cleeds
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| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? auliruegas... what needs to be straigth aligned with the lines in the protractor is the cantilever it self not the cartridge ...Agreed! That's why I think the use of a mirrored gauge is necessary for best results - using a reference mark on the g... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? yogiboy What is your opinion about this statement from another audiogoner that was posted last year? ... the quality of the drive unit, the quality of the tonearm, the quality of the cartridge and phono stage and compatibility/setting of all... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? rauliruegasBtw, @cleeds : Overhang is the distance between the center of the TT spindle and the stylus tip settle by the protractor. It's that small distance in between.Fair enough, although I think neither of us stated it perfectly clearly. ;... | |
| Do I need an overhang gauge, in addition to a protractor to position cartridge correctly? millercarbonOverhang is the distance from the tip of the stylus to the vertical axis the tone arm pivots on.That’s completely mistaken. What you’ve described is the pickup arm’s effective length.Overhang is the distance between pivot and spindle, ... | |
| Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues lowrider57 Unfortunately, the homeowner is responsible for the maintenance of the meter pan and meter drop onto the property. There’s a water leak in the conduit from my roof down to the meter and the seal into the pan has worn away.Wow, I am rea... | |
| Equi=Core Hum & Other Issues lowrider57 ... the corrosion in my meter box is causing distortion in the mains.That's potentially hazardous. Your electric utility should install a new meter and/or meter pan, as needed. Does anybody know if a toroidal transformer can be dama... | |
| Are manufacturer AC cables good enough? bikerbwI started thinking ...Good idea!... what other industry companies include required parts to make an item run and then turn around and blatantly tell you not to use them because they’re crap?None. The audio industry doesn't do this, eit... | |
| Looking For Protractor For Well Tempered Reference Tone Arm yogiboy I submit that any differences in distortion due to sub-optimum arcs and deviations from the two null points and where they are located (those peaks in distortion) are masked several times over by distortion imposed by my tubed gear a... | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable millercarbonSo you guys think its fair to nitpick me to death, then remove my post so people don’t get the explanation.No one here has nitpicked - they've corrected your profound errors, that you then punctuate with proclamations such as: That's ... | |
| A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer I had Soundsmith retip an old Monster Cable Sigma Genesis 2000 phono cartridge and they did a terrific job. | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable Millercarbon has been deservedly schooled here so I’m reluctant to pile on. But he is just so ignorant on electrical circuits and electrical safety!millercarbonThe two wires in a two wire system, only one of them is hot. That’s your 120V. The othe... | |
| Tweaks - An Honest Discussion reven6e The snake oils are not meant to replace a component upgrade but to complement a keeper ... I am now playing with Stillpoint racks, power cables, network switches and other snake oils not to "upgrade" or "improve" my sound but to OPTIMI... | |
| Break in time that extends to months or maybe even years!! heaudio123I believe that is the suppliers making the 1000 hour break-in claims ...That's an interesting belief. Is that like a faith-based belief, or do you have something that actually leads you to that belief? | |
| How to remove ground pin on power cable The Ebtech Hum-X is another safe and effective solution. | |
| Which is better for a DBA (Swarm); powered subs or unpowered? luisma31 ... their particular claim of "big bass" and "thump thump thump" and "appreciated by bass heads" IMO it is an insult to the DBA, one of the features of the DBA which I appreciate the most is that quite differently from single or dual non... |