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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Maybe it's a mistake. They have the 64FX listed as 20g eff mass. I thought they were the same except for internal wire. Perhaps that number should be for the 66? I just hooked up my 980LZ - what a nice cart. Wish I had a better stylus for it. I su... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I brought up the question of arm mass numerous times on this thread. I'm unconcerned about low frequency resonance in the warp region, it either tracks or not, but I think there are SQ consequences using a high cu cart on a high mass arm. VE has F... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" Larryi,Good point. If you're only compensating for a thicker record the goal is to maintain the same SRA/alignment, and the change in overhang is incorrect.In this case there is no change of distance vertically between the record surface and pivot... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" It might be easier to envision this as a right triangle - looking at it from the side. The record surface is one side of the triangle. The arm pillar is another, and an imaginary line from stylus to pivot is the hypotenuse. Vary the length of any ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I too have a JVC/Victor Z1s on the way. This one has an upgraded stylus, an E. I have to thank Griffithds for an extended listen to both the X1 and Z1/SAS. Discussion of this is on Audio Circle, AT95 - Clearaudio thread. Results were promising for... | |
| fabulous Technics EPC-100 series re-tip Chakster,Since it sounds so good maybe you could send it to someone for evaluation - look at the tip, tell you what it is and amount of wear. Seems like they did a good job on the suspension and cantilever repair, and someone with skill and an exp... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I replayed that old Mozart record and the noise reduction w/mono cart was amazing. I could hardly believe it. It still sounds grainy, but the clicks and pops are virtually gone. Maybe it needs a 1 mil stylus, I don't know, but what they say about ... | |
| fabulous Technics EPC-100 series re-tip Chakster,Is the cantilever broken? Does it have a collapsed suspension, or just need a new stylus?I doubt if anyone can replace the original tapered boron tube cantilever with an equivalent. They are generally unavailable, so if that's intact, I s... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Oregonpapa,Based on what you say about the sound, I wouldn't worry about it.I don't know about your record collection. You said you have tons of mono. I have quite a few old jazz mono LPs (< ton), and every one is a microgroove. Most are re-iss... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Chakster,That would depend on your records. I think most of us have re-issues, but pre '67 pressings is misleading. The microgroove was introduced in '48 and adopted willy-nilly mostly through the '50s. However, if you have older wide groove mono,... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Bill K,Skating force is not eliminated with mono carts. Quite simply, because there is only one channel output which is duplicated, it does not contribute to a difference between channels like in stereo. Regards, | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Oregonpapa,If you have tons of mono records, you might want to consider a mono cart. A stereo cart, no matter how good, can't compete with a true mono cart. Your ART9 or OC9 might have better resolution than a particular mono cart, but it also has... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Right now you can get the MONO3/LP for under $100 from Amazon, direct from Japan. It's a med output coil - 1.2mV, 2.0g VTF recommended, load 30 to 47K or whatever. It has a .6 mil spherical tip on a thin, straight aluminum cantilever. Cu is 7 @ 10... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Lew,No mono for these models. The 50ANV and ART7 are coreless, each with .12mV out. ART9 is .5mVThe 33PTG/II looks interesting. It has a tapered boron cantilever/ML, but not the new body, yoke, etc. Here:http://eu.audio-technica.com/en/products/ca... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Chakster,I agree with you about the 1200. At least it runs at correct speed, even if the correction seems a bit abrupt. In the '80s many DJs brought in their decks for me to set up, and by invitation I went to a club to hear what it was all about.... |