chris74
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| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge Another odd note pertaining to VDH's charted Colibri specifications is that they do not state what frequency the static compliance measurement pertains to. Most mfg's would state @ 100Hz or 10Hz. | |
| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge The stated 3.5grams total effective mass for the Ortofon TA-110 is not correct, it is more like 19g. You are quoting the mass for the arm minus headshell, which is rather heavy at roughly 16g +/-.5g. All current Ortofon arms are much heavier than ... | |
| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge Stanwal, VDH compliance rating is a bit unusual, they express compliance specification in static compliance (Micron/mN) instead of dynamic compliance (cm/dyne) like most mfg's. So, in more typical stated dynamic lateral compliance terms it is more... | |
| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge Yes, 9.5 grams would be a better match, however I would stretch the budget a little and go with a SME 309. The Colibri ideally should be used with the highest quality arm possible. | |
| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge "Actually the masses of the cartridge and tonearm are both critical.Their combined mass, in conjunction with the cartridge's compliance, determine the resonance frequency which in turn affects overall performance."Agreed, that is absolutely correct. | |
| Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge No, definitely not the ideal arm for the VDH Colibri LW. Try a high quality tonearm with a lower effective mass. We use a Colibri XGM (Gold coil/metal body) with a weight of 7 grams and the same static compliance of 35 Micron/mN mated to a tonearm... | |
| Berning ZH230 amp The ZH230 shares many of the same virtues of the ZH270 (for obvious reasons) but has improved over the latter having slightly less grain and more natural sounding, extended highs. The first attribute that really jumped out in terms of character di... | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Mikelavigne, great suggestion with the Liszt. Anyone have Chopin and Rachmaninoff suggestions? | |
| Piano on vinyl - the best Solo Monk album looks promising. | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for Swampwalker, I actually own several Mark O'Connor albums, American Seasons is one I especially like. 30 Year Retrospective I have not heard but will check out for sure. Another album I really enjoy is "The David Grisman Quintet", got it on vinyl a... | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for Swanny76109, Doc and Merle Watson are just great, already have a couple of their live albums. Would love to make it to the Merlefest NC festival at some point. | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for I'll be sure to check out the Nashville Bluegrass. The Fairfield Four are just great, I own 5 different recordings of theirs on CD. I wish they had more on vinyl though. I've been having a hard time finding LP's with the Fairfield Four, which surp... | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for 2bgeorge, After listening to several clips of Seldom Scene's Live at the Cellar Door album, I can see why you recommend them. These guys had it right from the start. Thanks for the recommendation! | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for Ballan, Agreed, folk music is difficult to define these days. The albums I mentioned originally are certainly a hybrid of sorts and were written with obvious outside influences derived from a variety of music genres. I don't think any of these wou... | |
| American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for Philjolet, I hope you enjoy Appalachian Journey as much as I do, it is one for the ages. As for slower paced music of this genre, I can't think of anything off hand. Most of what I enjoy is of the upbeat variety. You might want to try Amazon again... |