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| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Gregad,as long as you dont move the bdoy of the cartridge, pivot to stylus distance is a constantI worded my post very carefully. If you read it again you'll note I said the stylus-to-arm mount distance would change. Stylus-to-pivot is fixed, as y... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Rene,Something new and even more awkward just occured to me. It's so obvious I'm surprised we didn't think of it before. Geoff Husband didn't touch upon it in his article either.On nearly all tonearms, including the TriPlanar and VPI that he discu... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Thanks Francisco. I'll check that out once we've nailed down exactly what impedance we want with the Airy. | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Romy actually posted a genuinely positive message - once - suggesting that I would benefit by changing to higher quality resistors for cartridge loading. I emailed him to say "thanks" and asked for specific recommendations. Rather to my bewilderme... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long I've used the C/W Twl just described on my O/L Silver, based on his description earlier on this thead. I can confirm all the sonic changes and benefits he described. One more tip: adjust the mass of the weight so you can hang the thing as close to... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Hmmm, maybe I'll visit CA and borrow your scissors and soldering iron. We could always test on the Encounter! ;-)Please do let us know when everything arrives and you've got it spinning. Take care with the Teres bearing assembly BTW. That's about ... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? Raul,Thank you for the kind sentiments. I understand you're trying to share all that you've learned. I'd like to discuss your points/questions, but not here please. Restock started this thread to discuss VTA theory. Out of courtesy we should stick... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? what is the purpose vta adjustment? some say it is to duplicate the angle of the cutting head. If you accomplish that you have got it right. other's adjust vta for the "best sound". Your two "alternatives" do not represent different purposes. They... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Nice work. Those calculated values will vary slightly in reality, though probably not enough to matter. It's useful to actually see how a cartridge like a Grado or Music Maker would put you slightly below the ideal range. Obviously most of the oth... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path If the Shelter 901 sounds over the top in your system, how do you think it would sound in mine? I will have to pass on this cartridge. Did different loadings have any effect? Did you try a lower resistance setting to try to soften the top end? Yes... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar 1,I haven't heard a Moerch so I can't speak about its sound, except to note that one possible limitation. Obviously Raul likes it and he's heard a lot of arms. It certainly finds its way onto a lot of high quality rigs. Ditto for the Shelter... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar 1,I haven't heard a Moerch so I can't speak about its sound, except to note that one possible limitation. Obviously Raul likes it and he's heard a lot of arms. It certainly finds its way onto a lot of high quality rigs. Ditto for the Shelter... | |
| Is extremely accurate "VTA" adjustment necessary? PsychicAnimal,Agree with you and Thomas about azimuth. Yes, we're learning, thanks for the props. As for who's obsessive, oh never mind! Trying to teach the VA crowd about belt drive digital? I was ROFL.We're part owner of a Wally Analog Shop, whi... | |
| Has anyone had experience with the Schroeder Arm http://www.schroeder-tonarme.dehttp://www.galibierdesign.com/prd_schroeder.htmlhttp://www.soundscape2.com/schroder.htm#tochttp://www.audioadvancements.com/tonearms/shroder.html | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path BTW to Artar 1, Just so you know where I'm coming from with the ZYX recommendation, if you listened to hard rock, techno, punk, electronica or the like, I'd recommend the Shelter 901 over a ZYX any day. Like some forum members, it's a bit of a hea... |