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| Setting to Recommended Tracking Weight Is Wrong Glad to see that Paul's paper clip mod for Twl's HIFI mod is still alive and well! We also adjusted it nearly every day, especially for temperature swings and as a cold cartridge warmed up. Using it for every LP is probably a proxy for adjusting V... | |
| Shelter and Triplanar matching ? Bon jour!Very glad to hear the replacement arm has solved (most of) the problem.The standard wire on a TP is Discovery (copper). I've never heard a TP with any other wire, so have no comparisons to offer.Next step: Drive system upgrade? Cartridge?... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Please do, but wait at least a week. Our TT is down for a bearing upgrade. At the moment we're listening to CD's and watching movies. :-( | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? Thom,Brilliant post. Thank you very much for saving me alot of typing!The Bent stepups are indeed excellent, though as Thom implied there is no one "best" trannie. Adjusting the reflected impedance on the secondary side (very easy with the Bent's)... | |
| Does antiskating matter with spring disabled? Fact - When you install the new c/w and disable the VTF spring you will have to adjust VTF by measuring it with a scale. (This is good.)Fact - For the scale to work accurately you must zero out AS. Conclusion - You will have to reset AS afterwards... | |
| Cartridge Break-In Nsgarch ,Thank you for that explanation. (Nods head sagely, giving a plausible imitation of complete understanding.) Even your digressions were informative.My limited experience with three MC gain stages and a half dozen MC's largely confirms your... | |
| Upgrade Path - Arm - ? Teres? Spinitch,I can't offer solid guidance because I've never heard your table. The following is my generic $.02. Perhaps someone who knows the Radius can offer something more specific.I've tried something like your Option B by putting high end cartrid... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Thom,Nice report and summary. I think you're safe as long as you don't mention the Bxsxs Vxctxr! ;-)... why Moerch didn't drill an access hole into the top of the arm wand disk for easier azimuth adjustment is beyond me. Perhaps to provide the dam... | |
| Cartridge Break-In Interesting, I never heard from a Cartridge, which needs no break in. I ordered a Zyx UNIverse, which will arrive in a few days. Thomas,Please let us know how it goes. Both about break in and about your new cartridge in general.Doug | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Different cutting heads and other variables clearly can alter vtaIndeed. Many people apparently don't hear it, or haven't. But once you do there's no mistaking it. In fact, if I can't dial in arm height quickly and confidently it's a sure sign tha... | |
| Cartridge Break-In The Cardas LP helped shorten the most torturous period of a friend's Shelter 901, which I broke in for him. Without it I couldn't have stayed in the house when it was new.The ZYX Airy 2 we reviewed took at least 75 hours and the Airy 3 took well o... | |
| Anyone know/heard anything about the ZYX Bloom I played everything I could think would throw it off, including an early-60's Archiv pressing of a nuns choir (very angelic) that had challenged every cartridge I've owned with very high frequencies...but it was swayed by nothing. That album, in p... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Rwd,Sorry for being outdated! Milo is correct, Hudson took over from Audio Advancements, although the latter is still showing both lines on their website. Yes, the TriPlanar allows VTA on the fly. So does the Schroeder Reference, though not their ... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Rwd,The US importer for both Morch and Schroder is Audio Advancements. They're in NJ. I don't know if they have any arms set up but you can contact them through their website, http://www.audioadvancements.com.The TriPlanar website lists dealers an... | |
| Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front? Bob,That extra mm explains why you can reach null points similar to Baerwald's while shorter cartridges can't quite make it before hitting the front of the slots. (I assume you're pretty close to the front.)Thanks for some interesting info,Doug |