dimitry
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? There is lots of good information in the old reviews. Cartridge weight, output voltage, compliance, frequency response, etc. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? @rauliruegas I only use BO carts in B0 turntable. They are meant to go together. I do have a Soundsmith Boheme for my standard tables. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I own a BO table with SMC2 cart rebuilt by a gentleman in Scandinavia.I wonder if BO radical break from large standard 1/2" wide body size resulted in benefits - resonance, mass, etc.? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? And above analyses were done with Boron material properties, one cantilever end fixed in 6 degrees of freedom and the end with the stylus mass free to move in any direction.I extracted the first three modes. The first two were flexure in lateral a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I used current Namiki offerings to get the sizes:Solid rod 0.3mm diameter and 5.0mm long.Hollow pipe 0.3mm outer diameter and 0.2mm inner diameter and 5.0mm long.Both with a 0.1mg stylus.Results for the first flexural mode:Rod - 18.7 KHzPipe - 20.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have not made the calculation...I suppose I could. Let me report back. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Actually, @rauliruegas , the damping is a property of the material, not shape.A stiff metal like boron will have about 2.5% native damping. Presence of an elastomer may increase system damping to 10-15%, but may not affect the primary flexural mod... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Diamond is relatively easy to manufacture today.But Boron pipe cantilever - not so much. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I am not sure if Grado cartridges have been discussed on this epic forum. I recently was able to purchase NOS XTZ(5). As this cart warms up I am becoming very impressed.My only exposure to the brand recently has been Gold and Sonata. XTZ sounds qu... | |
| Two Turntables? Why I have six tables in my main system. Two of them are configured for rapid headshell changes. One for MCs - I have about 10 and the other for mostly vintage MMs - about 12 of those. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Pethaps of little interest on this MM thread, but I did find a close relative to buy - Clearaudio Victory H | |
| Expess Checkout (Stripe) Problems on Audiogon - HELP! I will do that, but I am surprised to hear that Audiogon, who is the one actually charging my credit card can't issue the refund. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I missed a chance a few months back...Nice review from the past:http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0300/clearaudiosigma.htm | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I can report that a new Nagaoka MP-300 is an excellent cartridge. Still getting to know it on a Rega Planar 8, but umpressions are of a neutral yet very engaging sound. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? One item I am looking for, on the MC side, is the old Clearaudio cart with a strange dual side pinout and a unique wood "body" - really a bracket. Sigma gold it was called.Anybody knows of a source? |