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| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Lewm - same experience, but from the motor & power supply mods we did, the cogging in the early motors on the SOTA was significant. According to our tech the "cogging" was induced by shortcomings with the power supply regulation on the papst m... | |
| Shout out to Syntax - re: Delos If ugly is the new chic, then the new Roksan arm is worth $35k at least. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric - I'm a bit like Lewm. I dont believe Walker would be pushing the Magic Diamond if he didn't think that it gave justice to his turntable. Same with Raul, he's hard to please, and yet he regards it as a very good cartridge.Some comments fro... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric - I picked up the "Magic Diamond" moving coil preamp from Germany when I was trying to optimise my very low output Ikeda. For a solid state device it is very good, saw off the Klyne 7, but I prefer tubes for phono. My gut feel is that the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The issue I have with the Magic Diamond saga is that people are presuming it is a reworked Denon 103 but there is no proof. Even if it was, we have no idea of how much rework is done and at what cost.As far as I recall the original Van den Hul Gra... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, hi there,Thats exactly where I ended up with the Shure V15 - 1 lead weight far far out. I think with the electrodampening of the lateral tube motion and decoupling of the beam in place, even low compliance cartridges benefit from least weig... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Richardkrebs,A simple dynamic load test you might want to try if you havent already done so, is to hold your finger against the rotating platter while playing music. I'm not sure how relevent this is - the force reative to the incremental change i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric - I'm surprised you have time to post given the number of cartridges awaiting your attention. I have a Reto Andreoli moving coil preamp sitting on the shelf, but alas no cartridge. Will be interested to see what you hear. My old Denon 103 ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? There is no such thing as a conical stylus, a conical stylus would gouge your record out.There is a spherical tipped stylus.Now there is an interesting summary or explanation of Reto Andreoli's theory on why spherical tipped stylus are more approp... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The mouse and the elephant :Nandric due to the size of the contact of the stylus, the record groove is about 1/6th the size of a human hair, 1.5g tracking force equates to roughly 340lbs/square inch. | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Lharasim - My suggestion then, based on what I see in the video, and given the age of the deck, would be to get the power supply checked over and ensure it is in spec, check the electrolytic caps which can dry out. In my experience decent power su... | |
| Garrard 301-Worth the effort? Jonathan - apart from the hyperbole, I do like your gear, and the plinths look great.......cheers. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul - if you would like to send me the Glanz & Astatic, I would be happy to arbitrate in this matter and give a fair and balanced review. | |
| Garrard 301-Worth the effort? Jweiss/RadicalsteveYou guys crack me up."the best tweeter ever""the only speaker in the world made of solid wood""slate is perfect material for audio...doesn't ring""my TT101 is the most dynamic deck ever"None of which can be substantiated. | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Lharasim - I did read your response and had another look at the video. The "lurching" or "hunting" that I see occurs in the 1st 19 seconds before you put your finger on the platter. Did you have another finger on the platter out of sight ? From th... |