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Can you run the HANA SL MC at 100 ohms?
What makes this tricky to understand is that MM cartridges **are** affected by the loading values at audio frequencies. This is because there are so many more turns of wire inside them- they have much higher inductance. So there is confusion and t... 
Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You?
string quartet in the mastering room….what an idea….w both high speed tape and a really good ADC ( Wadia 17 ), imagine that….Or direct to disc. The simple answer is the device may compensate for some design flaws in lesser arms/tables and may cha... 
Can you run the HANA SL MC at 100 ohms?
but the phonostage that needs loading down. Dave Wilson and Tom Evans (the Groove) believe in loading cartridges down. If you understand that its the phono section that's reacting to the resonance of the cartridge and tonearm cable, you're far mor... 
Anyone here using vintage speakers?
My bedroom system is using a set of KLH Model 19s which are a small bookshelf speaker with dual 4" full range drivers. They image pretty well but no bass, but they do go low enough that it was no worries integrating them with a sub that rolls in b... 
Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You?
Can you please tell me what tomwh is talking about? @mijostyn No, I can't.  
who do i contact to make custom plastic cassette cases and shells?
@leemurray2007 Have you contacted ATR Magnetics?https://www.atrtape.comTo my understanding they are the only US manufacturer still making cassettes.  
Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You?
I am no Rega fanboy, but I find the approach taken in their flagship TT to be very interesting: Super low mass plinth made of materials that are not likely to store energy efficiently and of low enough mass also to further reduce energy stora... 
Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You?
^^This.If the cartridge is moving with the stylus it will have less output. But it isn't; its mass and that of the arm is magnitudes higher than the stylus and cantilever. At any given instant the arm is relatively still so in fact the stylus is m... 
Cary V-12 blowing capacitors
@whataboutbob1 There is a good point made in the posts immediately above. Since this cap failed its probably a good idea to have them all changed- in both amps.Cary, IMO, owes you the repair on this one. Based on what they told you they had a seri... 
Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You?
These record grooves by the way, they are at right angles to each other which means each side is 45 degrees to vertical, which means Ralph is wrong all the vibrational energy is not in the plane of the platter.   When I made this comment I was ... 
Cary V-12 blowing capacitors
"Its pure speculation, but adding the new components could have stressed out the older UCC’s. I don’t know for sure, but it’s quite possible. The original power transformer that was in it had a direct short and could have caused the UCC’s to st... 
Drummers! Which amps do you use for best Timing & Dynamics?
The problem is that I have not heard a high efficiency speaker that sounds good. More efficiency usually means more coloration, thinner and unstable sound. Horns do not image well and the sound seems to originate from behind the speakers.That s... 
Speakers for triode tube amps
The budget is 10k, and they cannot be floorstanders. @samuelg Well that limits things. At this point my recommendation would be a monitor sized speaker like the ZU Omen Bookshelf, and get yourself a set of Swarm subs to handle the bass. This will ... 
I don't have sibilance problems, are my speakers dull?
I’m now kind of curious, exactly what kind of gear and recordings bring this problem out? Its a distortion problem. If you have a problem with the setup of your phono cartridge (or its suspension is shot) you can get sibilance. Another way this ca... 
Power conditioner some say yes and some say no.
I worked for Roger Modjeski for several years. He was always of the opinion that if you designed the power supply of a component properly then additional power conditioning would not be needed. In his system he used an inexpensive power strip, ...