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  1. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I dropped 2k on a vinyl nirvana Thorens TD-125 Mk ii with a Jelco Tk-850 arm and VTA on the fly adjustment, then picked up the Sol shortly...
    Post by: seeirwin, Mar 20, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  2. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    It's hard to keep track of all of the places where news trickles out. Did Jason mention whether the beta testers were going to receive the new mats?
    Post by: seeirwin, Mar 17, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  3. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    My MP-110 is pretty noisy. Anyone else have that problem? Lots of hum when I get near the arm, touch the tonearm lever, etc.
    Post by: seeirwin, Feb 12, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  4. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    That looks pretty robust! What changes have you noticed? What did you use to construct the new plug? Did you actually remove the switch wiring...
    Post by: seeirwin, Feb 3, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  5. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Do you mean that you have rewired it to bypass the switch or that it's just in the on position all of the time and controlled by the remote you...
    Post by: seeirwin, Feb 3, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  6. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Hi Richard, You can go ahead and try the clips again. I moved where they were hosted. As far as the Dynavector goes, it's quieter for sure. I'm...
    Post by: seeirwin, Jan 21, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  7. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    That sounds pretty heavy-duty! I think you may have to tinker with things for a bit, but I'd be amazed if you can't get that setup nice and...
    Post by: seeirwin, Jan 21, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  8. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I was having some trouble with noise during the quiet passages of my records using the Sol. I figured out pretty quickly that most of it was...
    Post by: seeirwin, Jan 20, 2020 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  9. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Above 0.5% seems to be the threshold where it makes the music sound pretty off to me. Here's a clip I shared with the Sol team that is a few...
    Post by: seeirwin, Dec 14, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  10. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I'm getting exactly the same performance with mine and the new belt. The old belt was just a hair slow with much better wow and flutter.
    Post by: seeirwin, Dec 13, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  11. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    The VTA will affect your VTF, but not by a huge amount. In theory, adjusting your VTA by a huge amount that would introduce a 15-degree change in...
    Post by: seeirwin, Dec 10, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  12. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I made a recording of the noise I'm getting from the motor pod, in case anyone is interested. The first file is what it would sound like at a...
    Post by: seeirwin, Dec 10, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  13. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I stumbled onto another cool feature of the Sol last night- the ability to play 16" transcription discs. [IMG] If you're not familiar with...
    Post by: seeirwin, Dec 5, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  14. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    When I'm running at 33 RPM, the motor rattles with surprising intensity upon startup. After a bit of experimentation, I moved the motor a bit...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 25, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  15. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    I don't think I was getting an EM interference, but I appreciate the reminder that having that motor right next to the tonearm might not be the...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 20, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  16. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    [IMG] I have my Sol on top of a leveling platform I made from two heavy duty cutting boards that I picked up at a restaurant supply store....
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 18, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  17. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Interesting about the ground wire. Is that a function of having the motor be outboard? The sound clips I uploaded are with no ground wire...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 18, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  18. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Here are some audio clips of the noise I'm getting. There is some initial noise that is just the noise from my phono stage when the platter is...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 18, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  19. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Is anyone else getting [what I am guessing is] motor noise transmitted into the plinth/tonearm? In the quiet parts of my records, I can hear a...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 17, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
  20. seeirwin
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    Schiit Sol Turntable Review - Episodic.

    Conrad - I just made the connection that your website is the resource I used to replace the noisy transistors on my Sansui 2000x. So thank you for...
    Post by: seeirwin, Nov 14, 2019 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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