dougdeacon
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| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Dan_Ed wrote:I don't know any other way to say it, but AS is a necessary evil that must be kept to a minimum. What I have found is that by going into the same range with vtf that Andrew posted has greatly reduced the propensity for my setup to mis... | |
| Cartridge break in device Ken,Hearing a cartridge go through its changes can be educational. OTOH, if all one wanted to do was enjoy music, that sort of audiophilia would indeed be distracting.Some hours spinning on the Cardas record, with VTF set near the manufacturer's r... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster - Anti-skate again.. I'm gonna sue for patent infringement. I posted that very tweak here months ago in considerable detail, though in the context of a different arm.Harrrummmph!!! | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Bill,I'm on a per diem from Neurotics Anonymous! Doug | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? David,The slow rotation test is excellent for detecting pressing voids and sporadic vinyl damage at dynamic peaks due to mistracking cartridges. Those produce sharper-edged shapes in the vinyl than any musical waveform, they're faster than the fas... | |
| Grahma Phantom vs Tri-Planer? ZYX UNIverse (get the LO if at all possible, as with the Rhea)- TriPlanar is well and widely known as a superb match, none better- Schroeder Ref is also a great match, slightly lower noise floor/blacker backgrounds but a little less jump and pace;... | |
| Evidence of groove damage of TT setup? Pawlowski,Here's a foolproof test to determine whether any particular stretch of groove is damaged, flawed or dirty - or not:1. With the system powered up but the TT motor off, cue the stylus down just before one of the offending passages.2. Move ... | |
| verdier Platine or Nottingham Analogue hyperspace Ledoux,I haven't heard a Hyperspace but I have two friends with Verdiers, I owned a Teres 265 and now use a 320. I'd like to offer a different perspective.To my ears the 320 is a better table than an unmodded Verdier and even the 265 beats it in s... | |
| Albert Porter's Lenco I wound up moving my VPI 17F to the photo studio...Aha! So you DO use Photo-Flo. I'm telling Brian! ;-) | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Bon giorno!I wonder if the optimum range one uses above the mistracking point also has to do with the compliance of the cartridge. The Orpheus has a lower compliance than most and it would seem correct to be on the higher end of the range. That th... | |
| Setting Azimuth Herman is correct. Perfect silence using the KAB device would require a cartridge (and alignment) capable of ZERO db of crosstalk. A cartridge that perfect will probably never exist. It certainly doesn't exist today.I also agree with 42659 and Aol... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Thank you, SirSpeedy.Best wishes for the holidays and the new year,Doug | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Nsgarch,Your suggestion to use small VTF adjustments as a proxy for fine-tuning VTA/SRA would indeed have the effect you described. Unfortunately, VTF fine-tuning does more than center the coils in the magnetic field. A fairly large increase like ... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Andrew,Your increase in VTF (1.92 to 1.97) had sonic effects that would be similar on our cartridge, or maybe any cartridge. A slight increase in overall heft, sturdier bass, less edginess in highs. Those are fairly normal effects when you move fr... | |
| Tracking issue with dynavector 20XL Kevin has stated many times that anti-skating is still needed and that the damper is not a substitute.Absolutely correct. The only question is, "How much?". Since the amount of skating force a stylus sees varies from record to record, and even fro... |