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| Review: ZYX UNIverse-X-SB Cartridge I,particularly,was impressed with the emphasis on getting massed female vocals,in choirs,correct.This,without the typical shrillness,that plagues so many set-ups.An annoying sound that becomes really obvious when heard on an accurate set-up,that y... | |
| ZYX RS20 vs Denon DL103 Good discussion and suggestions so far. I certainly agree with Flyingred's last post. If a Denon 103/103R lacks "body" and adjusting impedance, VTF and VTA haven't helped, then something is probably wrong with the TT, tonearm or both. The 103 on m... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Thom,Thanks for reminding me about the Parnassus/platinum -> Olympus upgrade path. Frank did mention that and explained it just as you have. One friend of mine who owns a Parnassus is considering it. He also owns a UNIverse, so he'll be more sp... | |
| TriPlanar Tips If I can find a way to mod my old XLM MkII into another UNIverse, it's yours for $79.95! I just made three feet for beneath our new TT, using nine coasters Paul "sourced" from Bed, Bath and Beyond. (That is so gay - I tried Home Depot, really.) Ba... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Dmailer,Congratulations! I've heard my Shelter 901 on a Ref (in Cello's system). It never sang on any arm like it sings on that one.OTOH, the ZYX models Cello mentioned all outplay the 901 pretty easily. Flyingred is correct that the Airy 2's bass... | |
| Surface Plate as Stand Opinions Newbee's response is consistent with the experience of many on the Teres owners' forum. There's more to resonance control than just mass and rigidity. I haven't tried stone myself, but only because many who have ended up preferring other materials... | |
| A Step Up to Common STEP UP Transformer....... Hi Abe,Great post and info, thanks. I especially like the way you incorporated a quick and easy way to adjust impedance. For real fine-tuning, try putting two resistors in each socket. This lets you create intermediate values for which no single r... | |
| TriPlanar Tips SirSpeedy,Great story about Herb Papier and your arm. I wish we'd gotten ours before he passed on. I'd have loved to correspond with him, if only to say "Thank you." Sorry you had to get rid of yours. Obviously we're from the same school when it c... | |
| Review: ZYX UNIverse-X-SB Cartridge Thanks, gents. I was afraid this might read as yesterday's news to this group. If it does, at least SirSpeedy will have something handy in which to wrap his lunch.We may not have made clear what a seminal role Mehran played in the creation of this... | |
| Tonearm Measurements ;-) | |
| Fine tuning: Airy3 on DPS Nice combo! Congratulations.IME a good starting VTA point for a ZYX can be set as follows: view the cartridge from the side. You'll see a ridge running the full length of the acrylic body just above the bottom of the cartridge. That ridge should t... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Hodie,In the right circumstances coathangers can be formidable devices. Remember, 'Mommy Dearest'? The current maker is certainly aware of problem #2. I told him myself and the dealer I installed an arm for also brought it to his attention. A lowe... | |
| Tonearm Measurements Sputniks,Before driving yourself too crazy, try to determine if an arm could be mounted at some slightly different point on your table. Being able to vary the mounting point just a few mm closer to or away from the spindle would open up a much lar... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Albert, If the rubbery protective sleeve on the cueing support bar were just the tiniest bit softer, problem #2 wouldn't exist. There'd be enough friction to keep the arm from sliding randomly left or right during cueing. Maybe your arm was suppli... | |
| Sibilance -- that last little bit... True enough, though IME inner groove mistracing and physical groove damage sound very different. |