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| Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges? @nandric Have a look at the picture under more detailshttp://soundgate.net/product/MjM0.highendThe tieback string is the string from the stylus mounting point to the back of the cartridge. Is that "the wire" you are asking about ?The hoop is the U... | |
| Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges? @nandric Are you referring to the "tie back" string from just above the stylus to the rear of the cartridge that is required to stop the vertical cantilever ( Decca ) and vertical hoop ( Ikeda ) being ripped out when playing records ? | |
| Cartridge recommendations? @wrat Cant believe all the recommendations that dont fit the requirements.Two cartridge ranges that fit the requirements of under 7ghigh complianceunder $200Grado Prestige series - high compliance, 5.5gmOrtofon OM Series - high compliance, 5gmNote... | |
| Woodsong Garrard 301, Artisan Fidelity 301, Shindo 301, SME 301, or etc.? @scar972 Very nice system you have - its great to get to a happy place. When I had a shop I met a lot of audiophiles who were never happy - always looking for something different. To me the Garrards embody that goal of forget about the gear and en... | |
| Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition Dynamics and tone are certainly important characteristics of a reproductive system but timing is solely up to the musicians. That may be correct in terms of the music, but not necessarily playback. The reality is that if you have phase or frequenc... | |
| Woodsong Garrard 301, Artisan Fidelity 301, Shindo 301, SME 301, or etc.? Chris Harban advised me not to switch to a much heavier platter.That the 301 motor was not designed to move that much weight.@mglik Yes I agree with Chris on this. The 301 motor is not as powerful as the later 401 and in my experience the timing a... | |
| Zu Audio Modded Denon 103's Cartridges are a disposable item, you should only spend what you can afford to throw away.Secondly, a lot of these modified Denons are a joke. All they do is put a new body over the top, but at the end of the day the cartridge is still connected t... | |
| Should the sound level in Triode mode be lower than in Tetrode The mistake you make is that power does not equal gain.It just means more headroom.If I would connect a right channel output of a preamp to a 100 Watts monoblock and its right-channel to a 250 Watts one then the right speaker will be 2.5 times lou... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Yes - I had rf issues with van den hul solid core silver.Going back to copper litz fixed the problem ( and sounded better )If you have the original wiring loom poor connections can be a source of rf - go through and clean all joints and resolder a... | |
| Tonearms for reference 78 RPM system Technics SP-10R @mke246If you need 12" arm and removeable headshell there are not a lot of options, but here are someJelco 12" - out of production but might still be aroundOrtofon AS309 & RS409 - around but since made by Jelco may run out.Ikeda 407 VintageSME... | |
| Woodsong Garrard 301, Artisan Fidelity 301, Shindo 301, SME 301, or etc.? @jperry would love to hear a 301 with all of the mods made by @dover Thanks for the vote of confidence.My 301 is not my main reference table, but it handily disposed of a Platine Verdier which I had as a second turntable ( for 78's and mucking aro... | |
| Woodsong Garrard 301, Artisan Fidelity 301, Shindo 301, SME 301, or etc.? @bukanonaYes the CTC rod is a good compromise - less friction and inherently more stability than a ball. Good luck with the motor switching mod, as you say it is not hard. | |
| Woodsong Garrard 301, Artisan Fidelity 301, Shindo 301, SME 301, or etc.? @pcosta I think with your question we must distinguish the differences between "restorers" and one who modifies to potentially make better. Do all those fall into the same category?Woodsong appears to offer plinths and I don't know if he does an... | |
| Tonearms for reference 78 RPM system Technics SP-10R Small point: Aren't the Technics EPA tonearms and the FR64S or fx and the Lustre all a bit too short for the OP's needs, like to play 16" records?Well Chakster is always stretching reality.He probably thinks 10 inches is as long as 12 in his world... | |
| Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition Should anyone question the motivation for my response to Lewm, the answer is here "Your little experiment". So f-ing condescending I could just...... Well, you get the idea. @fsonicsmithWell after the red mist subsides, @lewm s point is correct.Ju... |