drbond
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| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn Sounds interesting, but I would think that it would be simplest to use a lighter cartridge mouting plate and move the counter weight forward based on that as opposed to adding a heavier counter weight, which would then affect the effec... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn As far as I can tell, the counter weights that I have work fine, but I haven’t tried anything else, so possibly brass counter weights would work better, or possibly worse. Is there a theoretical "best"? (I, personally, would have no i... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm @rauliruegas Thanks for clarifying: my counterweights are about equidistant from the pivot to the end of the tonearm, so I don't think anything extra is needed there. I think perhaps @mijostyn meant a brass cartridge mounting plate as op... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn Thanks for offering to make a brass counterweight for the CB tonearm. Is the counterweight simply a heavier cartridge mounting plate? How would I know if I need one. Presently, I just move the weight back and forth to adjust for VTF... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @holmz Thanks for sharing your experience with Dohmann, and the details about cartridges that you discussed together! I’ll have to look into that WAM zenith disc, but I’ve been using the AnalogMagik software with decent results, and there is one... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @holmz Thanks for sharing! Was the Dohmann HQ in Australia, or Bulgaria (as I just read a Fremer article about Dohmann, Schroder, and another sound equipment manufacturer joining together to form a conglomerate in Bulgaria.) Yes, the alignment ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @sksos Yes, I only looked at the MC cartridge input, since I didn't want to fiddle with a SUT presently, although that could change in the future. I couldn't be happier with the CH Precision P1 / X1. I'm sure that the CS Port phono stage is ex... | |
| Connecting a phonostage to a processor. @bwguy There are some very helpful and knowledgeable individuals on this forum. (I'm not one of them.) There is also the occasional poster who feels a need to insult others, for some reason or another. Generally, I've found that those who fee... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze Don't let @rauliruegas bully you into thinking anything in particular. He doesn't know what you prefer at this point in time. I think most know what you mean by "musical". If you like the musical bloom of the tubes, then that's what yo... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze Here's a good summary of the 6922 tubes from Brent Jessee Recording and Supply: OK, SO TELL ME HOW THEY SOUND!! A tough question if there ever was one! The best advice is to get a few types and hear for yourself the good sounds you h... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? @rooze While you might not realize it, the Steelehad is definitely "tubey" in sound, compared a neutral. I had a Steelhead for 15 years, and really enjoyed it. It's a great phono stage. As you mention, perhaps, you should tube roll: the 5687... | |
| What's A Good Upgrade From A Manley Steelhead? The Manley Steelhead is $12k. I think an upgrade should be 50-100% more in price, otherwise you’re just looking at different. At the price range you’re talking about, you might not get much of an upgrade, but maybe I’m wrong. I used to own a Stee... | |
| Help with stylus cleaning I don’t know if it’s related, but when I was using the Onzow Zerodust, my left channel went out on a MC cartridge with less than 200 hours on it. Since then I tried the StyLast stylus cleaner, the Magic Eraser, a nylon brush, and an electric blow... | |
| Solving the "complex music problem"? I experienced this same problem with complex music. While all components play at least a minor role, I found that the amplifier played the largest role in resolving this problem. | |
| Minusk platform I guess one solution is not to tap on the platform! …or perhaps try some tube dampeners on your phono stage. |