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Ortofon SPU Synergy
Hi RonSorry for interfering into this thread instead of starting a new one, but I am building a second phono set up (first is SMEV+Koetsu Urushi) arround a restored Thorens 124+12' arm to be decided+SPU and as I have discovered there are so many S... 
Magnepan Unitrac+Denon 103 to need a turntable
Mine is a 103D and its "more than reasonable" dynamic compliance of 12x10 -6/dyne at 100 Hz (higher at 10Hz) is much higher than the 103 (5x10...). Curiously, the 103D is the cartridge shown in the Magnepan users manual instructions pictures...At ... 
Magnepan Unitrac+Denon 103 to need a turntable
Thanks Casey33.Oracle should probably be my first option as it also takes me to good old days..., but I do not quite know if I am ready for the adjustment issue and the second hand market search. I wonder if there is any "confirmed" alternative in... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
RgurneyVery interesting approach indeed!Many thanks for having gone that far in your thread help. In the next days I have the intention to post my system as a Virtual System just to share with you all the results of my "Winterreise"...Regardsdgd 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Dear KostasBy the way, are you using the silicone fluid damping of your SME V with the Urushi?David 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Many thanks KostasThis is the kind of answer I was expecting when starting this thread: the experience of a colleague showing me the way. I have been loving Koetsus for a long time but this is the kind of audio product pushing the user, providing ... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Many thanks Genesis168I have found your insight informative the most and with the rest of the opinions I am making my own considering there is an obsessive direction I am not going to follow; there are too many records waiting and time has to be u... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Thanks DopogueThis is a very interesting issue I have been wondering about and the temptation to use (at least to try) no AS at all is too great to resist... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Thanks Jskg.My SME instructions manual (8 years old) is not very precise on the matter and simultaneously refers to VTF related AS setting and listening for channel discrepancy...By the way, are you using the silicone fluid damping? I would really... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Well, Rgurney "agrees" with Nsgarch..., but you both are proposing a different aproach: AS=20%-50% VTF vs AS=100% VTF. Following Wally's theory on AS (non dynamic) setting with WallySkate one should conclude the AS is related to the cartridge and ... 
Koetsu Urushi+SMEV anti skating setting help
Many thanks Nsgarch, but I am looking for a direct answer from someone having walked the path I am not ready to walk... A suggested setting from an experienced user is heartly wellcome!!.David