Black Diamond Racing Cones
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Hi All, It has been a long time since I have been here but getting the bug back to use the old Dual 521 and Yamaha YP 450 turntables.
Both tables have fairly new Grado cartridges but I have old Stanton L747 and Ortofon M20FL cartridges that I would love to try out.
My question is, how would I clean them to remove any old build up of oxidation to get the best I can out of these?
The vinyl boom is one thing, but do analog-loving audiophiles actually buy new records? How about you? Do you buy new LP records?
I was just wondering what gave most audiophiles the bug to pursue sonic excellence? For me it was hearing my friend Mike's system. He put on one of my favorite CD's (Romantic Warrier) and I heard things that I never heard before. We then went through a whole bunch of CD's that night listening to well beyond 3AM. That's when I knew I had to upgrade and started to read Stereophile and other trade publications.
I just put a set of 3 small BDR Cones under my Parasound 2100 preamp. The BDRCs replaced a set of 4 Mapleshade IsoBlocks (those sandwich blocks w/ cork in the middle and rubber laminate top & botttom).
The BDRCs improved dynamics and clarity. Also, reduced that "shrill CD sound" (that's what I call it) on my reference recording with said sound ("Skin" by Beth Hart).
I was lucky to get these used on Audiogon for $38 including shipping.