Smith" mods as well; if you're worried about affecting value by losing originality; I had my 8B rebuilt with the best of everything under the hood and it's one of the reissues VAC did i .......
22: Inmate Central, RE: Question of the Day (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-04-06, 21:35:01 (210.136.4.227)
I lived in a 100 year old ( plus ) house in Tokyo's Western suburbs for a couple of years, by myself, and items like books and furniture would be moved around the house while I was out; curtains opene .......
23: General Asylum, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-04-02, 22:15:09 (211.19.216.42)
As students we weren't allowed to bring radios to school; fortunately I had a massive Sony boombox that didn't have a radio; but played cassettes, that somehow squeaked through the bureaucracy. Many h .......
24: General Asylum, RE: Your Top 10 Most Played Artists/Albums in High School? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-31, 22:42:13 (210.136.4.227)
Got out end of'76: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: Bowie Apostrophe: Frank Zappa Atom Heart Mother:Pink Floyd Black Sabbath; self titled Osibisa: Woyaya Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Elton John .......
25: SET Asylum, RE: Need Replacement Tamura Power Transformer Sun Audio (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-22, 23:06:43 (210.136.4.227)
I've been looking out for you in Japan, but so far the only thing that's appeared is at the link; That's an out-of-production Amp and an out-of-production transformer, Tamura won't stock it and a tour .......
26: Vintage Asylum, RE: If you really need to know (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-22, 23:02:23 (210.136.4.227)
JURB, much appreciated, thanks Graham .......
27: Vintage Asylum, RE: If you really need to know (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-19, 20:48:12 (210.136.4.227)
'73Shovel, much appreciated, I was planning to run the Amp off a PS Audio power conditioner; plugged in and it works fine Graham .......
28: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Best film of all time? "The Passenger". (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-16, 03:48:52 (211.19.216.42)
The Jack Nicholson film? Certainly a Top-10 pick G .......
29: Vintage Asylum, Marantz 8B current question, Triode mode (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-03-16, 02:57:42 (211.19.216.42)
I have my 8B running in Triode mode, this puts out about 17WPC by most accounts, but what I can't find anywhere, is how many Watts the Amp uses? ie: drains out of the wall and turns into sound and hea .......
30: Vintage Asylum, RE: A pic of vintage gear you gotta love (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-02-20, 21:05:24 (210.136.4.227)
And what you can't see is the Marantz 8B G .......
31: SET Asylum, RE: Triode Amplifiers of Japan Opinions (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-02-19, 00:16:16 (210.136.4.227)
Not sure if this still applies but TRIODE Japan issued a statement on their website that they wouldn't supply parts or maintenance advice for any Japanese domestic purchased Amp that was exported I've .......
32: Tubes Asylum, RE: WE6CA7 Plus Shuguang in Marantz 8B (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-01-19, 08:31:58 (123.98.231.193)
Only about a weeks use on these: they sounded great right out of the box but now the Bass has settled down and I am very ( very ) pleased with these I have owned the Marantz 8B over 20 years now; it's .......
33: Tubes Asylum, RE: WE6CA7 Plus Shuguang in Marantz 8B (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-01-12, 14:51:39 (123.98.231.193)
China-HiFi-audio.com; US 249.00 a Quad, postage ( to Japan ) was 35.00 Arrived in 4-5 days, bombproof packaging Best Graham .......
34: Tubes Asylum, RE: Looks great! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-01-10, 20:22:25 (123.98.231.193)
Snafu; very pleased with these, they came with a spec. sheet which suggest Ia : 39mA nice build quality with a ceramic base wrapped in metal I've owned the same Amp for over 20 years and tried a va .......
35: Tubes Asylum, WE6CA7 Plus Shuguang in Marantz 8B (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2020-01-08, 22:17:37 (123.98.231.193)
I was concerned these would be too big to fit; no problem; these are physically a much larger tube than the Golden Lion KT-77's they replace Amp is wired in triode and using the same bias points as .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: If you mean pistons... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-10-22, 21:09:56 (122.208.216.14)
Some early 1960's Honda CB 77's ( SuperHawk 305 ) and their non-sport variants were like this; much less common than the one-up-one-down twins G .......
37: Inmate Central, RE: Your gas price at the pump... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-10-16, 21:52:22 (122.208.216.14)
69JPY per liter for Regular: $5.87 per US Gallon 181JPY for High Octane: US$6.28/Gal 151JPY for Diesel: US$5.26/Gal Almost all the Oil ( refined in Japan into gasoline ) and LNG comes from Alaska G : .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cost to get the best Blue Train (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-09-10, 01:30:18 (122.208.216.14)
420,000JPY ( about US$3,900 ) is currently for sale in an HMV store in Tokyo A first pressing, the cover is pretty good but nowhere near as good as the vinyl Probably the best copy in the World and .......
