dgarretson
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| Burned out Audiophile - Trying to Find some Zen "they chase their tale, never finding satisfaction"Chasing a personal narrative or a tail, either or both. Nicely put, Mrtennis, whether the spelling was intentional or not. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Rsimms, the ART7 is still breaking in and so far I've tried only 100R loading. It shares the DLS1's low distortion and good tracking. It surpasses DLS1 in timbre and spatiality. I don't think there is any area where the DLS1 is quite its equal, th... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ct0517 wrote: " Does the wiring on the Terminator play a role in damping (stabilizing) the stylus?"It may do so, but not by design. If not carefully dressed between the gantry and the wand, the tonearm wires have the greater potential to do harm b... | |
| Zappa's Uncle Meat vs. Uncle Meat. Can't help on this one, but Zappa would surely be amused by uncle meat vs. uncle meat. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hello Ct0517 & Dover, of course no offense taken. The discussions about the significance of variations in horizontal mass have been of interest here and in several AA and DIY forum threads. I have yet to try a really low-compliance cartridge o... | |
| Current or former owners of ARC PH2 and/or LS5 Icewater7, the factory manual included schematics. First step is to replace four 5uf and four .01uf/600V coupling and bypass caps at output. The stock unit uses entry-level MIT/Multicap PPMFX. The 5uf caps should be better MultiCap PPFXS film/foil... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, I have a Hi-Fi News test record with horizontal and vertical resonance tracks that may be helpful moving forward. Thus far I set up by ear, running out the front and rear counterweights while holding VTF constant and adding just enough effe... | |
| Current or former owners of ARC PH2 and/or LS5 I'm the original owner of a PH-2. It is a fully balanced solid state phono stage with XLRs in and out-- the only balanced phono in ARC's PH series, IIRC. With 48db gain it is best suited to MM/MI. Over the years I've made light modifications, incl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, I gave the DLS1 a good run at 30R and 100R and need to return to it once more at 20R. This is straight into a modified AtmaSphere MP-1 with at least 75db gain. The DLS1 acquitted itself with honor, however as you suggest the ART7 is much mo... | |
| Soundsmith is not the only game in town. Thanks for the recommendation. After a long wait my Helikon returned from SS with a very nice SS OCL diamond and grrrr... a twisted cantilever. I'll give Andy a chance with this one and perhaps another. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, I'll run through calculations of optimal vertical mass as I mount the next few cartridges on the wand. So far I've been placing the front and rear the weights by ear. The wand can be pretty much anything from almost massless to massive-- on... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, I agree that it is preferable to minimize the horizontal mass of a linear tonearm, considering that in all cases this mass is greater than that of a pivot arm. Nevertheless, since I have not yet tried any very low-compliance cartridges with... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Comparisons between cartridges has become easier on Terminator with a DIY pivot with integral SME-style receptacle for standard headshells.http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/i/f/1376645610.jpgThe wand has dual front and rear counterweights for continuo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Now I have the resistors in stock to test the DTi and will do so shortly.Lew, Based on a conversation I had with a guy who tried both Marchand and Pass Labs active crossovers, I would lean toward Pass Labs. However it's difficult to be certa... | |
| Lightspeed attenuator lithium battery pack There is debate on the LSA DIY forum regarding the significance of clean power into LDR devices. I use LDRs in a custom volume control in an AtmaSphere MP-1 preamp. If you can solder and perform basic kit assembly, for about $100 including transfo... |