You’ll find lots of articles about turntables & vinyl on my website. You’ll also find stuff about records and analogue systems that incorporate vinyl.
If you want to extract the very best from your moving coil cartridge, a good step-up transformer, like the beautiful Ortofon ST-70, is an excellent option. You may have read me raving on about just how much I love my golden age Fidelity Research XF-1 step-up transformers and what they do for the sound of […]
Told you I had a few holiday jobs to do. I serviced my Koetsu tonearm, reinstalled my retipped Ortofon MC-A90 and finally got to listen to my Luxman PD-350. This is why I love vinyl! This was just one of many jobs to do, but playing into one of my Fidelity Research XF-1 step-up transformers
Luxman PD-350 & Ortofon MC-A90 Playing New Vinyl! Read More »
Merry Christmas and a big thank you to our customers, subscribers, friends and family. A huuuge thank you to all for helping make 2021 another fantastic year. Here’s hoping this Christmas message finds readers well as we near the end of another very busy year. As usual, Liquid Audio will be closing for the festive
Some say USB microscopes are not suitable for cartridge and stylus inspection. I’ve used a good USB scope for years and I think you’ll agree, the results are impressive. Updated October 2024 – be careful to avoid the “only 50 hours” cartridge wear meme! I should point out that I have considerable experience in microscopy.
High-End Cartridge/Stylus Inspection & Deep Cleaning Read More »
The Denon DP-62L direct-drive turntable is an often overlooked gem. Let’s take a closer look. I often work on turntables where I find myself thinking “If I didn’t have other decks, this would do nicely” and that’s what I thought back in 2017 when I worked on this Denon DP-62L. Hailing from almost the end
