dougdeacon
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| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Raul,I'm not saying any HOMC will be worse than any LOMC. That would be silly, comparing apples and oranges. But given the same manufacturer and model, the HO version will tend to be less accurate and less dynamic than the LO version. That's all.N... | |
| Verdier with or without the steel ball The fact that a ball bearing enhanced platter stability on one particular PV doesn't prove that it would do the same for every other turntable. Much depends on implementation. If the lateral bearing tolerances are tight enough to maintain platter ... | |
| stylus cleaning Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Available at any supermarket or Walmart. $5 will buy enough to make hundreds of stylus cleaners.Cut off a piece of the white portion and blue tack/silicone glue to a nickel, or to any other non-magnetic base if a nickel wou... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Doug,could you enlighten me,as to the differences between the ZYX Univ "silver vs copper",as this is of interest to me?Thanks,in advance.SirSpeedy,I've had three UNIverses in my system: copper, silver and gold coils. (Gold is by special order, Meh... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Andre,I partially agree with Raul and partially disagree: - if you are looking for the very best phono performance and, - if you are willing and able to spend enough money then, - an SUT is not the way to go.I have bettered my Bent/c-j setup, but ... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? My old c-j PV11 provided 47 db, nearly identical to your Jadis, and my Bent SUT's are 1:10. That setup was fine. Your gain control will probably be fairly sensitive, but having ample gain from the SUT keeps tube noise low. It was a good tradeoff i... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? I would be pleased to have your opinion on this precise point regarding only the best way to make the 0,24 mV version working fine .There's a useful preamp gain calculator on this site:http://www.kabusa.comIt will help you estimate the necessary g... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Andre,The loading on the Bent's is easily adjustable. The gain is not adjustable without installing a switch or re-soldering, either of which would add a connection in the signal path. You can only buy BentAudio products directly from the company,... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Andre,If you can only choose between 20 ohms or 80, try them both and choose the one that sounds best. I'd bet on 80, but there's no harm in trying both.What is the stepup ratio (or gain in dB) of your ANS2? That will also effect whether you shoul... | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? " if you want an active gain phono stage that outperform any SUT you have to pay the price $$ ".Agreed. Not easy to find or cheap, but worth doing if you can.Regards,Doug | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Raul,If you don't want an argument then what exactly was the purpose of your last post? You have mis-stated my position on SUT's (again), but if that makes you feel good then I'm happy you're happy. Feel free to do it three times a day, with meals... | |
| How to properly set VTF?? BTW--If the arm sees the anti-skate as it plays the record,I can't understand why one would not want to adjust downforce with it engaged.Believe me,if I'm wrong here,I'd love a plausable explanation,that might allow me to get better sound,by readj... | |
| Which cartridge is the Imaging/soundstaging champ Jim,The JMW-9's fairly low effective mass actually makes a ZYX a better *theoretical* match than a Shelter, at least as far as compliance is concerned.To get optimal bass and dynamics from a ZYX on a fairly low mass arm you'd need to increase mass... | |
| How to properly set VTF?? Dogpile,I agree with Raul, agreeing with Jameswei!When aligning a cartridge or weighing VTF, prop something beneath the TriPlanar's antiskate arm to take the side pressure off the string.Yes, we all fine tune VTF by ear. But knowing exactly what w... | |
| Which cartridge is the Imaging/soundstaging champ SirSpeedy,You must have been one of those AS was thinking of. Who else published the definitive guide to adjusting damping fluid in a Graham?! The dealers don't understand it 1/10 as well as you. AS is right, we have a great group here and we all ... |