dover
Responses from dover
| A New MC to Catch One's Attention The AT is a bargain compared to the new Nagra cartridge ($18,500 USD) What you are forgetting is that with the Nagra you are paying $3-4k for the cartridge and $14-15K for the name. For some folk that is great value. | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @mikelavigne constant minor side load is not as big a deal as sudden heavy side load. True linear trackers do also require precise set-up or they can put much more stress on the stylus at the point of initial contact with the groove....gett... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @intactaudio Since you are one of the few here who interested in science and empirical measurement here is an interesting comment from Bruce Thigpen, designer of the ET2 linear tracker, whom has a degree in physics and audio engineering - T... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge Maximum distortion difference between null points is only 0.1% if alignment accuracy is 100%: zero tolerance. If one only has one eye this can be difficult to achieve | |
| Field coil dava cartridge high tracking error in 12" is 1.4° at 146mm ( outer groove) and from 120mm. to 66mm is 0°and at most inner groove ( 60mm ) is 0.56° in the 10" is 1.65° at most outer groove and 0° from 119mm to 66mm and at most inner groove is 0.57° All those w... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge whomever brought the topic up. 12" tonearms are terrible. They sacrifice low inertia and stiffness for an insignificant improvement in tracking error. 30% reduction in tracking error is not insignificant. | |
| Mod my Rega P5 OR...time to move on ?? @qbitstate What is your verdict on the P10? should i make the jump? A friend of mine upgraded from Groovemastered P5 to P9 - big improvement. Then P9 to P10 - bigger improvement again. Either latest P8 or P10 would be way better than a heavi... | |
| SME V service manual/parts list @normb Here's a suggestion - what about reverse calibrating the dial - Set the VTF to 1.75g using the dial. Now adjust the counterweight so that the VTF is actually 1.75g at the stylus tip - using your scales. Now check 1.5g & 2.0g using... | |
| Prana Distribution And today you don’t really need an idler. Now you can get a motor to run at 150rpm, smoothly, silently, cheaply enough and you can switch speeds electronically. @idler-21st You obviously have no idea how idler turntables work. The pulley siz... | |
| Prana Distribution @idler-21st You moniker is misleading. Your turntable is not an idler drive. An idler turntable is when you have an idler wheel between the motor pulley and platter ( hence the name "idler" ). According to your diagram on your website the Sem... | |
| VPI HW-19 with Graham 1.5 arm Question/Suggestions @hoodjem The standard loading options on the Rowland are not optimal for this cartridge - ranging from 10-185 ohms or 47k. The Benz has an internal impedance of 40 ohms - although 47k should be ok you might want to try 400-1000 ohms for this ca... | |
| Prana Distribution Well I would never buy a Semper Sonus. Why would anyone want a turntable that whenever there is an issue the manufacturer goes on a public forum to cast aspersions - airing his dirty laundry in public so to speak. Best to avoid issues like this ... | |
| Garrard 401 and 301 pulley The Garrard 301 and 401 pulleys are different - not interchangeable. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? But you may be correct that Sussuro came very soon after Voice. Thats correct - I heard the first Sussuro and his first Strain Gauge cartridge not long after the Voice had come out. The Paua came out after he visited New Zealand - name comes fr... | |
| AT33PTG/II upgrade? Compatible? @gochurchgo Thats great - well done. Far warmer and supple than I expected. Precisely why I recommend it over the OC9 series. You want to set the tracking weight at the upper end, and then a couple of weeks when the suspension has loosened ... |