dougdeacon
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| Rega RB300 Help? 1. You don't measure overhang (in the sense of getting or matching some number). You simply adjust it, by moving the cartridge in the headshell slots until the stylus is in the proper position, based on the design parameters of the tonearm and you... | |
| cart measurement vs quoted spec You can tweak-align you sweet hind off, and NEVER come right if that happens, distortion is programmed for you right in the cart.True! Just what I was trying say in my first response. By way of sharing experiences, I once owned an ABC model DEF wi... | |
| cart measurement vs quoted spec This post was interesting, until I reached the part where you FINALLY mentioned the off-centre cantilever.If the cantilever is visibly off-centre, why waste time on performance measurements? The manufacturer did not quote specs from, nor would any... | |
| What to listen for when setting VTF? Raul makes another good point. I'm not familiar with the Zu version of the Denon 103, but the normal versions of that cartridge are not an ideal match for lighter weight unipivots like the JMW 9. Compliance, while not actually as low as Denon's qu... | |
| What to listen for when setting VTF? ...for some classical recordings, the strings have some silbius or distortion, that are corrected by going to 4.0. I am still running it at around 2.2, but was curious why it is that wayThere are several possible causes, including various setup pa... | |
| What to listen for when setting VTF? Toufu,Are you certain you're actually playing with VTF at a true 4.0g? How are you measuring? The dials on some tonearms are notoriously inaccurate. Some Shure balances were (idiotically) manufactured of magnetic steel, which exaggerates the measu... | |
| Troubleshoot tracking issue Agree with everything Nsgarch said. Zenblaster's guidance on antiskate is backwards. Reducing antiskate will cause the arm to move more toward the center, not less. Using a blank side is certainly not meaningful, unless you play a lot of blank sid... | |
| Tri-planar vs Graham Marco, As Syntax says, a ZYX cartridge is an excellent match with a Triplanar, PROVIDED the cartridge includes ZYX's optional silver headshell weight. If it doesn't, bass response and macro-dynamics will suffer, because a bare 5g ZYX cartridge is ... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? Very interesting, Turboo. Thank you for posting that. The more widely used method, listening to a few reference recordings and comparing the sound to a retained memory of what something should sound like, can be useful for *analyzing* a system's o... | |
| Tri-planar vs Graham Peter,When I suggested Ian’s other preamps were less than first-class, I was of course referring to the two I’ve actually heard. I didn’t know he owned any others, including the three you mentioned. I didn't know you’d tried his Alaap in your syst... | |
| Tri-planar vs Graham Hi Peter,Ian's Alaap reproduced harmonic overtones his system couldn't handle without ringing at higher listening volumes. It's possible this change to a harmonically more transparent/less ringy turntable and tonearm might have eliminated the ring... | |
| What is best VTA for Clearaudio Maestro Cartridge? Search for Mint on these forums. You'll find many dozens (hundreds?) of very satisfied users, including many who use JMW arms. The improvement vs. the stock protractor that came with my TriPlanar was (cliche alert) equal to a component upgrade. On... | |
| Tri-planar vs Graham This wasn't so much about gear lust or desiring something new but wanting reassurance that synergy wasn't going to be an issue. I've made some huge mistakes when it comes to synergy...Getting synergies right is vitally important and can be difficu... | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor Having used the Graham jig on friend's arms, I entirely agree with Downunder and Stiltskin's responses to Rgurney. The Graham tool is wonderfully easy to use, far easier than the Turntablebasics clone that comes with a TriPlanar for example, but t... | |
| What cartridge, what output? Your answer to (c) means that, as Raul correctly stated, your phono stage was designed for MM or high output MC cartridges. They are designed to work into a 47Kom load.Mid- and low-output MC's are designed to work into loads ranging from 5Kohms al... |