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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul/Nandric/HenryDynavector Karat Nova 13/17My advice would be to only buy one that is in good working condition, because they cannot be rebuilt. As far as retipping goes, the diamond cantilever has a very fragile yoke into which the stylus is gl... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm One of the downsides of having a turntable that uses an oscillator preamplifier and power amplifier to drive the motor means I have to run 2 MIT power cables/MIT Magnum MA interconnect/custom MIT speaker cable just to run the turntable. It was wor... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, I was going off the picture you posted from Hifido - serial number R143.I assumed this was the actual one you bought, which is a 17D, and has the detachable wires - see pic.What serial number do you have ?As regards the specs they were ty... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm How about this ... very retro....very rare Fidelity Research idler....as Syntax would say the quiet rumble of the London Underground on every record can be comforting...http://www.hifido.co.jp/KW/G0301/E/450-10/C12-65456-39066-00/ | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Halcro - I'm a bit like you - the Raven doesn't look that bad. When you study their website, the motor supposedly has some accuracy, and the belt is elastic, so presumably the steepness of the initial drop will be due to the elasticity.I have list... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Richardkrebs,Just a little plug here. Customers of both MK2 and MK3 upgrades have universally noted a marked improvement in percieved speed stability.How is this possible ? For the last 5 days you have argued that the SP10mk3 is impervious to styl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul - I forgot to mention the other reason I think yours is an original 17D is the detachable headshell leads. On the 13D the headshell leads are hardwired off the coils - one less connection. I've had mine for well over 20 years, and had 2 rebui... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? This is from my earlier post on the Dynavector Karat Nova'sThere are 3 Karat Nova's - Karat Nova 13D, Karat Nova 17D and the reissue Karat Nova 17D. The original Karat Novas have Ebony bodies, the reissue 17D has a metal body.If the serial number ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm,Pics of my Dynavector Karat Nova 13Dhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXzmZ10Q2kE&feature=youtu.be | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Have any of you thought it ironic that the speed checking disc and software you are using to evaluate stylus drag and its impact on speed stability is supplied by a company that sells rubber belt drive turntables. Creepy eh. | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm RichardkrebsI seemed to have missed the olive branch. Was it before or after "end of story"and "for the last time".I have continued the discussion as you have misconstrued some of my comments and not fully addressed some of my queries. I cannot un... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric - MC's generate current not voltage. Most phono stages amplify voltage ( there are some current devices ). MC transformers convert high current/low voltage from the cartridge to a low current/high voltage output. Due to the low current of ... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Richardkrebs :Let's assume we are tracking at 2.0g.Now let's break down the stylus drag components into 2 parts - one being stylus drag due to the tracking force ( A ) and the other being the variation in stylus drag due to the variations in the m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm/RaulI'm in the same boat as Raul. I never used to like SUT's much - too coloured and unpredictable. I have always preferred high gain full tube preamps with no loading for MC's ( 47k ) . But since I had the Dynavector Nova 13 rebuilt and boug... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Lewm - in my posts I have tried to relate what I hear with the design etc. Some folk misread stuff. I am not anti direct drive or any drive. What I have heard in very good systems is that there are very few DD's that dont sound awful, by which I m... |