billstevenson
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| Removable headshells If you don't want to accept what I said, trust mulveling on this one. A heavier than necessary headshell would be deleterious in this application. | |
| Removable headshells I hate to say this, but they all sound different. You would be well advised to try a few different ones before settling on one. The one I use is, unfortunately, no longer available. I do like ones that allow you to adjust azimuth. In terms of ... | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions This is what I use and it works very well. https://www.mapleshadestore.com/modularfurniture.php | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge The idea that the OP's Hana is somehow deficient and that some other brand of cartridge will solve his problems is simply not credible. | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge First principles. Define the root cause of the problem. Are you hearing clicks and pops on all you records or only some? If only some, examine them carefully under bright light (I like sunlight). Are the noisy records damaged? If so, then +1 ... | |
| Turntable Quandry In keeping with this idea, in my new system which is starting to break in, yesterday for the first time I was able to enjoy my new AT20. I bought this cartridge on an open box sale at Music Direct. If you watch their open box sale stuff, it chan... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers It sure is an expensive pursuit. My Consolidated Silver cost $5,500, my Bob's Devices was $1,200. I believe the Ortofon is now around $1,800. To these prices you need to add interconnects. It is a lot easier, cheaper and cleaner to just buy a ... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers "Which SUT are you using with the Hyperion ? Have you compared many ??" My current favorite is the Consolidated Silver Wire SUT. I also have a Bob's Devices. Both are external and are 10:1. I also had an internal one in my previous Conrad-Joh... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers My Hyperion is a moving iron cartridge and it decidedly works best with a low gain phono stage, and my preference is to use an SUT in to the MM input of every phono stage I have tried it with. | |
| Phono Cartridge IMD Measurements, Observations and a Question You might also try deliberately twisting either cartridge a bit so that azimuth is out of alignment. If you still see no change then you know there is something amiss with your test setup. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers 'I have always preferred the sound of using an SUT into the MM stage vs the built-in MC stage.' This has generally been my experience too. | |
| Seeking advice Well you know it is not me sitting in front of the speakers 24/7 all week long, although there is some truth to the breaking in of the ears part. I am actually surprised at how forward and aggressive the B&W speakers are. I know it is not th... | |
| Seeking advice No the Marantz SA10 spins discs such as CDs and SACDs and is what is running all night long on repeat. Streaming for me is like a kiss over the telephone. I am getting ready to go to sleep shortly so Bach organ music is shaking the rafters in th... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers "Id say wait through 2-3 listening sessions at least one hour each in length, before making any judgement of a new cartridge, and that’s only if you’re very familiar on a long term basis with the phono stage. And even then, cartridges do change ov... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers FWIW, my favorite cartridge is a SoundSmith Hyperion, my SUTs are 10:1, but I also fearlessly interchange a variety of LOMC from Ortofon, AT (the recently introduced AT20 is quite nice), and others. My philosophy is to try things and listen. BTW... |