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| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? re Soundsmith cartridges Same stylus, same cantilever, same suspension and chassis. The ONLY difference is larger coils. This is not correct. The more expensive low output SS cartridges ( Paua, Sussuro, Hyperion ) have much better channel se... | |
| emt 950, technics sp10 - direct drive sound @lohanimal I have actually heard quite a few EMT's - both vintage and new. The best by far was a Van den hul modified EMT - transparent, punchy, fantastic on large scale orchestra. Very dynamic. Thats why I suggested Anamighty. The TSD SPH is ... | |
| emt 950, technics sp10 - direct drive sound Send it to Anamighty for rebuild or New - have you considered being the standard TSD SPH ( spherical ). Many devotees of the EMT sound prefer the spherical version. | |
| What is Your End Game System? That Porsche shock tower looks like buildings I saw after an earthquake here in Christchurch NZ - the concrete pilings were driven straight up through the concrete floors. Not as bad though as a Mitsubishi Evo driver at our Audi club meet where s... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @richardkrebs But get it right and they are pretty darn good. Obviously choosing the best curves here, but you can see plus or minus 1dB and 1 degree from 20hz to 20 kHz for the EM/1A. Further, the errors occur in the extreme bottom and top end... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @lewm I experimented with a Soundsmith Paua and a bunch of phonos - tried loading above 1k - didn't work - optimum was around the 800 ohm mark. Caveat here is that on that particular cartridge the electrical specs were changed quite significantl... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge Seriously, Mijo, do you think there exists a cartridge that is within 0.5db between 100 and 12khz, in actual practice in a home system? I don’t. What @mijostyn actually said was Anything greater than +- 0.5 dB between 100 Hz and 12 kHz will i... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @richardkrebs As can be seen from the plots, they are sensitive to loading on their primary and secondary windings, including capacitance. Get it wrong and their frequency response and phase curves aren't pretty. But get it right and they are p... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @newtoncr Thanks. I have heard Lyra's on the SME V/SME TT on a friends system and did not think it was a great match compared to other cartridges on the same TT. Sounds like the Durand works better. | |
| Moving Iron Adventures Most all DD turntables use AC motors. @lewm Are you sure about this ? L07D - DC servo motor SP10 - brushless DC motor Pioneer - P3 DC hall motor Victor TT101 - coreless dc motor | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @newtoncr the Lyra was a clear winner over the ortofon verisimo. Music had more layers , more detail , much larger soundstage and much more dynamics. The verisimo was softer and much smaller( the sound stage ) and lacked the various hues and l... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @dogberry From my experience the combination of both the Soundsmith MI & SUT’s - not recommended. SUT’s have too many issues ( colourations and phase shifts ) to be included in any high end solution. In my view you need a high gain phono th... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? The Top Wing Suzaku is clearly a moving magnet. My understanding is that the low output is a consequence of using a very small coil to minimise capacitance and minimise inductance in the overall design - meaning the resonant frequency is very hig... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @edgewear Yes you are correct - brain fart moment - platinum wire. I stand by the coarse, in that I mean compared to the gold & copper coils - but it is very subtle. could be sample variations. Enjoying immensely a custom Grand Cru I rece... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? The best cartridge is simple, one that meets your listening biases and your pocketbook, that works on your tonearm in a synergistic manner…and plays well with your phono stage. Yep - thats what I posted back in August. Agree - synergy rules ( ... |