dwette
Responses from dwette
| Tracking Force? dwette, have you had experience with sound of other Clearaudio? Would you describe the Concerto V2 as "bright"?@vinowinoNo, I do not consider it overly bright. It has a very neutral and balanced presentation. I had a Talismann V2 that was overly b... | |
| Tracking Force? Anyone with a cartridge required to track greater than 2.0 g in this day and age should have his/her head examined@stevecham Can you please explain that? I have a Clearaudio Concerto V2. All their cartridges in that range and up have a 2.8 gr. rec... | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware @spatialking That torque chart is qualified with the following statement, and therein lies the rub, as far as I’m concerned. Keep in mind that this is only an estimated value. It may provide satisfactory performance. Every application needs to be ... | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware The correct way to tighten something is according to the manufacturer’s specifications. They know more about their products than anyone else does. These are the manufacturer specs for fixing the bolts on my Clearaudio Concerto V2, given in the ins... | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware I used a Sears Craftsman Torque wrench (maybe $100?) on my M3 at the track. Never had an issue with it. | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware How does one determine the correct torque for headshell bolts? If I get one it would be the analogmagik mentioned above. | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware I ended up not liking the vinyl screws. I think they softened the high end and dynamics a bit. At the moment I am using stainless bolts, but 5mm instead of the 8mm I had before. That brings the stainless 49gr counterweight about as close to the ar... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? The Universal looks like a fairly conventional pivoted arm. What mechanism does it have that makes it tangential?@cleeds My bad. I mistyped and meant pivoted. | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware @vasaudio Thanks but not this time. I don't know how I would even audition such a change, but I also want to leave the warranty intact. I will probably upgrade my cartridge this year. | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware Thanks for the tips about over-tightening. I don't think that's ever been a problem for me in the 4+ decades I've been playing records. However, that analogmagik torque-wrench is intriguing. Given that my TT/arm/cartridge are close to $15k it may ... | |
| Vinyl Sleeves and Jackets All my new and S/H records get a new inner sleeve after initial cleaning (Mofi or QRP..they are the same), and for single and gatefold jackets a 5mil outer sleeve. | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? Clearaudio has several linear arms starting at the ~$4K range. I had thought about getting the TT-5 for my Ovation (to replace the Magnify arm) but opted for their top of the line tangential arm instead, the Universal. The TT-5 and their other lin... | |
| Why don't all phono preamps include a rumble filter? @louisl Other than getting my turntable properly isolated: I use a Solidsteel WS-5 wall bracket with 3" end-grain maple block. The turntable (Clearaudio Ovation) sits on that. I have changed the OEM feet to a set of Harmonic Resolution Systems (HR... | |
| Why don't all phono preamps include a rumble filter? @louisl I guess it depends on the system, but when I engaged my KAB RF-1 – whether in a tape loop or inline between phono and pre – I experienced a loss of SQ. That is why I made the effort to fix the root cause of the problem, rather than patch i... | |
| Why don't all phono preamps include a rumble filter? @stereo5 In the end, my primary problem – after I got isolation under control otherwise – was the tonearm. I was using a Clearaudio Magnify. The magnetic bearing caused severe woofer pumping on certain recordings. After doing everything else I cou... |