dwette
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| 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... | |
| Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine @lalitk Fidelity Imports is the US importer. https://fidelityimports.com What a foobar website. Every "Learn More" link about their products redirects to a dealer login page. Fail! | |
| Ultrasonic Cleaning Machine I have a Degritter II and it is well worth the money, IMO. But I have 5k LPs so it's a reasonable investment. Personally, I wouldn't want a US cleaner that doesn't also dry after washing. I have been down that wet road and it's bumpy and not fun. | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? @inna Phono stage should cost two or better three times more than the cartridge Oh snap!!! Now I need to buy a $45K phono stage, just after I bought a decent one for less...or is that a $90K phono-stage? I have two Lyra Atlas. I guess my analo... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? @zx10 Vinyl can never sound like SACD on a good player I agree completely. SACD is so underwhelming on my system I never bothered to buy a player, and am glad I saved the money on hardware and software. It definitely wasn't any better than th... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? ONE. MILLION. DOLLARS. Seriously though. Despite what @ntpc4 claims (and baseless generalizations like that suck anyway), my $60K analog front end still completely smokes my $16K network streamer every day of the week. It’s not even close. :) Vi... | |
| DIN Phono Cable @lewm There are plenty of turntables where that right-angle DIN really isn't a concern. I will have my cables built with straight-on DIN connectors. | |
| DIN Phono Cable I'm shopping around for a DIN-XLR phono cable. I got a fully balanced phono-stage earlier this year, so I now have my two tonearms out for a rewire with silver litz cables and DIN termination. Right now I have a Cardas (aka Musical Surroundings Re... |