dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? To points above regarding set-up of Azden YM-P50VL, with my example I found correct azimuth required slightly canted cartridge body. Other MM/MI that I've tried seem less sensitive to azimuth adjustment. This cartridge is more resolving than most ... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance I use a CD as a mirror, a magnifier with a handle, and Petzl's best head lamp made for night climbing-- all multi-purpose tools that do the job, assuming good eyesight. At close magnification you can see two images of the cantilever down into the ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? My minor revelation about the relativity in so much of this occured at a 2CH show while eaves-dropping on elevator conversation between four print magazine reviewers. They were exhanging preferences about various rooms. Each one had a different pr... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, FWIW there is no overload problem with Azden through my 48db balanced SS ARC PH-2. ARC rates the unit good for max input of 300mV RMS at 1kHz(1500mV at 10kHz). | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Too bad the thread returns to generalizations & celebration of received wisdom. Mechanics is a system of complex variables. While the idea of an absolutely rigid bearing is comforting, in actual use the performance of a long lever arm is the s... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Dertonearm, if I understand you consider a short arm to be the Achille's heel. I can only offer anecdotally that the shorter I adjust my tonearm the better it sounds. I can think of no explanation other than that improved resonance control of shor... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Nilthepill, interesting points. In the horizontal a linear air bearing design has the advantage of zero static or dynamic friction. Moreover, assuming good eccentricity of LP, within certain limits the higher lateral mass of a linear arm could act... | |
| Setting Sub Crossover Freq This is an excellent way to go unless one has a high-quality full-function outboard crossover to perform high-pass hand-off to main speakers. Mediocre electronics of high-pass crossovers typically found inside sub cabinet are likely to degrade sou... | |
| Setting Sub Crossover Freq Mjmch, are you running through a high-pass crossover to main speakers and a low-pass crossover to sub, or are you instead letting the main speakers run full range and connecting the sub via line-level or speaker-level inputs from preamp or amp? Th... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? I suppose a linear tonearm with a very short wand will have lower effective vertical mass than any pivot arm. Such a linear arm may place less stress on cartridge suspension relative to a pivot arm. The horizontal mass of a linear arm will always ... | |
| Setting Sub Crossover Freq Potential for lots of overlap, bloat, & slurring with crossover up that high. For comparison try 40hz at both 12db/octave and steeper 24db/octave roll-offs. This may clarify the critical mid-bass and shift the transition between bass drivers i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Azden really opens up after 15-20 hrs, so don't fret too much about initial set-up. | |
| Trans Fi Terminator T3Pro - which cartridge I have not met the low- or high-compliance cartridge that I do not like on this arm. However with a high-compliance cartridge precise leveling is necessary to keep the stylus centered and minimize distortion. | |
| Is There An "Absolute" Best Cartridge? I'm all the more inclined to accept Raul's discernment of Technics in view of his long restraint in crowning a winner through some 1800 posts to his MM/MI thread. Of course one must judge these things for oneself. It is therefore unfortunate that ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, apropos of your point about degradation added by mating connectors, I ordered material to make two straight-shot 4N silver tonearm wires uninterrupted from cartridge pin to phono stage. This will eliminate five mating connections and solder j... |