39: Inmate Central, RE: The most crashed car in America is the Subaru Crosstrek (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-08-19, 21:38:44 (122.208.216.14)
Drivers are lulled into a false sense of security by the "All wheel drive, ABS brakes" capability and don't slow down when road and/or weather conditions are bad G .......
40: Films/DVD Asylum, Fury: the Tank and it's diverse crew (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-08-08, 21:28:30 (122.208.216.14)
nt .......
41: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: 'Hellboy': Just ain't the same . . . (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-22, 22:52:50 (122.208.216.14)
I wonder why the couldn't get Ron Perlman to reprise the role, he was excellent in the first film G .......
42: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: 'Tricky Dick' was a well-done documentary on CNN (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-22, 22:51:02 (122.208.216.14)
I thought we didn't have Nixon to kick around anymore... used to think he was the Worst back-in-the-day but recently he doesn't look too bad G .......
43: Inmate Central, RE: Another WWII airplane quiz (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-17, 20:17:25 (122.208.216.14)
Leaf blower? Rocket boost assistance for Carrier takeoffs? Siren? Coffee bean roaster? GW .......
44: Inmate Central, RE: Another WWII airplane quiz (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-17, 19:44:52 (122.208.216.14)
Nakajima "Lily" with vacuum cleaner .......
45: Jazz Alley, Right near where I work... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-09, 23:20:34 (122.208.216.14)
Ha! This is right by where I work; J-Bldg. 3rd floor 4-6-44 Shirokanedai Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0071 for those visiting Tokyo They close at 10:00pm ( which is early for here ) GW .......
46: Vinyl Asylum, RE: What tables have you owned and which were your favorites ? .... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-04-02, 20:07:24 (122.208.216.14)
Empire 298 Empire 698 Micro Seiki RX-2000 Micro Seiki RX-5000 with HS-80 inertia flywheel Micro Seiki SX-8000 Sony TTS-6000 Sony TTS-8000 Favorite: Micro RX-5000 with the HS-80 flywheel, Graham B44 Ph .......
47: Films/DVD Asylum, Likely "Backbeat" which did a fantastic job (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-03-19, 21:47:37 (122.208.216.14)
of the Fab Four G .......
48: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: my completely amateur, empirical perspective FWIW (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-03-19, 19:56:57 (122.208.216.14)
Story, not insulted in the least; good advice and, yes, there are amazing speakers to be had everywhere best G .......
49: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: my completely amateur, empirical perspective FWIW (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-03-19, 00:25:27 (122.208.216.14)
Thanks for your posting which is clear and easy to follow; much appreciated! .......
50: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, How to add a supertweeter to Goodmans Axiom 201's? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-03-17, 19:51:14 (122.208.216.14)
a search here reveals adding a capacitor as a crossover device... but what value ( ? ) as the speakers are 15/16 Ohm do I need to add a supertweeter that's 16 Ohm? Any advice appreciated ( ! ) Graham .......
51: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Agreed... the VK-P10SE can be tweaked (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-02-14, 21:00:49 (122.208.216.14)
I used an upgraded power cable with mine and then ran the whole thing off a power conditioner; upgraded the phono cable to a Siltech which from cartridge-BAT was balanced ( XLR ) The improvement to wh .......
52: Tubes Asylum, RE: Tubes in Japan? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2019-01-23, 19:19:13 (122.208.216.14)
I live in Tokyo; many of the more interesting tube stores that were in Akihabara 10-20 years ago have been squeezed out from gentrification and their owners retiring; Hard Off store ( don't laugh! ) a .......
53: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sound Smith comes through again- in "record time"!!! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-12-11, 21:15:16 (122.208.216.14)
I sent two cartridges to Soundsmith backin February and haven't had any update despite logging onto the site every few days... think I'll have to make a phone call .......
54: Headphone Heights, RE: recently purchased Sennheiser IE 60's (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-10-20, 08:56:04 (123.98.238.179)
Yes; you're right, and most of the reason I would have spent more to own the -80s best .......
55: Headphone Heights, recently purchased Sennheiser IE 60's (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-10-18, 23:43:49 (122.208.216.14)
and very pleased with these, if I had to buy again I would go 1 model up to the -80's, that's not buyer remorse BTW G .......
56: Films/DVD Asylum, A Quiet Place, much enjoyed this (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-10-03, 19:15:03 (122.208.216.14)
Not sure whether this is science fiction or horror but saw it on the big screen and it kept me on the edge of my seat It wasn't until later I found out it's a Michael bay movie, and I usually avoid th .......
57: Vintage Asylum, Thanks to you all, much appreciated! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-09-19, 01:53:37 (122.208.216.14)
GW .......
58: Vintage Asylum, Repair sagging SME 3012 rear tonearm bushing (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-09-17, 19:36:49 (122.208.216.14)
I'm guessing SME no longer sell parts for these oldies There is a bushing near the back of the tonearm tube that supports the counterweight and that's worn out, anybody done a successful DIY? Or have .......
