Don, et al. It must be OK to discuss MCs here since they appear in the title post and Raul continues to mention them from time to time. At least I'll identify which one I'll talk about here. ;-)
Yes, Lew is correct on the spelling, "Shinon" Red Boron. Unfortunately I've not had mine in the system since owning the C&C BENs. But in my long experience using it with my previous Duntech Princesses I did not experience an "in my face" presentation. I would have remembered that since it is a characteristic I don't care for very much. Just a natural tonal presentation, broad frequency extension, nice soundstaging, and a good level of detail that was not over-exaggerated, a fault of many MCs that I suspect has driven many people here back to MM or MI.
One problem is my Kuzma Reference arm has a one-piece headshell/arm tube. Thus changing cartridges is a little time consuming and I'm not about to experiment with 2 or 3 in an evening. Also, after Raul's influence I've bought a few MM and MI carts and I've only heard a couple of those so far. So my list of candidates is a little long. Unfortunately it has been my intention for over two years to set up a different table with two arms, both of which will allow easier cartridge changes (once set up in dedicated headshells). But I won't bore you with the list of reasons why that has not happened yet.
Back to the Shinon, the output is 1.0 mV. The only c-j preamp I ever owned was a PV-5 (long ago) which had (non-adjustable) gain out the wazoo. But more typical gain levels near 40 dB work just fine. I believe I tracked at just a little over 1.5 g. Loading was usually 1K if I remember correctly. I recall the "poor man's Koetsu" reputation and agree that I preferred the SRB to at least a couple of Koetsus I heard in friend's systems, although I understand that was not completely fair. And no, sorry, I don't want to sell it!
With all the discussion here about styli shapes and cantilever materials, it could be a problem when I do need to have mine retiped. I would want the same profile stylus and to keep the boron cantilever if at all possible. In other words, I'd want to keep the sonic character as close to original as possible. |
Don,
using the growth factor on the head is no problem... but I could not continue the treatment as my other half required me to alter my olfactory exudations....
Fleib,
the DL-S1 and capacitance - why not simply use a high quality audiophile high capacitance cable? There are quite a few of these around, and it avoids adding a capacitor per-se in the signal path... Providing perhaps a sonically better alternative? (The downside would be needing to have RCA socket outs on the TT, rather than a flying lead... with the additional connections and capacitance involved...) |
Hi, Tim. "I'd want to keep the sonic character as close to original as possible." That's always a concern when one is very fond of a cartridge. Who was the original maker of the Shinon Red? Perhaps they have transmogrified into another company name that could hope to repair your Red.
Dear Nikola, Do you mean to tell us that Axel said he cannot or does not renew the suspension when he does a re-tip? Or can he do it for extra cost? I agree with you that this is an important issue. |
Hello all to revert back to clearaudio virtuoso wood eric38 lent me his been listening for a week now and you guys are right again. What a performer what a stage. My goodness impressive is putting it lightly.
Listening to Bob Dylan highway 61 revisited now is shear pleasure. Bobs harmonica sounds just right not an easy thing to do for a cartridge.
Sure glad I was just able to locate one for myself on the used market would be a shame not having this fine cartridge in the stable. Mike |
Lew, you make a good point, but so far as I know Shinon has been out of business for many years. If they are in business under another name, or their cartridges were made by someone else who is still in business and anyone knows about that, Don and I would really appreciate learning the details. |
Dear Lew, I had a telephon conversation with Axel because my quess was that he was ill and I wanted to know if he was ok. BTW two of MY carts are in HIS possesion. He is above 65 and , like you, does his work 'con amore'. My phone was the first he ever got from a customer. I am even invited to his home and 'laboratory'. Very nice and modest person. According to him he has customers all over the world and +/- 50 emails each day. I introduced the question about the 'suspension' to him as a dispute in our forum. He accepted only some Ortofon SPU for 'suspension' repair and was sorry to have done so. I hope that Chris can sleep well with this information. However Chris problem is, so to speak, in front of the suspension. Aka the coils which he destroyed in such a way that he refuse to talk about. But Axel promissed to him to repair his Dyna and I am certain that he will do so. You , I hope, remember that nobody else was willing to accept Chris Dyna for repair. You of course also remember Raul's talk about 'suspension refreshment' so I and, I assume you, are very interesting to hear about this 'wonder'. The 'wonder' of course apply to MC carts. The MM carts are different subject matter qua suspension.
