dougdeacon
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| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? We have a winner! (Nick's last post) | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? Nick_sr,I don't doubt your experience. I'd prefer a Benz Glider to an Ortofon 2m Blue myself. (Personally, no Ortofon below the A90 has ever sounded very good in my system.) However, one example doesn't prove that HOMCs necessarily outplay MMs. Th... | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? Lowrider57, The optimum output cartridge depends on the gain structure of the entire system, particularly the phono stage but also the line stage, amp and speaker sensitivity. I'll defer to Al on just what range of cartridge outputs would be optim... | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? I can't think of many reasons to prefer HOMC to a good MM. The purpose of the MC design is to reduce moving mass on the cantilever, which increases responsiveness and dynamics. To achieve this, LOMC's have minimal coils (and thus minimal output). ... | |
| Upgrade: Turntable or Cartridge? Jwglista,If the motor is moving because of a side-mounted on/off switch, which I agree is a poor design choice, try holding the motor down firmly with one hand while operating the switch with the other. Simple fixes for simple problems. :-)If the ... | |
| VPI Super Platter out of square-will it work? A platter that's out-of-round (not out-of-square, obviously!) will sound hideous with a rim drive. Been there, done that. Couldn't tolerate it for even an hour.Whether you have a basis for returning to the seller depends on the terms of your purch... | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? Zavato, I set VTF on my Axis with a ruler and it is horizontal to platter; I was told this is correct position.VTF = Vertical Tracking Force (aka, downforce): the vertical force applied by the stylus to the record suface. It is measured with a bal... | |
| Upgrade: Turntable or Cartridge? +1 to Lewm's comment. Nothing in your post suggests any reason to upgrade. The gear you have isn't broken or worn out, but your description certainly makes it seem like it's imperfectly set up. Learn how to optimize what you have before succumbing... | |
| What's the best buy for 2nd hand at 200 USD? Unfortunately, your NR1403 does not have phono inputs. That means you'll need a phono stage (or a different receiver) in addition to a turntable/tonearm/cartridge. Some entry level tables have a phono stage built in, which should help with the bud... | |
| TW 10.5 arm overhang set up? ...I am a VTA/VTF believer over HTA. I hear it much more...Fair enough, so do I in some cases. Of course this is cartridge-, system- and listener-dependent.Another use for a Mint or Wally is setting initial azimuth. That squared-up view of the gri... | |
| Oh no , not another phono stage rec @Judyazblues,If Peter were recommending his products without proper disclosure, so that a reader might mistake his views for those of an unbiased observer, we'd all be protesting.But he didn't, so your complaint is pointless. The OP was made aware... | |
| TW 10.5 arm overhang set up? The main advantage provided by the mirror on a Mint or Wally is not the ability to see the stylus. I can see the stylus just fine too, my myopia is well known!The advantage of using a mirrored protractor is that it enables parallax, which allows y... | |
| Distortion at Peak Dynamic Levels Hmmm... it would make more sense if your downforce had been too low, as that can allow mistracking during challenging passages. Still, some of the factors Tonywinsc mentioned may be involved. Or perhaps the excessive downforce took the coils so fa... | |
| Distortion at Peak Dynamic Levels A good VTF scale is indeed essential, but why spend money on a test record? The vocal tracks he's having trouble with provide exactly the test tracks he needs. If he gets those playing cleanly, all will be well. Artificial test tones won't make it... | |
| Distortion at Peak Dynamic Levels I generally second ZD542's post. The most likely culprit is either (1) phono stage overload/slewing distortion, or (2) mistracking by the stylus.If the problem is the latter, you may be permanently damaging your records. So you should investigate ... |