cincy_bob
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| VdH VTA setting preferences My experience with the vdH Frog has been identical to that described by Raquel above. Set up as recommended on the vdH web site with the pivot end slightly inclined, the cartridge sounded tipped up in the highs and emphasized surface noise. The so... | |
| Manly Steelhead - any downside?? If anything, the Steelhead is known for being just a touch on the warm side. In my experience it is certainly not lean or analytical sounding. The bass is full, extended, exceptionally taut and well articulated. The treble frequencies are smooth a... | |
| Great cartridge mate for SME lV arm David, it sounds like the gain of your phono stage is right on the edge of what is required to run the Dynavector cartridge. While your phono stage might well have enough gain to get the job done, given the substantially higher output of the Shelt... | |
| Great cartridge mate for SME lV arm David, for about five years, I ran the van den Hul Frog cartridge in my system. At 0.65mV of output, the Frog seemed to do best in my system at about 50dB of gain. As you would expect, I have found that my Dynavector XV-1s, at 0.35mV of output, re... | |
| VPI JMW-9 "signature" tonearm??? Here is a link to a picture of the new VPI anti-skate mechanism:Upgraded JMW-9 TonearmIf you click on the top picture, the web site will bring up a larger, high resolution image of the new mechanism. | |
| Theater Pass Through wtih EMM DCC2 Rmaidenberg, I suppose the approach you suggested would work, and, if your home theatre processor allow you to preset the output levels to that low a level, I think your approach would be safer than the direction I was headed. | |
| Theater Pass Through wtih EMM DCC2 My recollection is that the maximum gain offered by the preamp stage of the DCC2 is either 8dB or 9dB. If you use the outputs from the DCC2 labeled "Analog Preamp Output" that are controlled by the DCC2's volume control, you are running the signal... | |
| Theater Pass Through wtih EMM DCC2 I believe that, if you wire the DCC2 in the manner you are suggesting and turn the volume all the way up to 99, you will be running your signal through the preamp gain stage of the DCC2 and applying maximum gain, which will result in 8dB of gain. | |
| Great cartridge mate for SME lV arm Raul, thanks for the information. I intend to experiment with increasing my tracking force consistent with what you suggested as I gather there is another level of performance available without compromising the life of the cartridge. Regards,Bob | |
| Great cartridge mate for SME lV arm I think David is inquiring about the VTF (vertical tracking force) we are using with the DRV XV-1s. Speaking for myself, I have been running the cartridge at a VTF at the top end of the range suggested by the manufacturer (2.0 grams if I recall co... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps I ran the CAT SL-1 Mk. 3 preamp with built-in phono stage in my system for several years and eventually replaced it with the Lamm L2 (line stage) and LP2 (phono stage). The Lamm phono stage came first, and it handily outperformed the phono stage b... | |
| CAT SL-1 Ultim. Mk2 vs Manley Steel. for CAT JL-2 Unfortunately, I think the answer to your question might be "both." As good as the phono stage in the CAT preamp is, the performance of the Manley Steelhead is significantly better. However, I suspect you will find that the line stage preamp in th... | |
| Anyone used an SME IV with VPI Aries 2? Gfloyd53, in addition to the Sumiko Celebration, you might also consider the Shelter line of cartridges. I have heard that those cartridges pair well with the SME tonearms. The Shelter 90X is the best cartridge in the line, followed by the 901, an... | |
| Anyone used an SME IV with VPI Aries 2? Yes, the XV-1s is a current production model cartridge. It is Dynavector's top of the line cartridge.Link to Dynavector Web SiteOnce you launch the web page, click the picture of the cartridge on the top at the left side of the screen.I just looke... | |
| Anyone used an SME IV with VPI Aries 2? Gfloyd53, I'm the guy Raquel mentioned. I also had a VPI TNT 3.5 with the JMW-10 tonearm. I ran it with a van den Hul Frog for several years - until May, that is, when I swapped out the JMW-10/Frog for the SME IV and Dynavector XV-1s. The SME IV a... |