Kind regards, |
Hi David, **the DL-S1 and capacitance - why not simply use a high quality audiophile high capacitance cable?**
I didn't know about the non permeable core at the time. I'm also not sure if capacitance at the input will solve the problem. According to J Carr that's the cause of the problem in the first place. Maybe more capacitance at input would lower the frequency and prevent oscillation or overload? At the time I just used a different phono pre. The Denon 304 is also non magnetic core. It seems to lack the bass performance of the DL-S1 which detracts somewhat from that natural sound. Output impedance is 30 ohms for the DL-S1 and 40 for the 304. Both have output of < .2mV, I believe. Regards, |
I think we all need to gather our rosebuds while we may. Axel is "over 65". Peter Ledermann is no spring chicken. Mr. van den Hul is elderly as well. I have heard that the guy(s) at Expert Stylus repair are also past middle age. Who will repair cartridges when all of these sources are no longer available? The skills need to be passed on to a younger generation. |
Lewn, these men are very greedy and scared of their own shadow that the thought of passing on their own knowledge to the younger folks does not even cross their mind. It is as if they will last forever. Take Expert Stylus for example, they will not sell/license the paratrace knowledge to somebody else. But there are up and coming younger folks that are realling doing wonderful job in that field e.g HIFI MASTER in England at a very good rate. |
Audpulse, 'these men are greedy'...'Take Expert Stylus for example'. This is called induction. In your case just from one single 'example'. My contra 'examples' are Axel, Van den Hul, Lukatschek and Allearts. But the deduction is probable connected with the prices of MC carts and retips. BTW in many cases this is'one man job'. The knowledge involved is not a 'rocket science' but is actually about piculiar skills and experience while experience is connected with the age as Lew already observed. Think of the winding of wire on those small plates or the fastening of the stylus to those thiny cantilevers. For the sake of comparison: many of us have broken 'styli' by cleaning them. BTW those 'greedy men' earn an modest income from their job. I don't believe that many 'young men' are interested in such a job.
Regards, |
In Japan, I think it is a tradition to pass on high level manual skill from one generation to the next, which is apparently what happened with Koetsu and probably other companies I do not know about. Men who build cartridges for a living are like the fine craftsmen who made timepieces a generation ago and for hundreds of years before the art of watchmaking was trivialized. In fact, Herb Papier, who designed and hand-made the Triplanar tonearms in his basement up until around 10 years ago, was himself a watchmaker by trade (with an engineering and musical background). For some of these guys, I think ego (not greed) may get in the way of their willingness to teach others how to do what they do so well. Herb only did it finally when he saw that he simply was no longer capable of the work, due to age and a myriad of illnesses. |
Hi all, Anybody ever heard about Reto Luigi Lundreoti? He is considered by some to be an genius. Among other things he produced the 'Magic Diamond' MC cart. His conviction is, and that is very disturbing, that spherical stylus is superior to all other kinds. I at once emailed to Axel about Luigi. Axel and I agreed on the Boron cantilever and the nude line for my other Virtuoso. This combo is however more expensive than my earlier Virtuoso with the aluminum cantilever. So I like to hear his opinion about Luigi first.
Dear Lew, I am not sure if you were involved in teaching but you should anyway know that the students in the West are convinced to be smarter then they teachers. In Japan the students have a very different attitude to their teachers.
Regards, |
Nikola, I felt that way only rarely as a student, and never after I left high school. If one feels that one is smarter than one's teacher, one ought to move on to another teacher or another school. Anyway, Luigi can think whatever he likes. And any of the rest of us may disagree with him freely.
Back in the 70s, elliptical styli were "the latest thing". At that time Harry Pearson fell desperately in love with the Decca cartridge that had a spherical stylus (and no suspension, basically). He stuck with it for at least a year or more, and of course, being the Pied Piper that he was, he convinced many others of the supremacy of the Decca and revived the argument re spherical vs elliptical. But it all faded away when HP's ardor for the Decca faded. A friend had one; it had a nice midrange but not much top or bottom. (Sort of like certain movie actresses after Hollywood makes them get skinny.) |
Dear Lewm: That Magic Diamond was a refurbished 103 and that's why...
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Dear Fleib: I was to busy with my Denon naked tests: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1283151240&openflup&95&4#95
but now I think that I can add something on your not so good experiences with the Denon DL-S1:
IMHO this cartridge is perhaps the best Denon ever ( even a top the Dl-1000 ), not an easy one and not because the cartridge but because phono stage in specific: the cartridge is very low output ( 0.15mv. ) so it needs avery good phono stage with active gain and very low noise.
