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| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? Russian silver mica capacitors on eBay and give them a try.... These are absolutely as transparent and neutral as a TI TX2575 resistor. This is not possible. Capacitors have phase shifts, resistors don't. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @fsonicsmith The platter on @lalitk Garrard 301 is a 301 strobe platter. The 401 Strobe platter is different - it has an indent in the centre about the size of the record label.. The 301 strobe platter was an extra cost upgrade in the last year... | |
| Continued misadventures with Ortofon 2M carts @andykatz Could be the pins on the head shell are not mating properly with the pins inside the tonearm bayonet fitting. The pins inside the tonearm bayonet fitting are normally spring loaded and when you remove the head shell they should come b... | |
| Older Linn Sondek LP12 info and interest You can check on eBay for value. It's not worth a fortune - why don't you get an inexpensive cartridge fitted and keep it for posterity. There are plenty of cheap phonos if you need one to get it up and running. | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @pindac RIAA that follows: +0.3db c 20hz and 17khz This might have been state of the art back in the early 1960's - but not even close today. There are tube phonos today more accurate than that. You were listening to a RIAA tone control des... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @lewm It would appear that Pindac is a devotee of the "new" sciences. If the Paradise identifies as a trans it is all encompassing. The Paradise is a DIY phono that has a RIAA curve that has been jacked up in the bass ( "a slight enhancement in... | |
| Hagerman Piccolo Zero: New transimpedance head amp A cartridge develops voltage not current, then wh use a current design with a voltage audio item. Has no sense. 100% wrong. One of the most misinformed comments I have ever seen on this forum. High output moving magnets typically produce highe... | |
| Turntable Isolation So the Townshend platform did not solve the footfall issue. Back to square one @travisg Well if you can’t do a wall shelf why not do a hanging shelf attached to the ceiling. I had a few customers who successfully implemented a hanging shelf ... | |
| Townshend Isolation Products. The Townsend platforms were not beneficial in my system. Underneath my power amps I preferred my Magic Carpet base. With my speakers I preferred a more direct coupling to the floor. | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? The answer to Raul's OP question seems to be no, nobody knows which cartridge type is inherently "better". But most of us have an opinion. And that's the sad fact about audio forums - there are so many opinions that are not based on actual liv... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? Please offer a mechanism to explain why a “good LOMC suppressed groove noise better than the others”, other than that’s your opinion. No you are wrong. @frogman never said that was his opinion. @frogman posted that this was his experience in ... | |
| Goldmund Studietto repairs Was in the trade 30 years ago. The JVC motor is more reliable - same motor as used in the JVC QLA75 tt. you can find service manuals for that TT and/or use a JVC QLA75 as a donor. If the Papst motor goes I think you can retrofit the JVC motor but... | |
| Goldmund Studietto repairs @ptss The early Goldmund Studio/Studietto used a Papst motor. The later Studio/Studietto uses a JVC DD motor. The tonearm is a dog - you would be better off replacing it with a pivoted arm - much less hassle. | |
| Cartridge mounting woes @ho249 If the through holes in your cartridge are threaded then you cannot use it with the Empire head shell. The reason is very simple - if you have the Empire shell with captured threaded nut that cannot be rotated and the cartridge is thr... | |
| Which EPA-100 bearings? @wrm57 my understanding is the silicon nitride bearings produced today have a far truer surface ( in terms of roundness ). In terms of sound - Isamu Ikeda ( Fidelity Research, Ikeda ) always eschewed the use of jewelled bearings, describing the... |