fleib
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Oh boy, where to start? There's lots of misinformation and/or apples/oranges comparisons the last 10 posts. We're presented with specs that ignore the generator and price comparisons that span 20 or 40 years. When I was a little kid gasoline was $... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Chakster,Any problems with tracking or the suspension on the MC500HS? There's not a whole lot of information out there. Apparently Argent went out of business after a few years.Tracks 1.8 to 2.2g, 1.9mV, boron/HE ???Thanks, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Back in the day analog reproduction was all there was for the consumer, and records were pressed in the tens of thousands, even millions of copies, so why wouldn't most efforts back then be concentrated on analog? Even with the resurgence records ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lewm,Okay, take away the movement in unison aspect of a suspension, and exactly what are these extraneous sources of energy? Why is it better if they are joined by a plinth or whatever, than planted on the base? Don't tell me they will act in unis... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Richardkrebs,This is not a freewheeling platter running at speed. It's constrained by the string. If you measure as suggested, I think you'll find zero movement of pod or platter.Regards, | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew,I suspect a massive pod on spikes threaded into the bottom of the pod might be better than bolted to a base/shelf. I understand what you're saying, I don't think it's necessarily true. **Whatever happens to the tonearm, from whatever source of... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lewm,I see your point, but what you fail to see is, it's completely dependent on design. Any pod rigidly coupled to the base is connected to the platter, assuming the platter is rigidly coupled. Suppose you have one of those pneumatic vibration is... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Richardkrebs,A powerful motor doesn't validate your conclusion. It does bring the platter back to speed quickly. You assume a 100% torque conversion between motor and platter. All that happened was the transmission (string) slipped for a moment. O... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Calculating force to slow a 22kg platter is looking at it backwards. Stylus drag is nothing but friction. It's applying the brake to a rotor (platter) and the feeble motor slows. Instead of a heavy platter requiring more friction to slow it, it re... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Good one Halcro, this debate gets funnier by the minute. Assuming the Kenny was set-up and then played at room temp, there should be virtually no discrepancy in distance. 70°F = 21.1°C, and 79°F = 26.1°C (for those of us...). Is that enough to cau... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Tuchan,In this case Halcro's table meets Dover's criteria for a closed loop. The loop is closed by the mounting base rather than a plinth or chassis.Regards, | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Aigenga,I won't bore you with excuses. I have yet to make the mat. Since the lead I have is about 2mm thick I'm thinking of getting the 3mm Achromat. If anyone wants to experiment with sheet lead it's not hard to source online, but the shipping wi... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew,"I hate to go into this yet again, but in theory one wants the tonearm and the tt bearing to be subject to the exact same external forces so they can respond in unison, resonate in the same way at the same frequency, etc, which should result i... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thuchan,A DD affords possibilities not available to BD and suspended, and when looking at the complete design I think you should also consider other aspects. Energy dissipation is of paramount importance. J Carr tells us that only a very small per... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thuchan,I was thinking a cantilevered armboard would have greater potential to resonate, but maybe that too would depend on execution. Free floating pods? I think the pods would have to be coupled in some way. If by free floating you mean mass cou... |