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| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D How is it possible that a Silver copper coil of a Universe could sound worse than a 4D?Silver has a much higher molecular weight than copper. Higher mass coils make ANY moving coil cartridge sound undynamic, slow, sluggish, less lively. High mass ... | |
| Record surface noise Right Channel? If your MC is a Micro H2, or virtually any HOMC, I agree with your dealer. Your money would have been better spent on a good MM. For less money you could have tried quite a few to find one that works well in your system and meets your tastes. IME ... | |
| VPI Classic and ZYX 4D Stephanoo,There's no answer to whether it's "better" to have the c/w closer to or farther from the pivot. Each arm/cartridge combination is unique in this respect. Fortunately any differences from this will be VERY minimal so don't fret about it. ... | |
| TT to another room, no vibs, better sounds? Good points by Swampwalker and Dan_Ed. Would a different room be better? Yes, since acoustic feedback is certainly an issue.However it's far from the only issue and your mechanic was half wrong, or only half right. You should move your TT to an is... | |
| Linn LP12 Excess anti-bias squashes the life out of the music. It's been discussed here many times. I play without any, but it's very cartridge-specific.Glad you found the solution to the cueing problem. Gladder still that you found a way to find more of th... | |
| Cartridge upgrade, something warmer It's not the cartridge. Elizabeth's guidance is definitely the first thing to try. Then adjustments to your arm/cart setup. Then cheaper tweaks like TT mats (felt is horrible, though slippage wouln't usually result in thinness), clamps, etc. All a... | |
| MintLP Protractor for the JMW-9T tonearm The clear answer with regard to VPI tonearm geometry is that VPI has consistently refused to provide clear answers. That has always been the case. :-(The article Todd linked was a great piece of research. Does it apply to the 9T? Only more researc... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls "... some cables with their bloodless black backgrounds sucking on the event horizon ..."Nicely put, Tim (even if we're a bit slow in noticing). Similar to such cables is the lubricant-laden stuff some people use on their vinyl to produce blacker ... | |
| Which low output MC cartridge Agree with Tom hankins. Making the jump to LOMC without a suitable table, arm and (especially) phono stage is a classic error.I currently own a $5K LOMC, a $2K LOMC and a $200 MM. Are the LOMC's better? Yes, but only in a suitably matched system. ... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Agreed, Lew, it can certainly be done without filters. It's just alot easier with them, since the output readings don't jump around so much. I answered your followup questions in my preceding posts (though only for myself, obviously). | |
| azimuth adjust with Origin Live Encounter Why do you think azimuth is adjustable? OL's own fact sheet on the Encounter says, "... you do not need to worry about setting up azimuth and balancing the arm. The azimuth has already been set, such that the headshell is parallel to the arm mount... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Using a multimeter without the high- and low-pass filters Lew mentioned will probably produce unreliable results. Surface noise from the unmodulated groove wall will be part of the signal. That will look like crosstalk to the meter. Scope users wo... | |
| New Cartridge- Broke the Stylus A_white, for stylus cleaning, use it dry. Here are links to my original post and an an article describing the Magic Eraser's material properties, with electron microscope photos . If you search here you'll find additional usage tips but the bas... | |
| Rhea Noise No audiophilia nervosa here! Glad to see someone enjoying their system and the music, instead of changing gear faster than I change socks. ;-) | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Azimuth adjustment is not about achieving balanced output between channels, nor is it correct to alter preamp channel balance before adjusting it. Preamp channel balance should be set wherever you normally listen to achieve sonic balance in your l... |