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February 6, 2016, 01:51 AM #51Senior Member
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Paul
I broke mine too and I am closer so the shipping is cheaper.
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February 6, 2016, 01:57 AM #52Audioshark
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Hey, wait! What?
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February 6, 2016, 02:09 AM #53Senior Member
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An ATM-2 and a pair of LV's would work best for me
. Just kidding Mike and congrats for helping Mark get up and running again.
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February 6, 2016, 03:29 AM #54Senior Member
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Congrats! Stunnig setup, I'm sure it sounds awesome.
Originally Posted by MDP
I have my new Avenger home
Today I will be setting it up. It's a gorgeous turntable, built like a tank and almost as heavy.
It was a long wait, but I'm sure it was worth it.
Which phonoamp are you using with it?
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February 6, 2016, 08:45 AM #55Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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A Manley Chinook.
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February 9, 2016, 12:55 PM #56Member
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Very nice table Mark and a fine phonostage too. I just purchased a Chinook SE to use with my VPI Aries 3 and Ortofon Cadenza Black. After realigning the cartridge using the Feickert NG gauge and Fozgometer my sonics have exploded. The unipivot 3D arm was too difficult to get azimuth to my liking so I got the Foz, and the Feikert, too, over the Holidays.
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February 16, 2016, 03:02 PM #57Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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As good as mine sounds, I bet with the right tools it could sound better! I'm envious. Originally Posted by miner42
As of right now, after buying Mike's Cadenza Bronze, I'm loving everything about my Avenger! Its truly an amazing TT
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February 16, 2016, 03:56 PM #58Senior Member
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Mark...apologize for the late congrats. She's looking good. Enjoy it in good health.
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April 13, 2016, 04:28 AM #59Senior Member
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Are we there yet? Hows the tt treating your listening sessions Mark? Are you back to using the server yet?.....
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April 13, 2016, 08:31 AM #60Behavior Moderator (be nice police!)
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Kev, buying the Avenger is one of the best purchases I've ever made in my audio journey. I simply cannot find fault with anything I'm hearing.
The Ortofon Cadenza Bronze has a meaty, full sound. Yet still gives me all the detail I need, in a nice,airy,natural and sweet way.
But I suspect a TT of this quality would benefit greatly with a top tier cartridge, and sometime in the future I will get one.
After this purchase I'm broke...................but VERY happy!! If you get a chance to hear the Avenger, you'll understand my enthusiasm.Mark
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April 13, 2016, 09:19 AM #61Banned
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Congratulations on your terrific new tt Mark. Also, I love your homely looking room. It must be a great space to relax, unwind & listen to music!
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April 14, 2016, 05:36 AM #62Senior Member
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Originally Posted by MDP
I have my new Avenger home
Today I will be setting it up. It's a gorgeous turntable, built like a tank and almost as heavy.
It was a long wait, but I'm sure it was worth it.
Mark. I like it. looks awesome.
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Smart question! Originally Posted by XV-1
Actually when I got the TT home the platter was not this shiny. I bought some Mothers Wheel Polish and a cloth, then went about polishing the platter by hand.
It will show fingerprints very easy, so I'm very careful to not touch the side of the platter when placing the record on it, or taking it off
Other than that, it stays pretty clean. I plan on a little touch up every once in a while. Overall I'm glad I gave it a shine!!Mark
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April 14, 2016, 08:33 AM #64Super Moderator
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Very nice Mark.
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Joe, I don't use a mat. I know some people like them, but I've never used one on my VPI tables,
Mark
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The waxes and wheel polish products work great on the TT platters for a great shine but I noticed the dust and static build up was 2 or 3 times faster....I started using this stuff http://www.brillianize.com/ and works excellent on any shiny or hard surface, even though its primarily for acrylics and such it works great on hard metal surfaces......its quick, easy to use, anti-static formula and the dust build up is much less over a period of time.
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That stuff is something else, we use it on the bright metal on our cars, never thought about it for the VPI platter. Originally Posted by A/V Solutions
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and so easy to use......wipe on wipe off Originally Posted by CPP
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April 14, 2016, 01:00 PM #69Senior Member
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ooops hit the button twice Originally Posted by CPP
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