I testested this DL-S1 with the Denon dedicated SUT but unfortunately can't honor the real cartridge quality performance. Till today and each time I heard in my system through the Essential 3160 my cartridge sample performs just great for a LOMC: has very good tonal balance bass to top frequency range, detail, transparency and almost anything you can ask for listen LPs. I runned at 70-100 ohms and there is where shine in my system.
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Hello Raul, I've been on the sidelines of the DL-S1 discussion, running my DL-S1 for a while now (sans step-up) into a modified Atma-Sphere MP-1 with high-gain hybrid cascode at input. I've had good results at 400R loading, and have not yet experimented below 100R. This set-up at least equals the best MM/MIs that I tried in terms of resolution and warm inviting character, and is very lively and dynamic. I'm not hearing distortions or hepped-up forwardness as described by others. Admittedly the DL-S1 has been somewhat finicky, wanting very close to 1.3gm VTF, a level armwand, and sensitive to small additions of vertical effective mass to bring out the right balance between detail and embodiment. I have no RF or noise problems-- perhaps owing to use of uninterrupted shielded wires from cartridge pins to phono stage. In any case this one is a keeper. |
Hi Raul, Part of your description reads like a re-write of some of what I said, **has a top to bottom coherence and naturalness that's very nice.** As mentioned, my AHT wasn't the only phono stage where there were problems. I also said it was very listenable. Perhaps I didn't like it quite as much as you. Detail and harmonic layering were very good, but not great IMO. Maybe it does barely edge out a 33PTG.
So, what's this #1 MC you talked about a while back? It's been weeks or months since you mentioned a new champ. I have a feeling that since you re-did your high gain stage, you'll be talking about quite a few. If you feel that way about the DL-S1, I think you'll have to reevaluate many previous opinions. If you still have the DL1000 I bet it would beat the DL-S1 with your current preamp. Please remember, I never went along with the superiority of HO carts. Regards, |
When Griffithds stated 'dyslexia is contageous' I of course thought that he is (as usual) joking.But he may be right. I (also) corrupted the beautiful Italian name from this Swiss genius. His real family name is Andreoli, not Lundreoti as I wrote. I think that Fleib and Griffithds are to blame for my dyslexia. Like any other genius this guy has the right to be contradictory, inconsistent and controversial. What is more is the fact that the genius in casu may prefer such qualifications above 'lunatic' which is also mentioned in this context. While stating that MM carts are technicaly superior to MC carts he 'produces' only MC carts. He is 'one men' company so the expression 'refurbish' as Raul called it, is more adequate. Except the Denon he also refurbish EMT TSD 15 as well Ortofon SPU. BTW there is something special about those EMT carts. Our own Thuchan has put his EMT TDS 15 LZI next to his Olympos. As Raul also mentioned reg. the Denon all those carts have spheric styli. While Luigi's assumption that spheryc styli are better than the other kinds is very controversial according to the 'pudding test' all of his carts are considered to be exceptional. Very confusing indeed. Anyway for me.
Regards, |
Dear Dgarretson: I agree that for a LOMC advocate with the right phono stage that Denon is something to own at least for comparisons against other top performers.
I never runned higher than 125 ohms but as you know loading with is phono cartridge-cartridge dependent and ovbiously teh whole system " flavor ".
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Dear Fleib: I was a little surprised when you and others posted problems between the S1 and yours phono stages, I was unaware about maybe because that Denon is almost " new " in America.
Now, I did not tested the S1 or DL1000 " today 2 but " today " my system is a superior one against last months ( MM and MC stages. ) and perhaps only could confirm in better way my " yesterday " experiences because " today " my phono stages permit that the cartridge can shows it self better and " freely ". I should wait better performance on those cartridges because are very good designs.
Anyway, my post was more on the side that I never had that kind of problems reported with the Denon.
My new champ ( as you name it. ) was not one of my favorities LOMC cartridges in the past or a cartridge that I was listening every day .
In the last times ( 4-5 years. ) I did and do " things " that are not very orthodox and sometimes with good results ( not always. ). A> few months ago I " figure " to listen that LOMC cartridge and what a nice surprise, this finding made that I check other LOMCs that I own and that I borrowed from my friends ( I think this was when at the same time I was making an Acutex whole line comparison. ) and at the end that nice surprise confirmed its superiority against any other MM/MI or MC I heard over years.
Today and with out any single doubt that LOMC cartridge is my cartridge reference about cartridge quality performance level.
