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| Denon 103 vs 103r opinions - Sonic Differences I still have fond memories of my Denon 103 which the original Garrot Bros worked over for me with a Boron/Aluminium hybrid cantilever and weinz parabolic diamond. Incredibly musical, very good timing, down in focus/resolution slightly but a cartri... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? Tonywinsc, thanks for the explanation. It corroborates with my experiences, we must listen. The downside of using our ears is that errors in other areas such as VTA, optimum tracking weight can influence what we hear and the process for dialing in... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved Emm Labs XSD1, Eximus, Mytek, Naim, Moon 750/650, AMR-77, Wadia 861SE with GNSC mods, Meridian 800 are some of the digital front ends I have heard extensively. Emm Labs was probably the most musical, but had the advantage of full AIR Tight amplifi... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved My current DAC is 32-bit so all I need is the download resolution and voila - I'll have true 32-bit resolution in my system.Sorry mate, all your 32 bit Sabre DAC is capable of is reading a 32 bit word. What comes out the other end is not 32 bit ev... | |
| Rabco SL-8E Tone Arm Hi Lewm, I'm guessing on the Dynavector, but I would assume that although the Dynavector has a high mass in the vertical plain, because it is a balanced beam, ie the counterweight at the back balances the arm to zero, then they have added electrom... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, yes I can understand that if we are changing from a glue joint to a pressure joint then this would explain it. I note that Namiki use laser technology for their diamond cutting, so I guess advances in technology may have made it more prac... | |
| Rabco SL-8E Tone Arm Atmasphere, yes I get that and I dont think there was any difference in deflection on eccentric records between a conventional arm and the ET ( with the dampening applied). The amount of deflection will vary depending on the horizontal compliance ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, I would question your comment about repairers replacing the cantilever and diamond rather than the diamond on its own. When I used Garrot's many years ago I witnessed with my own eyes under the electron microscope the removal of the diamo... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? Yes I agree with Lewm that AS should be applied, with due care.In my experience as a dealer and 30 years of audio I have found that very few TT's provide a platter surface and armboard surface that are congruent, that is if the platter is level th... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? Mapman, It is feasable that a digitally mastered recording could sound better through an analogue medium than digital because playing back via digital in the case of CD adds another A/D & D/A conversion, and if played back via computer/dac at ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Obviously if you cant hear much difference between a copper mat and a pigskin mat, then your system is either not very resolving or it is too highly coloured to hear differences in components. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Decca is very difficult to set up correctly and hypercritical on arm selection. Remember it has no compliance whatsoever, the diamond is mounted on the end of a verticle pipe that is tied back to prevent it pulling away when playing. Personall... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Never buy a record collection off a Decca user, you will find that most of their inner grooves are rooted. | |
| Rabco SL-8E Tone Arm But as I have pointed out other posts you can minimise cantliver flex in tangential air bearing arms by employing electromagnetic damping. I used a Shure V15Vmr on an ET2 for about 6 years and the cantilever is still as straight as a die. A small ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, Why would you go to Ogura to buy a micro ridge diamond. The microridge profile is patented by Namiki Precision Jewel Company, and as far as I know Namiki still manufacture this. Namiki also used to make cantilevers and complete cartridges... |