dogberry
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| Why aren't all modern vinyl releases 45s? Why aren't all modern cars replicas of the Mazda Miata? A valid question, though I've learnt to save what remains of my hearing with earplugs when the roof is down. I bought an NA in 1991 and have put nearly 50k km on her during the 31 short su... | |
| Relative Importance of Analog Components Thank you to all for the thoughts so far. What I was getting at (or trying to do so) was which of the four components has the most effect on final sound, which comes next and so on. It's obvious that if there is a bottleneck in sound quality ('the... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question I have to say that one reason why I am drawn to the Cadenza Mono is my experience with the Kontrapunkt C (from Ortofon's 250th anniversary of JSB series), which has now become the Cadenza Bronze. I know the AT33 Mono would be a lot cheaper, but th... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question I'm discovering more mono LPs all the time. I was lucky enough to inherit from a deceased surgical colleague a remarkably eclectic collection of several hundred LPs. No end of bizarre stuff, you know, nose flutes, Irish dance and suchlike. But hal... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @goofyfoot If I don’t hear back from the overly laid back guy at londondecca.com by the start of next week I shall be ordering an Ortofon Cadenza Mono, of which Ortofon write: The Cadenza Mono model is made with a Nude Fine Line stylus and a cyl... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question If you read the OP you'll see that Miyajima was on my radar. I understand though, that it is a cartridge with no vertical compliance at all. | |
| Mono Cartridge Question For those of challenged imagination, look at it this way: a groove wall with lateral deviations will push back against the stylus (yes, that's Newton's first law). The shape of the stylus will affect the direction of force exerted on the stylus, w... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question No mystery about it, if you use a mono cartridge with no vertical compliance you have to be careful to never set it on a stereo record. Or, you can use a stereo design made in a mono version (hopefully with the magnets mounted 45° away from usual ... | |
| Anyone with experience mating a Kuzma 4Point 9 tonearm to a SME 15 turntable ? You can e-mail Elaine Wratten at SME - Sales@sme.ltd.uk - and ask about the specs for arm weights on the Model 15. I have found her very quick and helpful. | |
| Looking for a tube phono pre There's a nearly new Musical Fidelity NuVista Vinyl going on USAaudiomart at the moment for 2290. I absolutely love mine! | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Citrucel? Nah, we need big guns here. I used to like the apocryphal advert with the slogan "If the bottom falls out of your world, take Dulcolax and let the world fall out of your bottom." | |
| Mono Cartridge Question I find myself running out of patience with the new owners of the London Decca brand. Five weeks ago they promised to call their tech and ask if he knew how JW wired the cartridges for mono. Ten days ago I asked again if anything had been heard. No... | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp Being just a little obsessed with moving iron pickups, I have acquired a Soundsmith Sussurro MkII along the way. It's a couple of steps higher up their food chain than the Zephyr, but even so it has been a disappointment. It seems bland and unexci... | |
| Cartridge check If you are in the USA/Canada, I think you'll hear about VAS (Steve Leung at https://vasnyinc.com/repair-service ) and Peter Ledermann at Soundsmith (URL above) the most. Both are excellent, with VAS being quicker. If in the UK, maybe look at Nor... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? @dover "Yes but trying to adjust VTA accurately with frozen nuts can be difficult." And that's why we can't surpass the SME V - VTA is just a twiddle of the vertical adjustment thumbscrew! |