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| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Have you managed to try out the recommended capacitive loading ( 250-300 pf ) on the Shure yet. I am interested to know the results. Re Tympanis - I had a pair traded years ago, spent more time repairing them than listening. Fortunate... | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? Do you remember what they used on the Gen 1 table then? A rubber mat? This one came with a felt one but I fitted it with a rubber and cork one I had available. Depends what you call Gen 1. IIRC the original mat was acrylic. Definit... | |
| Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star? @flash56 Both the suggestions by @tablejockey are good options. Manley Chinook & Zesto Andros. I've listened to the Andros for a couple of years with a variety of cartridges - it's very good. musical and underrated in my opinion. | |
| Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star? @lewm You are muddying the waters again. The Icon PS1 MM input is 47k and an external SUT 1/10 will load the cartridge correctly. All you are doing is confusing the person who started the thread with your hypothetical postulation. | |
| Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star? @flash56 You have 2 easy options - If you purchase the Icon PS1 you would need to buy a SUT wth 1/10 step up ratio and plug it into the MM input. There are plenty of vintage units such as Denon AU320 or Denon AU340 that will do the job. Altern... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL V15 v Hyperion v Atlas. Chevy Vega v Lexus SUV v. Bentley I guess the V15 must be the Lexus based on build quality and consistency. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL look what is garbage is what you posted and that you did not read slowly through my posts where I said: " those numbers shows electrically FR.." and " Electrically this is the FR response loaded at 22K... " @rauliruegas I actually did read yo... | |
| Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star? Music Direct are misinforming you. Loading the Soundsmith cartridge below the recommended 470ohms load will result in awful sound. You need to find another phono. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @rauliruegas @lewm Your recommendations on loaiding and capacitance are garbage. According to independent measurements of the Shure V15vmr in High Fidelity Magazine in 1984 ( unfortunately I can't post pictures ) the frequency response at the l... | |
| Opinions of MIT MH 750 speaker cable The 750 is still better than the others you mention. The Nordost is hifi sounding, thin and bright. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL atmasphere 11,760 posts 10-05-2024 at 07:53am @mijostyn Yeah, Shure claimed 1.2 gr was OK, but IME it isn't. Disagree. I ran Shure V15vmr and V15vxmr at 1.15g which was the optimum in both an Eminent Technology ET2 and Dynavector 501. T... | |
| Is the Hana SH being discontinued? I hope so, its overrated. For a vintage turntable, the arm bearings may well be less than perfect, and I would use a medium to high compliance moving magnet or moving iron for best results. Examples would be MI - Grado, Soundsmith, Nagaoka , MM... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable After 42 years working in R&D I only pursue and fix real problems. Are you saying that incorrect VTA is not a real problem. If you believe that I would suggest your optimum cartridge would be something with a conical or spherical stylus. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project MDF is basically wood dust and glue. The reason MDF has no purchase when you screw into it is because the glue is the most expensive component, and the manufacturers only put enough in to just hold the wood dust together and no more. It is designe... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable I set VTA by ear using a known sample of records. My ears are more accurate than my eyes and I believe this would be true for most. I sample thick and thin and from that testing I know exactly how must to adjust - for convenience I divide my coll... |