Recent content by LourensC

You have to love the lace! But seriously; I've been thinking about this kind of thing for a while; it's probably still better than most linear tracking solutions.

I replaced the power supply in min with one of these and had no problems: Thorens TD150, TD160 etc. Power Supply PCB. Upgrade. Linn. Ariston. REV 5.0 | eBay

Pragmatically and for myself only: What does subjective mean? That I don't care what is best or correct as long as I like it! What does objective mean? Lots of work for me. I have to very formally(I'm a stickler for detail) test, and analyse every mesurement in terms of acuracy as well as...

I'll confess, I have the following biases: General: 1. Own DIY over anything.(I can,t build everything yet though) 2. Someone with a reputations DIY or cottage build. 3. Great measurements 4. Less is more 5. Vintage Speakers: 1. Electrostatic 2. Very high efficiency. (Can't have both at the...

Inca Roads is a portal into the weekend!

Mine also makes a sound on power on; a very pleasant "hrrrroomm" sound panning from right to left lasting about a second, I would love to know what it is.  Other than this idiosyncrasy it's an perfect little amp. 

Guillaume left us a legacy of music enjoyment.  So much of my system was advised, supplied and even made by him. Thank you Guillaume, your life made mine better. RIP

The weirdness gets even weirder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ORLN_KwAgs Maybe, taking this into account, we can improve how good our setups was in the past.

https://ffmpeg.org/download.html I've been using ffmepg on Linux and I see there is a Windows version.

Thanks fredeb.  You should really give it a go.  I think you will be surprised by it.  It's the quietest tank I've come across. It has all the power and weight of the the idler drives it competed with but none of the rumble. It did come with its 'all balance' tone-arm with a rectangular...

Wow!  Thanks for sharing that.