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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm/Timeltel - You may be interested in reading up on the materials used in my Final Audio Parthenon VTT1. Both the platter and tonearm pod are bolted directly to a 40kg slab of superplastic zinc alloy ( SPZ ). The TT was designed to have a rigid... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Charles1dad - Again you still make false assumptions when you assert that "high powered solid state" may suit someones preferences. The underlying assumption you imply is that high powered solid state has a sound - well that's not true, its going ... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Borg7x9 - The GRF Professionals in a room similar in size to yours worked better across the room - this would be worth trying. | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Charles1dad - you are completely wrong when you assume SS only has advantages in the bass. I have been listening to Tannoy GRF Professionals ( super rare backloaded horns similar in size and efficiency to the Westminsters ) for over 15 years with ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Guarnerie suggestion is pukka. Recent studies have indicated that the imperfections, variations in wood thickness, irregular holes, patched wood panels & tweaks to the original instrument are generating that unique sound. The headshell twe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm - I'm not sure myself sometimes, but I'm glad you enjoy them. One part of my ancestry is "it must be correct" the other is more pragmatic "as long as we get there". I have heard the Grace sound quite good with a Garrott P77 but I dont think i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? No you dont want to stiffen the headshell, that will destroy the euphonic hyperclarity that attracted Lewm to this arm. Based on the latest studies of the Guarnerie's it would be advisable to take to the arm with hammer and chisel, pop a few chips... | |
| AC power anomalies disrupt only phono stage? Henry - the Halcro inverts absolute phase in the phono only and not the line stage. Have you factored this into the equation. Also from time to time mains can flip in its phase orientation. Just be happy you dont live in Oamaru. My friends stereo ... | |
| AC power anomalies disrupt only phono stage? Halcro - it would help if you described what you mean by unlistenable. What does it sound like. | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question YesNot really | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Frogman - the order I went through was - 1st removed inner foam - listening test2nd removed heatshrink - listening test3rd modified head shell - listening test4th added electrodampening - listening testMy personal view on fluid dampening is that i... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Frogman - I got considerably more transparency and even less grain when I removed the inner foam and stripped off the heatshrink from the aluminium arm tube with both low compliance ( Denon 103 Garrott ) and high compliance ( Shure V15VMR ) cartri... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The problem with most subwoofers is that unless they have been designed as part of the main speaker and are using identical amplifiers & cabling, then the phase and timing will be at odds with the main speaker, thus destroying timing and coher... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel - you forgot the most common distortion - OMG. This is particular to audiophile systems and usually occurs when one has spent the food money on more important things like new fuses. It is also known to have been used by audiophile widows,... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Kudos to Albert and others for generously sharing their knowledge with us.Albert is on the money with product improvement. I think in the 70's cost was no object , but since then knowledge shared ( internet ), new materials and the lower cost and ... |