I decided, not to disclose it till Guillermo and I " confirm " our cartridge design.
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
I owned the Denon DL1000 along with the ebony bodied Dynavector Karat Nova 13D many years ago. On both the matched Denon carbon fiber tonearm and other arms it sounded very refined but was thin, lacked body, detail and dynamics. It was blown away by the Dynavector ( in its own arm ) - the Mardigal Carnegie's and Koetsu's, particularly the Onyx Gold simply blew it away. If you want an outstanding moving coil cartridge of that era try and find the Sony X88D which pulled more information than either the Denon or Dynavector.
With regard to Reto Andreoli he also designs amplifiers which go under the name Blue Audio Systems Design. I own a moving coil head amp that he built, it is very good, particularly after I replaced the Auricap coupling caps with cheaper MIT Multicaps - less glare, more transparency and speed.
I'm not qualified to comment on the spherical stylus debate, but I do remember when working the the Garrot Bros many years ago they were of the view that due to the inherent design of the basic Denon 103 the optimum stylus profile was the Weinz Parabolic/Boron cantilever. They refused to put microscanner profiles on that cartridge. My 103D which has an eliptical diamond and slightly higher compliance than the standard 103 is more transparent and quicker.
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Hi Timeltel,
You were right about this combination! I have not been able to remove the TK5Ea/155LC from my tonearm. A person could spend the rest of his life with just this cartridge and die a happy man. At high volume levels, instruments sound like actual instruments playing in my room. Blazingly fast and true in tone. The clarity of the presenation is what got me transfixed. Damm, I hope I'm not going to have to buy another 155LC to go on the TK7Ea? |
Dear Dover: That's what I remember from the DL1000 where the S1 is way different. I never owned that Dyna ( to expensive for me. ) but heard it in stock status ( not ebony body. ) and was really good and better than the DL 1000 but again the DL 1000 is a very low output so depend mainly on the quality of the phono stage.
In those old times my ignorance level was way higher than today and certainly my system was very poor on quality performance level that even that I owned the X88D ( expensive too. Mine came direct from Japan at lower price. ) I never be aware of its greatest and I sold it after six months with.
I own the 103D and yes is better performer than the entry level 103.
Multicaps: once my system had MIT muklticaps all around till I find something better more neutral ones, today I don't use any single MIT but I have to say that in some applications are good but not an excellent ones. Well, inside my electronics ( SS ) I mainly have teflon caps and in my speaker passive crossover I don't like MIT ones but each audio item design is different and its needs are different.
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Hi Don, Damm, I hope I'm not going to have to buy another 155LC to go on the TK7Ea? Yes you will :^) As good as the TK-5/155Lc is......and it is........the TK-7LCa is simply better. As far as I'm concerned......perhaps the best so far? The good news is........the 155Lc stylus assembly is easy enough to remove from the TK-5 and transplant to the the TK-7Ea. Happy listening. Henry |
Jeez, you guys are still at it. Before I get into a lengthy discourse on cartridge construction, mods, and general enlightenment, anyone with a Technics 205 II ought to try it with the phase reversed - although this will throw a wrench into your ratings... |
Dear Storyboy: Phase reversed?, well I never thinked about. I assume you have first hand great exoeriences with that Technics and I'm guessing that if works with the 205 II maybe it could works with any other cartridges but till we test it we can't know about.
Could you share those experiences with your Technics one?, thank you.
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Hi Halcro,
++++The good news is........the 155Lc stylus assembly is easy enough to remove from the TK-5 and transplant to the the TK-7Ea.++++
I thought about that, but I would be afraid of eventually having a sloppy fitting stylus assembly. I just can not get over how good the piano sounds with this TK5Ea/155LC. The attack and decay of the struck key is so real. I'm listening to it right now. Record over, that settles it. I'm ordering another 155LC! Regards. Don |
I have four 155Lc stylii. One for the AT-155Lc, one for the TK-3/155Lc, one for the TK-5/155Lc and one for the TK-7/155Lc. One can never have enough of those wonderful stylii :^) |
Hi Halcro, Don, Is the 155LC stylus a transplant for the TK7Ea? I thought the 7Ea had a square plug, but I don't know the model numbers. If I might make a suggestion for AT/Signet styli, remove the plastic wings surrounding the stylus and use it like a Virtuoso. When you're not using the stylus just put it in a labeled replacement stylus box. This seems to improve performance, just like removing a stylus guard, perhaps more. I use a bit of tack around the base of the plug against the body. I have not tested this with all my ATs because I haven't used some in awhile, but I think this might be worth checking out.
