dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ddriveman, Bulgin gold/copper socket SR3179/1 (Digikey pn 708-1095-ND) fits directly on the p-mount pin. The arse end of this socket solders to tonearm wire or serves as male into a std. cartridge clip. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ddriveman, In the case of the Trans-Fi harness, each teflon-clad 4N silver filament has a 30awg 4N silver mesh jacket. Single-ended requires two wires, with filament cores carrying positive phase for each channel and the jackets carrying negative ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The improvement with the straight-shot wiring spun my head around and leads me question how we perceive the differences between cartridges and tonearms. It's tempting to think about cartridges primarily as signal generators of varying mechanical a... | |
| New Tom Petty For me Petty's main limitation is as a lyricist. So many cornpone daddys, mamas, devils moonshine. More self-pity than blues when suffering meaness, hurt & the high cost of living. So much runnin' from the law in flashes of freedom that feel m... | |
| Laurie Anderson "Homeland" From a quick pass on Napster it sounds like Lou Reed added some good guitar. Well titled reminder of the hallow Bush-ism "homeland".http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/arts/music/27laurie.htmlNot many musicians tackling issues like Laurie. | |
| New Tom Petty Great SQ on LP. More slick LA-session work and continuous improvement from the top journeyman in R&R. If Petty could just free himself from posing as a slick hipster posing as a country boy, he might write something original. I suppose it's co... | |
| What is the best knot for a thread drive belt ? A blood knot works best with thinner poly or cotton/poly thread-- typically called "heavy duty" in a fabric shop. If using a thicker #2 braided silk thread, it's better to tie a simple loop knot. This is flat on one side and can sometimes be coaxe... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Petty's Mojo is audiophile candy, though as with much of his prior output there is the feeling of empty calories. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, In a slow turning toward your suggestion I finally replaced the stock tonearm wire and Hovland Musicgroove cable with a straight shot from cartridge to phono stage. This eliminated seven solder and mechanical joints all down the line. The... | |
| Wilco on Austin City Limits Wilco seems increasingly shaped by Cline's loft jazz-- which is both good and bad in the sense that while the band has become more experimental and technically polished, it has strayed further from roots and R&R. Agree with Loomis that the hea... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil To echo Face's comment, opinions about capacitor performance vary not only between speakers and electronics, but generally from application to application. I arrive at this conclusion as ClarityCap's North American OEM Sales Agency, through feedba... | |
| Lyra Helikon upgrade I took a Helikon to 2000 hours and went for Soundsmith's best retip to the stock boron cantilever. This was a worthwhile gamble: apparently the suspension has a longer lifespan than the stylus. The long wait for the retip gave me an opportunity to... | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 Yeah, Besnard Lakes may be the best yet from the Montreal collective scene. Dense energetic orchestration in the vein of Arcade Fire, but with tighter R&R focus. Also some great girl-group vocals. I spun this up after listening to Chris Bell's... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Pryso, I've thought about Townshend's approach and may try it. It could be argued as well that given the turbulence caused by compressed air in a linear tone arm, there is merit in damping close to the bearing. It's the messiness of the silicone (... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder, I believe the tie wire is not easily seen. Magnification reveals what might be a wire soldered across the cantilever hinge. In any case, about half way down the outside of the cantilever tube is dimpled on both sides at what were presum... |