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| Step Up Transformer @edgewear post script I also have in the cupboard a much vaunted pure tube mc head amp and a hybrid fet/tube mc head amp that I have modded. The hybrid fet/tube head works very well with the ultra low output Ikeda, very dynamic and very coheren... | |
| Step Up Transformer @edgewear @dover given your extensive experience, would you share with us what you consider to be the best trannies you ever heard? Thanks. That is like asking how long a piece of string could be if you unwound it. I have not heard any mc tr... | |
| Step Up Transformer I have the EAR Head here - it is ok at best, not the best tranny I have. Tim told me it was the best he has ever made - exceeds the MC3 & MC4. | |
| List of plinth builders for Technics SP10 MK3 @pindac I know someone who gutted his SP10mk3 and created a new plinth structure for the motor/bearing/platter. Unfortunately it sounded awful. I also a spent a few years listening to a standard SP10mk3 with the matching Technics EPA100mk2, bo... | |
| ZYX "House" Sound Primarily better tonearm - new, much higher quality bearings. The better the tonearm the more you get out of your cartridge. I am familiar with the 505 - I was a high end distributor for a few years and personally owned some of the micro TT's and ... | |
| List of plinth builders for Technics SP10 MK3 @pindac Whilst scouring the Japan Auctions, I have found a Vendor who has offered a Kaneta Variant. It would be more useful iff you posted a link. You go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about top secret expe... | |
| ZYX "House" Sound @kevemaher You are looking at upgrading the wrong component. Your Micro Seiki DD40 is simply not good enough for any of the cartridges you are currently using or proposing to buy. You would be far better off getting a new turntable which will ... | |
| Increasing a Low output MM @mdrone The problem is that the Leben has abnormally low gain. Most MM phono stages offer around 40db of gain. I have had the Leben in my system and quite frankly it is quite vague - not worth the money in my view. Even a cheapy Soundsmith phon... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S Send it to Dynavector - they check everything and rebuild the cartridge if necessary to bring it up to new spec. I have had several Dynavector rebuilds and they have been fantastic, including upgrading the stylus profile and complete new generato... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @lewm Yes underhung with respect to the spindle, but when I say under and over hung with respect to a line at tangent to the null point Have a look at the diagram here ( figure 2 ) - https://theaudiobeatnik.com/review-viv-lab-rigid-float-ha-t... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @lewm Its a bit hard without drawing a diagram - If you draw a line from the spindle to the edge of the record.( call it line A ) Then choose a null point on that line Now draw a line ( call it line B ) at 90 degrees to line A intersecting th... | |
| Which MM, MI, or Hi output...Nagaoka 300/500, Clearaudio Maestro, Soundsmith Carmen I own the much vaunted Nagaoka cartridge, boring and dull, no life. Much prefer the Soundsmith range to the Nagaoka's in a variety of arms. I have not heard the Clearaudio. I purchased some 78 styli for my Nagaoka's to play 78's - seems ok for ... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @intactaudio @lewm Earlier in this thread I mentioned setting the zero offset arm with 2 nulls. What I really meant was as follows - With a zero offset tonearm generally it is recommended to set a null point somewhere between the start an... | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? My preference is to keep the DIN in place because that allows me to run 2 differently configured phono cables - I have 1 specifically designed for MC cartridges and a second one specifically designed for MM cartridges. Retaining the DIN allows y... | |
| Kumza Stabi S or Rega P10 ?? @jc51373 One of the best ( and least expensive ) updates for the Rega P10 is to mount it on the Rega wall bracket ( shelf ) - specifically designed for the P10. The improvement over floor mounted stands is significant. I would encourage you t... |