dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For several weeks I’ve been listening to a Lyra Helikon retipped with Soundsmith’s best optimized line contour stylus, both through a modified 48db ARC PH-2 and a modified 75db hybrid Atma-Sphere MP-1. The retip is a clear improvement over where t... | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? That's interesting. Do you use monofilament? Another thing I did not like about all the braided fish lines I tried is the slippery coating. Standard threads all grip better around the pulley. | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? I know vpi suggests, but it does not work. Perhaps it helps sell rim drives. | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? Spyder wire and other synthetic fish line is unacceptable for the VPI motor due to complete lack of elasticity. It needs to be tensioned very tightly to grip, and then acts like a plucked piano wire to transmit AC motor cogging as audible quaverin... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread Do both spans. The short length between the motor and the flywheel likes more tension than the platter span. Heavy cotton or poly thread requires a bloodknot; thicker silk requires a loop knot with the knot positioned to travel on the outside of t... | |
| Your First Vinyl Album. Sam & Dave's Greatest Hits & The Who Live at Leeds. At the time I didn't get The Who, but I did identify with Townshend's nose. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, The more so as an MCC1 sold yesterday for $600. Reminds me of an old Don Henley lyric that goes something like, "It was a great little town before guys like me came here and ruined it." | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yikes, The $500+ just paid for an NOS B&0 on ebay has brought many more sellers out of the woodwork. | |
| MG1 air- bearing tone-arm Suggest you read Arthur Salvatore's text-- particularly regarding MG-1 bearing noise-- athttp://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Tonearm.htmlAny air pulsing will adversely affect stylus. While this arm is cheap, the recommended pump is not. Then check out... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Bryon, your constructs are interesting, and in conclusion testament that "what we observe is not nature herself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning." Heisenberg | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For anyone who wants to take on a project, here is a post I made today regarding continuously variable cartridge loading using optocouplers. I posted it to AA as photos are more easily added there. I would be glad to share a parts list if desired.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, may I add to your remarks. IMO once the rest of the system "arrives" at a certain level of refinement, it is possible to enjoy a relatively wide range of cartridges without much preoccupation as to which is best. Put another way, top systems... | |
| SHOW attendees: please post speaker reports here Bob, The uber-Hansens were spectacular with Tenor amps. However, their looks necessitate having a wife very large on top and of small bottom to achieve balance. | |
| BAT at CES? jeez louise bstefano, the look is at least timeless in the manner of Lamm and other top tube equipment. If you must have industrial design, then go SS with JRDG or Krell. Fact is this was one of the top sounds at CES/THE Show. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I spent a half day bedding in a Helikon with Soundsmith's optimized line-contact stylus re-tip on original Lyra boron cantilever. This replaces an Empire 888X-EX with fresh NOS .2 x.7 mil stylus that has been happily singing on Trans-Fi linear air... |