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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, I steered clear of Blues Bros's advertised M320 stylus after reading a poster who had bought one remark that despite assurances from BB he received a generic conical stylus. BB did the same thing to me with an Empire stylus. My 320 i... | |
| Jerry Garcia, A Legacy? I recall debating Garcia's playing ability with a fellow deadhead over a bong hit circa '74. My friend about summed it up: "He keeps it going." Dead on. | |
| Best Rock Album in 2012 Loomis, thanks. I'll check out Bevis Frond. Admittedly the folk and freak folk scene has been of late a richer vein than R&R-- as witnessed by this week's release of Bonnie Prince Billy Now Here's My Plan. A few other good ones include The Wal... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Redglobe, I would imagine that Vic could make a 1-2" longer Terminator air manifold for use with the GEM's outboard arm pod or to increase clearance between the arm wand and a periphery ring. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable If an accident happens while loading an LP, it will likely be a scratch against the lowest point-- the steel tip of the long cue bar. A good precaution is to slip a bit of soft plastic heat-shrink or rubber hose over the cue bar tip.BTW, anyone sh... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Dover, taken with a small dose of Lithium, that should get you through the night. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable The coupling points used on Resomat complicate the discussion. There are six vinyl acetate points at the lead-in grooves and three in the run-out section. Points are generally accepted as viable in other contexts of audio, so why not for an LP?Whe... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable I use a light clamping force, with rubber washers of correct thickness underneath and on top of the Reso-Mat as required to cup the LP onto to the vinyl acetate cones of Reso-Mat without excessive compression. | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable Dover, to suggest that the Trans-Fi arm "is not a very good design at all" due to possible bearing wobble ignores a complex of variables.Unlike any captured air bearing design, this is a mechanical pivot arm in the vertical plane and an air bearin... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Slaw, to resolve the clearance problem with M420 I added a graphite shim. In the past I've fabricated shims from hardwood for this purpose. I can't imagine why Acutex made this cartridge body so short with angled pins. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Funny, Acman3: with the same cartridge and tonearm I have been cycling through the entire Who catalog. The 420's tremendous sock, clarity, and separation play well with the power trio's delineated guitar, bass, and drum lines. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners It might be useful to agree on a few tracks that reveal stubborn sibilance problems-- perhaps a female voice. These can be revealing of subtle problems in all but the most optimal phono set-ups. I'll ponder which albums may be helpful. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Acman3, I'm guessing that most differences between boutique headshells are attributable to variations in weight/inertial mass rather than material composition. A front counterweight will test this point. Since the removeable headshell will attach ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I'm currently planning a custom wand/pivot assembly for Terminator that will accept standard removeable headshells. I want to accomodate the max width found among the various specialty headshells. Knowing the max width dimension is important to en... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Listening to the M420 last night put a smile on my face while reading Mike Fremer's comparison of the $9K H&S Ice Blue to Ortofon A90 and Lyra Atlas. I felt no more than a slight tingle of penis envy for these MCs.It's interesting how much sma... |