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| 12 inch Graham Phantom Dgad, ...10-03-10: DgadI remember reading somewhere that mistakes in setting up a 12 inch arm as compared to a 9 inch arm will be more "severe". I forget where I read it but it seems to make sense. A 12 inch arm is less tolerant of poor setup than... | |
| 12 inch Graham Phantom o.k. - back to the mere prosaic world of analog-highend audio.If the rigidity of a given tonearm AND its moving mass AND its ability (if there is any ability) to transfer energy is NOT diminished by the increased length of the armpipe - then the a... | |
| 12 inch Graham Phantom Dgad, it certainly all is a matter of perspective ......Length never hurts - if applied with expertise and skill.Those poor souls who prefer short and thin will still have a wide selection.Given the fact that the 10" are rare and the 12" are even ... | |
| 12 inch Graham Phantom This is so far - heads and away - the most sophisticated and educational thread in the analog department in 2010.But to add to the pure technical aspect of the question: yes, longer is better - obviously. In terms of geometry and in terms of - wel... | |
| Adjusting SRA using macro lens vs microscope Downunder, nice video - thanks for the link. As for the A90 mounted and shown in action on a tonearm parallel to the record surface - I can shine a light here.Ortofon's own test records are cut with the highest cutting angle in all cutter heads - ... | |
| How long should a cartridge last? Too light VTF indeed results in more damage to the record(s). Too high VTF decreases the "estimated life-span" of the cantilever's suspension.Then there is the "goldene Mitte" ..... | |
| Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1 Hi Peterayer, I've had the SME V too - back in the Eighties. Yes, it easier with the kind of tonearms like the Triplanar. However - it has nothing (read: VERY little ....) to do with record thickness, but everything (read: the HUGE portion of the ... | |
| Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1 Dear Peterayer, whether the A90 and the SME V are or are not an ideal combination has nothing to do with VTA.It has a lot to do with the effective mass of the "V", the body mass and compliance of the A90 and the general alignment you are making (t... | |
| Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1 Dear Ldorio, if one happen to play - from time to time ... - microgroove records manufactured between 1954 and say 1990 (and I guess thats still the huge majority of vinyl out there - AND of interest) then you will encounter so many different (and... | |
| Ortofon A90 or Air Tight PC-1 Any cartridge's stylus - the Ortofon A90's Replicant 100 evo is no positive nor negative exception - requires precise alignment.The folks at TAS are either able to align a cartridge or not. The A90 does not require any special knowledge or any spe... | |
| Goldmund Reference Turntable ? Well, I heard HP's set-up (back then serviced by Frank Doris ) first in early May 1988 when I visited Harry Pearson together with Carol Keasler in his home in Sea Cliff.The Goldmund Reference was running and while certain aspects of the sonic resu... | |
| Goldmund Reference Turntable ? The two Pierre Lurne tangential-tonearms T3 (any incarnation) and T5 where - while correct in their original idea and nicely made - burden from the start with a few very serious mechanical problems (not just their sleigh-mechanism...) which actual... | |
| Goldmund Reference Turntable ? The Goldmund Reference TT is a great performer and very well manufactured (one of the few high priced audio tables where you actually SEE that the money you paid for it was at least partly re-invested in design and material) - the T-3(F) tonearm h... | |
| Schroeder Reference Arm Dear Hiho, I have had the Kuzma 4Point and sold it last autumn. It really is well executed and have some strong design points going with it. From it's outlook it may not appeal to all, but in many ways it is a form-follows-function- as well as a t... | |
| SUT shootout Dear Hiho, as for soundstage dimensions in reproduced music - I would recommend getting a first-hand impression of a reference.Try to find a set-up which does give an illusion of real space, ease and the sense of naturalness in the reproduced "spa... |