Hi Raul, I never owned a DL1000. I looked up the specs and it seems very similar to the DL-S1, but with a boron cantilever and a special elliptical. It too must have non permeable core, with 33 ohms impedance and 0.12mV out. My point was really about the change(s) in your system and the need to reevaluate. Regards, |
Halcro,
It's like you are reading my mine. After I sent my last post, I started thinking about a backup for the 2nd one that I will order this morning. As great as these are, it's suprising that there are any left in the market. I wonder why AT has changed its cartridge numerical system. They went from 160,170,180, down to 155,then 150 for their TOTL series. Tough to keep up! Regards, Don |
I recently purchased a cartridge, Grace f9 ruby and set it up only to find the voice image off to the right channel. My question is, is my set up faulty or is there something wrong with the cartridge? How do I check the cartridge? If there is something wrong with the cartridge can the likes of Soundsmith or Axel repair it? Thanks Richard |
Rnadell,
If you're sure that the clips are tight on the pins, then swap your right/left channel pins (+/-)on the cartridge. See if the image that was off to the right, is now off to the left. If it is not, then it is something other than the cartridge. If it moved with the pin change, well, send it off to Axel. You will have it back in a couple of weeks.
Regards, Don |
Regards, Rnadell: A safe means of checking azimuth is to drop, umm, lower the stylus on the shiny side of a CD, check for a hour-glass or figure eight image of the stylus and its reflection with a 10x (or so) jewelers loupe. This works surprisingly well. Attention to antiskate can also move the center image around as well as affect channel balance.
Griffithds: Don, glad to hear you find the TK5ea/155lc worth listening to. Henry has just about persuaded me the TK7lca is another pretty good cart ;-).
Fleib: The above Signets share the long running AT "100" configured body with the AT120 through 150/155, and the AT7v. The Signet MR series will also accept these styli, the MR grips are deeper and need trimming to fit the others. Output impedance does vary from 580 Ohm for the TK7ea up to 3200 for the AT140/440 so cantilever damping is a factor when making any exchange. I suspect you already know this. BTW, an AT brochure from the late '70s showing specs for the TK7e/SU at 370mH/500 Ohm. Thanks for the scan, Henry. Is it possible that with the Signets and the AT20, this may have been altered for later production carts, as Dlaloum reported last week?
Peace, |
Hi Timeltel, I remember you mentioned getting disappointing results with the 140LC stylus. Did you try it with one of the Signets? I don't know the complete specs of the 140 or 155, but I suspect the styli might have stronger magnets. These both have 3200 ohms and 5mV out. The original 440 and the MLa both have 3.2K ohms, 490mH. The OCC has 5mV and the MLa has 4.5mV. I wonder what the inductance is on the 140/155.
With some of these motors, a more advanced stylus shape doesn't seem to voice well with alum cantilevers. After owning the 440 for years and only getting acceptable results loaded at 32K, I set it aside. I later got a 152ML stylus (beryllium) and was rewarded with a first rate performance at 47K. With the specs of the CA carts, I think a stylus like the Maestros would be great. Perhaps a boron and Gyger S from Axel would do the trick. BTW the cu is also higher on the 140/155. It's in the 14 to 16cu range (100Hz). It's odd that the 152MLP was 10cu. Regards, |
I am using a Silvaweld phono stage for MM. I just installed Mundorf Silver/oil output coupling caps tonight, after breaking them in for a week on a capacitor torture device I devised. I was ambivalent about the Mundorf's , just wanted to try them. Also, the Silvaweld needed a higher value output cap to deliver better low end performance. Then I had a listen with my Acutex LPM320 mounted in a Dynavector on my Lenco. Holy caramba!!! This was a huge step up; I never knew the Acutex could be THIS good. Images carved in holographic space. Bass lines cleaner than ever before. Goes to show that downstream equipment makes such a big difference in our evaluation of a phono cartridge. |
Lewm you do know our hobby is never ending in search of Valhalla. On my vintage gear k40ys for coupling and a khozmo attenuator created magic for the synergy in my system. Deep from the dark wall of sound speakers are invisible and life is grand. I to can feel your joy. Mike |
Mike, I am soon going to install a Khozmo attenuator into my main full function preamp, the Atma MP1, wired up as a balanced shunt. I have had the thing sitting on my desk for maybe 6 months whilst I was working on the Atma amplifiers. It's so nice to be back in the business of listening to music that I have been procrastinating on installation of the Khozmo. The MP1 comes with a standard balanced series type attenuator of very high quality, but I expect that the balanced shunt will be superior just due to the advantages of the shunt topology and the fact that in balanced shunt there is always perfect matching between phases of the balanced signal. (I use the MP1 for LOMC and high level inputs.)
