Dan Dare

The Poxies

You can't adjust/straighten a damaged stylus. A replacement OE stylus for that cart' is around £60. I'd be leery of no-name or knock-off ones, but it's your choice. Google it and you'll find plenty. It goes without saying that you shouldn't play your vinyl if the stylus is as badly out of alignment as you state. You'll do serious damage. It's worth replacing very old belts on turntables as they do stretch and even perish. If it's 40 years old, it could probably do with a drop of oil for the bearing, but enquire of the everything Dual website you refer to.

I'd still have a look inside the plugs to check the connections. Even if they're Eich and genuine Neutrik, mistakes can still happen at the factory. Has to be worth taking a couple of minutes to make sure. Combo jack/Speakon sockets use different connections internally for each type of plug. I'd ask a tech' to check over the amp if nothing solves the issue. We can't really offer anything other than suggestions.

Is the plug on your cable genuine Neutrik? There are some truly poor knock-offs about that fit badly. If not, try a real one and see if that improves matters. Those on the amp look genuine. They are good for many thousand insertions (ooer, etc). I've never had one wear out. You might also check the connections in the plugs are good. Just unscrew the locking collar and you'll be able to get inside to check.

I find it helps to add a washer before fitting the dog bone tightener.

Absolutely. It's just good sense to be nice to the sound guy (or gal). Wherever I've worked, whether at the day job or in bands, I've made sure to be friendly to security/door staff, sound people, bar/wait staff and similar. They can ensure you have a pleasant experience or make life awkward, so, even if you look at it from a purely selfish point of view, it's a smart move to be nice to them.

I like 5" drivers. Lots of 'em.

She uses the swell pedal, as all organists do, but not rhythmically, i.e. in a fixed time. She's using both feet on the bass pedals, which will obvs be rhythmic. I think that's what you're seeing.

Yep. Check out Barbara Dennerlein, too. Amazing bass pedal work.

Spot on. Danny and Fil at Wings of Pegasus deserve our support. Edited to add: I just watched Mohini D's response video through and it was a cringe-fest. The good news was that she copped a lot of grief in the comments.

Somewhat hurt response? Somewhat calculated, more like. Little to no make-up and, most unusually for her, no flesh on display (Danny jibed at her making videos in her underwear). Yes, she's an exceptional musician. She's also a grade A grifter - the amount of product placement in the video she and the boyfriend made that Danny went to town on was ridiculous.

Yes and no. Given that they are all fed through the same speaker, differences should still be apparent. Certainly, nuances will be less obvious, but I think my overall observation stands. I appreciate the importance of a quality PA. I have one. I find that most mic's, barring the really cheap and nasty. give a decent account of themselves through it. Sometimes, an El Cheapo can surprise you, as you found with your BM300. It's still the case, as it always is, that some will suit certain voices and instruments better than others, but I find differences are not massive in the main and can often be compensated for with eq.

The thing that strikes me from the plots above is how broadly uniform most are. The major peaks and troughs occur at similar points for many.

If venues provided high quality stuff, it would either be trashed or nicked. Sad but true.