axelwahl
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| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Atmasphere,hope I don't sound boring by now?Ever bothered to look at that funny platter-pad material of the SMEs at all?Re: >> I find it astonishing that platter pads have received little or no attention in the last 2 decades <<Not so,... | |
| Dual Turntables New Dual or old 'real' Dual that is the question, or? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm,well thank you, -- like, try not 'hang too far out of the bus'.I could have mentioned two more, Dynavectors, (more affordable ones) but as you see, really BAD none of them are. However, 'not good enough' for ones aspirations and/or expectatio... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Hiho,you reflect my own listening experience and thank you for sharing your own findings on that.Even with quite, or REALLY powerful motors like I've heard on an Transrotor Z3 or on a Thorens 2010 (motors where modified, with beefed-up controller ... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Albertporterthanks for at least questioning, that dynamics are not quite the same a colouration.I yet have to hear a system sounding more on-the-point/dynamic as is with a 'harder' connected drive, by simply using a different platter or platter-ma... | |
| Any word on the Blue Angel "Mantis"? Fxxxy.a.:>> Axel - just for curiosity, would you consider selling to me your 3.5k cartridge? <<Yes, though it will be a brand new cart as my 'old' < 1 year one has been replaced by Ortofon. So, you could just as well buy a new Windf... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm,y.s.:>> Axel, where are setting VTF, and are you loading at 100K or 47K?<<The M20FL super is a "low rider" (and has a rather LONG cart body). If I had a 'level' arm with an already lowish V15 III, I found the same arm setting actu... | |
| Any word on the Blue Angel "Mantis"? Just for some interest and still on the M20FL super subject. My Audio friend, a VERY fussy stickler to sound performance and owner of Transfiguration Orpheus-L has heard both carts in my system and conceded that the M20FL was doing A LOT of things... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Hi,all said sound fine, -- BUT there is clearly a difference between colouration and dynamics!The platter material / mats / pads / and other damping are ALL colouration items (excluding some really heavy lead-loaded mats adding more mass)The drive... | |
| Green light from spouse - now what Kipdent,sounds like a plan you got going. The next thing is NOT to underestimate the least / fewest acoustic "tricks", without going over board, as can be seen with some posted systems. You would not want to get an effect like some wood-pecker mig... | |
| Green light from spouse - now what Kipdent,some truth hidden in that kidding! You seem to underestimate the "fifth element" the ROOM! And the room acoustics that come with it. I totally agree that's were you should concentrate efforts and $$$ next.Greetings,PS: there comes a point ... | |
| Help me back to Analog Sxxx,You can hook-up ANY 'normal' phono-pre to your ML. I started off with a ML38S and a PS Audio GCPH phono-pre, which did me fine for quite a while with an Ortofon Jubilee cart.This could last you forever :-), or at least some 2 - 3 years depend... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Interesting this inertia talk.That raises the (old?) question who should control the STEADYNESS of speed - inertia of the platter, or the motor AND IT'S CONTROLLER.If the motor sux, or the controller sux, you have to look back to the platter's ine... | |
| Alignment tool for SME V + Shelter NsgarchI think we actually do not have a disagreement on the essentials. BUT if you have carts that like arm down (to keep it KISS) so the V's arm is just avoiding touching the record, I.E. down from level by 3-4mm. Yet another that likes it UP fr... | |
| Any word on the Blue Angel "Mantis"? Hi Flg2001the figure last mentioned (by me for) the snake-wood cart with alu cantilever was ~ $1'800, and I'd also mentioned it was a "fair" price in deed for a good MC. Raul had a small issue with this, so I explained my take in a follow-up.Yet, ... |