dwette
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| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? I really don’t know why I would ever need a separate mono phono-stage when I already have a great stereo phono-stage. Even if I really want to run a one channel system I can just connect one channel of my phono-stage (which happens to be a dual mo... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @faustuss I have stereo and mono versions of the same cartridge. Each is mounted on identical tonearms, both on the same turntable, both running through the same phono-stage. I mentioned this above, but maybe you haven't read through the entire ... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @faustuss mono records have been cut with stereo heads since the mid-60s, but they are reconfigured to cut a mono signal, so it's not the same thing. Using a true mono cartridge makes a big difference even with the reissues. They are cut true mon... | |
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| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @elliottbnewcombjr Note that you really only need a mono switch for LPs made before 1968 or so. Mono records made after that are cut with a stereo lathe. That’s correct but not 100% correct. When mono records are cut with a stereo lathe, the ... | |
| KOESTSU IS BACK Search must be broken here I guess. How many "Koetsu is back" threads do we need? This is at least the third one. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/koetsu-back-kind-of | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? Before I had a mono cartridge, I definitely heard improvement engaging the mono switch on my preamp when playing mono records with my stereo cartridge. It mostly came in the form of noise reduction, but it didn't benefit in other ways like the tru... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? I believe most records from 1955 on use RIAA. My phono-stage has additional equalization settings for EMI, Columbia and FFRR (Decca) but I don't have any records (mono or otherwise) that were mastered with those curves. The 1950s OGs I have alread... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @elliottbnewcombjr True Mono vs. Stereo Cartridges: It's important to note that a "true mono" cartridge has only two pins, while a stereo cartridge has four. Using a stereo cartridge on a mono LP can cause damage to the record. ... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @lewm I think the stereo/mono equivalence for a comparison between my two cartridges is quite valid. They are both Lyra Atlas, i.e. the same design. It’s just that one has stereo coils and the other has mono coils, and if you look at the design ... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? @lewm The Lyra mono cartridges (Kleos, Etna, Atlas) are true mono cartridges. They are not strapped versions of the stereo cartridges. Dynavector also makes a true mono version of the XV-1s. For about $300 one can dip their toes into using a t... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? it’s good to know that a standard phono stage with proper mono summing might get you 90% there I wouldn’t say that is so. The difference using a true mono cartridge is a lot more substantial. Offhand, I would say using mono summing at the phono... | |
| How are you playing your precious MONO Vinyl? I have a dual tonearm, dual cartridge setup for stereo/mono playback. Stereo cartridge is a Lyra Atlas Lambda SL and the mono is a Lyra Atlas Lambda Mono, so essentially stereo and mono versions of the exact same cartridge. Both are mounted on ide... | |
| New cartridge vs. Re-tipped I never had an OEM tip disappear or fall off, anybody ___?. Yes, I had a stylus unexpectedly come off my DV XV-1s. Dynavector took care of it under warranty. | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? It's not primarily budget. Sure you can't build it out of soup cans and wire, but good sound is more about knowledge and effort and not $$$. But once you obtain the knowledge you've gotten too smart for your own good, and the $$$ comes into pl... |