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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have both the Glanz MFG61 and the Victor X1 with the original Beryllium cantilever/Shibata stylus. From my testing thus far the Glanz 61 is smoother in the top end and more refined than the Victor X1. I have not heard the Glanz Halcro refers to ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Shubert - I had an Audiomods tonearm with the VTA adjuster on a Verdier briefly a while ago and was quite impressed albeit with a Moving Magnet cartridge. Very easy to set up and adjust, same mounting as a Rega/Origin Live and reasonably priced.Wh... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Doug - a minor point, my post is accurate. If you read what I wrote it was with the assumption that one might be starting not only from level, but also from above or below level in which case the pivot to spindle could increase or decrease, depend... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Frogman - One interesting experience I had years ago was when a friend played a Phillips reissue of a Mercury Living Presence recording that I had. I could not believe it was the same recording, the reissue being very slow and ponderous. After inv... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Spencer - yes I am. It is simple geometry. Pick up a 12" stick at one end and lift it straight up. The other end which was 12" away ends up at the bottom of where you are lifting and is now 0"away ( on the horizontal plane). This is what happens w... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Adjusting VTA on the fly changes the pivot to stylus distance. As far as I am aware the only arm in the world that has VTA on the fly that adjusts the pivot to stylus distance as you raise and lower the VTA is the ET2 with its patented arc mountin... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Frogman - You have alluded to an attribute of the ET2 that has not really been recognised in this thread. In my view the ET2, due to the lack of offset angle tracking error and variable side forces, has better timing than pivoted arms, particularl... | |
| MM cartridges DSGriffiths, The Graham 2.2 as you have stated is a unipivot, whereas the JVC 7045 has gimbal bearings. It is surprising that you get the same results with both arms with the Decca. I have set up about 20-25 Deccas on half a dozen different arms a... | |
| MM cartridges Bdp24,I would agree with the Decca importer - stiff arm tube and good bearings. I have set up about 20 Deccas in various arms.The most common back in the day here was the Linn Ittok. Results were variable.The best results I got from a Decca were w... | |
| How old are your speakers Both 50 years old....Tannoy GRF Professional ( also called Tudor Autgraph ) c.1965Tannoy Belvedere Senior c. 1964As a previous high end importer including Apogee's and Martin Logan's these are it for me. Quick, transparent and wonderful on full sc... | |
| Herron pre upgrade... In my view your weakest link is the Arcam CD23T. Digital has improved immensely over the past 2-3 years and you will benefit much more from upgrading your CD player first. This should significantly improve resolution and musicality. | |
| fabulous Technics EPC-100 series re-tip Chakster, A friend of mine had an Ortofon Rohmann retipped by the new Garrott Bros. recently after accidentally dropping the cartridge. They fitted a microscanner tip ( nearest to the original ortofon profile ) and the results were excellent. To m... | |
| fabulous Technics EPC-100 series re-tip Think you'll find that is not the microscope he uses - check out the Olympus Trinocular in the other pics. I have visited the old Garrott Bros - you'd be surprised - Brian could drop in a new stylus in the blink of an eye using similar, and I neve... | |
| Stillpoints LP Isolator Record Weight The Dalby D7 Vinyl Stabiliser is an example of everything that is wrong with audio today. The kings new clothes. If you examine the bottom you will see that it cannot improve the coupling of the record to the platter unless the platter or record m... | |
| MM cartridges I have set up many Decca's. They put a lot of energy into the arm. I personally don't think the Audiomods is suitable. The Soundsmith I believe will be the best match and is a very good cartridge. I also briefly had a Goldring MM on an Audiomods, ... |