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| Cart match for OL Silver/Sota Sapphire/PH-1 I have the Shelter 901 on a modded OL Silver. I chose it for its reputation on large scale, dynamic music, which is mostly what we listen to. Apply whatever raves you can imagine, they still wouldn't do it justice.For small scale acoustic jazz the... | |
| Phono preamp advice. Lachobba, :)!BTW, most people prefer a shielded phono cable between TT and phono stage. That very low level signal needs protection. If you're happy with the clarity of low level details already, don't bother, but it's difficult to judge without h... | |
| Nottingham stepped motor Each "cog" of an AC motor gives the rotor a magnetic push. When the rotor is between cogs it coasts, and decelerates due to friction. The rotation of such a motor is a series of pushes and coasts. It never turns at one stable speed. The more cogs ... | |
| Where to start? New to Analog David, that's eminently sensible. Did I miss your 30th birthday? :) | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Colitas, look up higher on this thread for a post by Jimbo3 on 8/30/03. He found a product that might work on your arm. | |
| Motor Vibrations Jim, Not surprising if a motor needs a little run-in to settle down I guess. Just another audio voodoo mystery thingy.Glad to hear the problem seems to be resolved. Especially since I kept forgetting to measure my motor pod like you requested :( | |
| Phono preamp advice. Lachobba, it was perfectly sensible to test the waters before diving in. Before buying a new TT/arm/cart I plugged my 25 year old low-fi rig into my new, higher end system. Just as for you, enough of the magic came through that there was no turnin... | |
| Phono preamp advice. I'm unfamiliar with the Phonomena but I agree with PhilD. That TT (arm? cart?) is well below the rest of your system. The best phono stage in the world won't improve a signal that isn't reaching it in the first place. Upgrading your source first h... | |
| Resonant Frequency There is no "perfect" resonance frequency, just an acceptable range. Organ notes go as low as 16 Hz so you need to be safely below that. Go too low and you'll interact with footfalls, earthquakes and the guy driving by with a 500W sub in his trunk... | |
| Use of mats for VTA? If you want to really fine tune VTA by this method, Ringmat sells a set of variable thickness VTA shims. Supposedly really good, as they should be for the fairly outlandish price.How about sheets of mylar in varying thicknesses. Just cut them to s... | |
| Analog under 2k? Joe,Strange how decisions get made isn't it. Damn the logic, full fun ahead! If you want those MFSL's "broken in" while you assemble your rig, just let me know.I'm sure Twl will advise you to choose your arm carefully. The Denon 103 series makes m... | |
| Calling all analog experts Agree with Agaffer. The Teres was my first serious TT, and was easy to set up. Not many steps, just follow the instructions. Also agree that you should decide which arm you're going to use before ordering the TT (any TT). In the case of Teres, Chr... | |
| Motor Vibrations Agree with Twl, my Maxon has no detectable vibration except by touching the motor itself, and then just barely. My cat's purrs are deafening by comparison. Get a refund or exchange on that thing. I don't know if a WTC would accommodate a Teres mot... | |
| Calling all analog experts Jsonic, you asked, so here goes. Long but hopefully pertinent post alert!Most audiophiles prefer MC to MM. Unfortunately MC's are more expensive, sometimes hideously so, and there are many who either can't afford them or decide they're not worth i... | |
| Azimuth&Bias on HIFI test record Thanks Tom. Lugnut and I are both right? Must be a good day! BTW, what would we hear with a non-optimal anti-bias setting? Channel/image imbalance? Harsh HF's in one channel? David, I was talking about the bias tracks but certainly didn't state it... |