I had been thinking that the Lenco was dispensable, until I heard it last night in concert with the Silvaweld/Dynavector/Acutex/Sound Labs. Frank Sinatra was IN my living room. And later on, so was Gerry Mulligan. I had not felt thrilled like that by audio for quite some time. Women, yes. But not audio. |
Thanks for the response to my question about my Grace cartridge. I know that the contact info is probrably in this thread but can someone give me the info for Axel. Thanks Richard |
Lew I also procrastinated with my khozomo for a few months and can say I lost out on marked improved sound from my rig. Talk about dropping the noise floor and the 46 steps of control marvelous. Im with you on my listening time, don't waste it sit down and listen every chance I get. Im exclusively MM for now "virtuoso" and as you said ive got Elmore James in the room with me as I write. Mike |
Axel : www.schallplattennadeln.de
Regards, |
Rnadell,
Axel's web address. www.schallplattennadeln.de He english is perfect. He will reply with his address as of where to send. Regards, Don |
Hi the technical guy, Reto Luigi Anderoli wrote two articles in German (+/-70 pages)which are to difficult for me to understand not to mention translate in (technical) English. There is however an summary in English : Denon 103 and conical stylus; Lenco Heaven.net/forum (by Thomas).
Regards, |
Dear Nikola, What kind of name is "Reto". I have never seen that before, and it does not sound Italian but must be. Maybe they call him Reto because he writes in German. |
Hi to everyone, this is off topic but very interseting. I found this video on youtube, the title is Koetsu Black on cocbolo arm. On the video the koetsu is mounted on a wooden arm, playing a severely warped record. The question is, what affect if any does playing warped records on your stylus? I have records that are not perfectly flat and afraid of playing them because of probable damage to my cartridge. Here's a link to the video: http://tinyurl.com/7u8zqkr |
Lew - Reto lives in Switzerland. Switzerland is made up of people of German, French & Italian descent. Main spoken language is German. However people speak whatever language works - I've sat in Tuscany many times listening to Italians starting a sentence or joke in Italian and finishing it in German. |
Dear Lew, As you of course know 'the' Swiss is a constitutional term; they are composed from Italian, German, French and native people. Say 'little USA'. The second name Luigi may explain the first 'Reto'. Reto is a real holistic guy (aka intellectual omnivore). He even spend 3 years by Garrots in Australia to learn the trade. I posted his both papers to Thuchan, who is also an 'omnivore', and hope he will comment on Reto. I recognized many subjects that Raul and Carr were tolking about in his article from 1998.
Regards, |
Dear Dover and Nikola, I know a little about Switzerland. I travel to Geneva once or twice a year to attend World Health Organization meetings. Geneva of course is French-dominant. I have also traveled by car from Geneva all the way down the lake to Gstaad. Have eaten dinner in Fribourg, whilst in the company of a Swiss friend. One forgets about Zurich and Bern. Really, my question was just for fun, kind of a straight line for Nikola to take off on. Geneva is rich. Zurich is too clean; it scares me. Orson Welles put his finger on something with his famous quip about Switzerland (from the movie, "The Third Man".) |
Dear Rangefinder: All LPs are warped with different warp " levels " and normally can't do harm to the stylus even in the ones that warped severely.
Now, IMHO when the warp is not wide by to short then the cartridge can jump/skip on it and this depend on the cartridge tracking habilities along how good is matched with the tonearm even in this case the stylus not " suffer " but the LP for the mistracking.
I think there are not to much research on that specific subject , at least I did not read about.
Stay calm about and listen to your warped records.
Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Friends, Did anyone purchase the AT-150ANV? This MM might be the best ever. It has a sapphire cantilever/ML tip. Apparently the generator has been redesigned and it now has 350mH inductance. Dlaloum mentioned it before, but I didn't look into it until now. It's a little pricey, going for $770 on fleabey. Regards, |
Hi Fleib,
Concidered it! If it would win a shootout with the Virtuoso Wood, well, it would be quite a bargain! I hope someone from this thread gets one soon. I'll be swimming in new (to me), cartridges soon so I'll have to pass for now.
Regards, Don |