59: General Asylum, Power conditioners are good in Japan (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-09-12, 01:24:05 (122.208.216.14)
I'm in Tokyo and use a "Regenerator" that takes electricity from the wall, converts it to DC inside the device, and then regenerates its own sine wave and voltage, also creates a "phantom Earth" which .......
60: Jazz Alley, RE: Kamasi Washington - Playing Tokyo 08/19 and 08/20 (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-08-09, 18:45:52 (122.208.216.14)
GW .......
61: Inmate Central, RE: Yup! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-07-23, 19:13:38 (122.208.216.14)
FW 190 D .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: well, it's a taildragger :) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-07-23, 18:56:06 (122.208.216.14)
Focke Wulf 190 .......
63: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Best value in a moving magnet cartridge? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-27, 01:00:18 (122.208.216.14)
Garrott Bros P-77 Sound-Smith ( NY ) sell these .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: rented a car a few weeks ago and I gotta tell you (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-20, 21:22:51 (122.208.216.14)
I've had a drivers licence for over 40 years and our company car is a Prius, once you get used to the "stalled at every traffic light but not actually stalled, it's just resting" bit, it's a decent en .......
65: Vinyl Asylum, RE: he's still registered, try the email thru the AA system. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-19, 02:54:51 (122.208.216.14)
Thanks PeteSF, email sent best G .......
66: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Pink Floyd remaster (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-19, 02:52:56 (122.208.216.14)
Bernie Grundman doesn't do much wrong, I'll try and grab a copy G .......
67: Inmate Systems, gwarejp3's Old meets New (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-17, 23:26:41 (122.208.216.14)
gwarejp3 's Old meets New System
IP Address: 122.208.216.14
Last Update: June 17, 2018 at 23:26:41
Amplifier: Marantz 8B ( reissue ) wired for Triode, 18Wpc
Preamplifier (or None if In .......
68: Vinyl Asylum, Mark Kelly, from Australia used to post here (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-17, 19:56:14 (122.208.216.14)
but hasn't done for quite some time, anyone have a contact for him? best Graham .......
69: Cable Asylum, RE: Toslink, Lifatec 10 ft first impressions (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-12, 20:23:57 (122.208.216.14)
SAEC Toslink, their earlier product claimed 9Mb/sec transfer speed with almost zero error rate and that used Mitsubishi rayon; the latest is glass-fiber, each square mm of end-grain has 4,000 strands .......
70: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I have a cousin that was an ag inspector in the Sacramento, California area. (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-12, 19:42:38 (122.208.216.14)
and I had a friend who worked in a slaughterhouse who has been a vegetarian for decades; having worked in a restaurant kitchen I am very careful where I eat out G .......
71: Speaker Asylum, You're very welcome, thanks to all who replied (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-07, 22:50:16 (122.208.216.14)
I will put the purchase "on hold" until I can get a controller squared away Tim says he will hunt out a HiFi magazine article with a DIY type approach and I have a Tech waiting in the wings to see if .......
72: Speaker Asylum, RE: Can't really help on the tech details, but always admired those! (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-05, 15:37:17 (219.113.102.18)
100,000JPY, about US$850 a pair .......
73: Speaker Asylum, Celestion 6000 subwoofers, missing the Controller... (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-04, 16:52:05 (219.113.102.18)
I have the opportunity to buy a pair of these, but missing the "controller" that crossed over at 100Hz, is anyone on here familiar with these and can suggest: if the drivers each run in phase ( or .......
74: General Asylum, RE: The unofficial dead format thread (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-06-03, 19:53:22 (122.208.216.14)
Yamaha Surround Sound system which turned 2-channel stereo into 7-channel surround sound This worked remarkably well but as soon as a surround sound standard was released these amps became dinosaur .......
75: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Phono Stage Upgrade (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2018-05-30, 00:49:09 (122.208.216.14)
I bought a PS Audio Phono stage last month off a dealer on Audiogon, being closed out at about half price Has many different loading options and an analog/digital converter onboard if you want to rip .......
76: Digital Drive, RE: I have used a Q-tip in the past. The 'best' way??? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2017-10-14, 18:40:07 (219.113.102.18)
Thanks, you know your stuff! Much appreciated .......
77: Digital Drive, Best way to clean optical lenses ( toslink) eg: DAC/soundcard (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2017-10-13, 05:47:31 (219.113.102.18)
What's the best way to clean the lenses on toslink gear, eg: DAC/DVD/Soundcard Those little glowing red thingies... I am thinking, one of those cans of compressed air used for cleaning keyboards, or i .......
78: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I'm still waiting. (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2017-09-25, 01:33:19 (219.113.102.18)
Thanks! Just had a look at their site again and says "In Stock" so I am guessing not far away now .......
79: Vinyl Asylum, MOFI The Nightfly 45rpm anyone receive theirs? (0.00)
Posted by gwarejp3 on 2017-09-24, 21:49:27 (219.113.102.18)
Placed an order through their website in May and received a confirmation ( but as yet, no discs ) G .......
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