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| Best Rock Album in 2010 That's a tough one, no clear winners so far. Some fine ones, not all of them rock & all on vinyl:Magnetic Fields: RealismShearwater: The Golden ArchipelagoTed Leo & The Pharmacists: The Brutalist BricksBill Callahan: Rough Travel for a Rar... | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading As a middle ground option, consider switching on PCB via in-line micro-toggle switches as per BAT VKP10. This is more convenient than jumpers and keeps the signal path short, albeit degraded by switch contacts. | |
| How important is ext. adj. for cartridge loading Peter,At that price point I would prefer the money invested in higher quality piece parts. However front panel or even remote control adjustable loading is becoming de rigueur at higher price point(e.g. Manley and ARC Ref phono.)For MM/MI consider... | |
| Rogue vs ARC No_Money, I have not yet heard ARC 450. Of the several Class D amps that I have heard the Veloce battery/tube/hybrid sounds best.It may be that some tube amps can be satisfying even with middling piece parts, because tube circuits are generally si... | |
| Rogue vs ARC Reynolds853, Could it be that ARC's comment was more about the high cost of shipping & repairs for this heavy early SS model, relative to moving up to something newer? AFAIK, ARC still likes to promote its support for every product they ever m... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over I would only add that(in theory at least) the TT should not be so lightly sprung that the moving horizontal mass of the LT affects level of carriage. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm, I did not review Acutex but only added an anecdote from a prospector who found one.Perhaps JB0194(who has a good collection of Pickering/Stanton) will comment further, but yes I am enjoying Pickering XSV3000 retipped with NOS D3000SP stereoh... | |
| Review: ACUTEX LPM 315 III STR Cartridge Hi Raul, A quick search uncovered this post to another forum. Hunting these vintage cartridges sometimes feels like an old man on the beach with a metal detector looking for dubloons. Thanks! "The day was silver lined, after all, though. Number on... | |
| Review: Trans-fi Terminator II Tonearm Hi Jaspert, Glad you are enjoying T3 and have compared it to some heavy-hitters. I am going to follow you into silver wire IC on a straight shot from cartridge pins to phono stage. PM if you would like me to machine you a brass base. | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? Ihcho, I have been through many retubings of VK75SE without matching. From the owner's manual: "...implements a sophisticated autobias circuit that automatically compensates for tube aging and line fluctuations, as well as marginal mismatching of ... | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? Ihcho, This is the first time I have heard the need expressed for matched sets of 6C33C. This is a tall order--particularly as these types have a relatively high failure rate during use, which further complicates consistent matching.@$15-20 from E... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Montepilot, I was able to acquire a spare Empire clip mount from Adam at Bluz Broz when I ordered a stylus. The clip has a three-point mounting that mates to a horizontal dimple along the upper front edge of the cartridge, and into crescents in th... | |
| Any Neko Case fans? Not crazy about her, but Live from Austin Tx is a killer & also has excellent SQ. | |
| Soundsmith's turnaround time? FWIW, Peter put his best "optimized line-contact diamond" on the stock boron cantilever of my Lyra Helikon. To the best of my recollection the cartridge sounds better than new. It looks quite different from the stock Lyra LC tip. However with this... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, yes VTA with the tail of arm wand just slightly down in back on Trans-Fi. While the wand's pivot point is just 2" from the stylus, the 4" of wand protruding behind the pivot is the reference point for sighting purposes. Thinking about VTA wit... |