[Phono-L] Top After Market Othrophonic Reproducers

2013-06-25 Thread Arvin Casas
Hello Again, I was wondering what aftermarket ortho-style reproducers my phellow phono pholk have tried using, if any, and which ones they felt showed a marked improvement or at least performed admirably? I know that many in the U.K. have a fondness for the Meltrope III sound box (I understand

[Phono-L] Home Plating Recommendations?

2013-06-25 Thread Arvin Casas
Hello All, I hope your summers have all started off well! I was wondering if any of you had any recommendations for home plating? (No, that is not some variation on getting on base on a first date, but in regards to metal plate finishing as can be done at home.) Always the willing guinea pig

Re: [Phono-L] Home Plating Recommendations?

2013-06-25 Thread Ron L'Herault
Seems to me Caswell sells/sold a real gold plate kit too. The problem with Gold, and nickel too, but not as bad, is that it is hard to match gold colors. A little difference in karat amount or a few different other chemicals and you have a different gold color, greener, yellower, whatever. Have

[Phono-L] Victor I or E elbow

2013-06-25 Thread harvey kravitz
I am looking for a decent Victor I or E elbow. Please contact me off list. Harvey Kravitz ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org

Re: [Phono-L] Top After Market Othrophonic Reproducers

2013-06-25 Thread DanKj
Brunswick used excellent reproducers on their Panatrope acoustic models; of all my portables, the Brunswick sounds best. I don't know the model name or number : https://www.box.com/s/zjxyhfwvzh6asqk0cw65 - Original Message - From: Arvin Casas it...@arvincasas.com To:

Re: [Phono-L] Home Plating Recommendations?

2013-06-25 Thread Arvin Casas
Yeah, color matching in the graphics design world as well as other industries is more complicated than most people understand. One man's gold is another man's trash, to reverse the cliché. Unfortunately I'm not aware of any system such as Pantone that can be applied to metal finishing - at least