elliottbnewcombjr
Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| New cartridge ideas... When I consider buying a used cartridge, perhaps broken cantilever, I send the listing to Steve at VAS, based on his years of re-building, he advises me which ones to avoid, perhaps he could help you shorten your list before you zero in on something | |
| New cartridge ideas... I enjoyed reading about your cartridge’s unique technology, I sure would like to hear it. I think you should bring it here, we could compare it to a few!!! Anywhere near Plainfield, NJ, 07062? ZYX Cartridge Info I do not advise used, but, caref... | |
| How do you add remote control to a preamp, here's how. You could use the preamp’s tape loop, or processor loop if it has one: then you can select inputs on the preamp, use the preamp’s features, simply use the new device as remote attenuation, and you can instantly compare: listen with it in-line via... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR To my eyes, the MSL and Lyra are frighteningly sharp, the Ortofon Asymetrical offends my sense of balance, the Soundsmith and Sonic Lab give me most confidence, and at it's price, as you say, the contact portion of the Jico seems to be the best va... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR mijostyn OP "The Jico diamond is not near the highest quality. It is full of contamination (so bad it won’t pass light) which will increase the rate of wear." I'm not defending Jico, but I am assuming their claims are essentially true. Jico spe... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR search ’headshell weight’, options exist to make the headshell end heavier, thus use ’too large’ counterweight another solution, if your’s is removable, it to use a heavier headshell with a lighter cartridge some headshells have adjustable azimu... | |
| SUT Demo - Atlanta A Low Output Moving Coil cartridge (by virtue of it’s smaller/lighter parts) can improve LP sound, not the SUT. A SUT is not even supposed to reveal it’s existence. They are PASSIVE, no power involved. Regarding Imaging, my MC cartridges’ channel... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR lewm "Typically companies give a single data point for separation at 1kHz, where for most cartridges separation is maximal. ... Anyway, that single data point is almost meaningless." Quite meaningful when revealing what amount of maximum separa... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR V15Vx bodies are hard to find, V15V bodies a bit easier, upgrading a M97xe body is an option, get an advanced stylus shape on Shure’s optional use anti-static damped brush. Jico makes a replacement stylus for Shure’s M97xe body, SAS on Boron with... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR I got clever, bought a Shure 97xe (my favorite Elliptical) with a damped brush. Had Steve at VAS re-fit it with an advanced stylus on boron. Now I am the only person I have heard of with 97xe with an advanced stylus. AND, it fits my Shure V15Vxmr ... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR mijostyn OP "As for the Jico brush it certainly is damped and they tell you to add 1/2 gram when using it. I am not using it because in my arm it is not needed. I am thinking of removing it entirely." I wrote JICO after I received mine, they rep... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR Original V15Vxmr cantilever was Beryllium, the lightest/stiffest/ (but brittle, I broke mine), on my TD124 heavy platter, the best bass I ever had, and tracked at 1.25g, which is why I consider 2.0g ’heavy’. The Top Shure's each came with their t... | |
| SME Model 20/12 versus TechDas AirForce V or Suggestions for a 2 tonearm TT garrard 301 in a blank 3 arm box. check arm clearances when top is closed garrard 301 in a blank 3 arm box | |
| SME Model 20/12 versus TechDas AirForce V or Suggestions for a 2 tonearm TT thorens with vacuum, keep all or sell some least favorite arm(s), note mine, Luxman, this one has a dust cover, many do not. thorens TD 226 with 2 arms | |
| SME Model 20/12 versus TechDas AirForce V or Suggestions for a 2 tonearm TT mijostyn my wood floors are springy, isolation from that movement is beyond difficult, sadly made me part with my beloved Thorens TD124 which has a bearing very susceptible to vertical movement. Both the JVC Plinth and Luxman Plinths have specia... |