Frequently asked questions about turntables and vinyl, belt-drive vs direct-drive, cartridges, headshells, alignment and more.
Actually, we do, through our business shipping partner, Pack & Send. Let me explain how this works using a real example of equipment sold through our store. Example I asked the customer for $150 to cover packing and shipping from Perth to Sydney, explaining that if it were more, I’d let them know and they […]
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Oh yeah..! Remember, Liquid Audio started with a turntable focus – 15 years ago, and I’ve worked on thousands of turntables since! As you can probably imagine, I’ve accumulated a stack of classic carrtidges, headshells and other bits and pieces which I diligently save, just in case they are needed later.
Great question, warranties are an important concept to understand when dealing with old equipment, so let’s dig into it. Our work and any parts we supply and install are covered by an industry-standard three-month warranty. This means that if any of the parts we install fail, or the work we do is somehow incorrect or
A customer recently asked me this, and I thought it would be interesting to document the cartridges I’ve owned and recommend. In chronological order, then, from oldest to most recent, let’s look at the cartridges I’ve owned over the years that I can remember. Note that some of them are discussed in more detail in
At first glance, no, but after checking the calculations, it might just sneak into the acceptable resonant frequency range. It’s a great question to ask, though, essential if you love your vinyl and don’t know the answer, and an important lesson in the need for both calculations and real measurement. I’ll tell you what, though,
Is the Denon DL-110 cartridge a good match for the Grace G-707 tonearm? Read More »
Absolutely not, a good and properly running turntable should make virtually zero mechanical noise. This question came from a customer who’d just spent a small fortune (around 20K) on a very expensive new Luxman turntable and has been through three of them trying to find an acceptably quiet one. Can you believe that? No, neither
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Use a good online calculator! Calculating tonearm resonant frequency with a particular cartridge and headshell combination is one of the most fundamental aspects of cartridge-tonearm matching. This is done simply with maths, and the easiest way to make the calculations is via one of the great websites offering online calculators. My favourite is this tonearm
