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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Frogman/Dover, I wonder if this is about adding a small and constant skating force to help propel the carriage toward the spindle in a more controlled manner. Similarly, when leveling the carriage, optimal set-up may call for a very slight tilt of... | |
| Linear tracking vs. Pivoted tracking tone arms. Davide256, That's an interesting point, however it may also be that an air barrier has the unique advantage of decoupling earth borne vibration and plinth/motor noise from the arm wand. Whether in a linear or radial tonearm, the vibration flow is ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Harold, my M320 is still in the shop, so no comparison to M420 available as yet. It's been a long time since mounting the AT20SS. Unfortunately I didn't take notes and thus need to revisit it. I don't recall that my example sounded peaky(I u... | |
| Linear tracking vs. Pivoted tracking tone arms. Lew, I asked John Ellison to incorporate .5mm error into his model, since .5mm is about as close as I can get the Trans-Fi to perfect zenith on a clear day(i.e. allowing for the tolerance of measurement tools and small changes in overhang that acc... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, you and I are in similar situations, insofar as we have separate phono stages for high- and low-output cartridges. Like you, I have a modified Atma MP-1 with a hybrid cascode for low output cartridges like most MC and the rare low output MM l... | |
| Linear tracking vs. Pivoted tracking tone arms. Steve, one of the nice things about a linear tracker is that for test purposes you can induce constant tracking error in a controlled and calculable manner through a small change in overhang. With my tangent arm I can clearly hear the difference o... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Slaw, That's a good idea. A bond between similar materials couldn't hurt. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In the case of an M320 stylus, identification of a NOS example should be straight-forward: the plastic stylus holder is stamped "320 STR." | |
| 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... |