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| AT 120/440mla, Denon, huge soundstage Phasecorrect,The 120 and 440 share the same body, the difference is the stylus. That difference is significant. The 440 is tapered aluminum/nude square shank ML, and the 120 is straight aluminum nude round shank .3 x .7 elliptical. Both have compl... | |
| Vinyl Recovery Most of that is debunked, along with temps. "They" used to say 24 hours, now it's 20 minutes. Vinyl is deformed from the pressure, but contact is instantaneous. Same thing for temperature. VDH measured some tip temps, but they were nowhere near wh... | |
| Where to find uni din protractor Audioblazer,From your post it's unclear exactly what is better about the protractor, easier to use, a different alignment or what?Regards, | |
| Where to find uni din protractor Audioblazer,MintLp is an arc protractor, is it not? They're only good if mounting distance is in perfect agreement with the protractor. Best used on factory mounted arms.Your friend's experience is meaningless to us without specifics. Some people ... | |
| Where to find uni din protractor John_gordon,Sometimes I wonder about our perceptions regarding our frame of reference. Deviations are judged "wrong", when in fact they might be mostly just different. I question the use of the term distortion in reference to alignment error, not ... | |
| Magnepan tonearm TLH,If you want it perfect, you might have to drill a new armboard. There's another set-up parameter with the mounting hole. From center hole to spindle and to the straight ahead position, the hole should be located so this is a 57° angle. I was t... | |
| Where to find uni din protractor John_gordon,No, never tried an alignment that optimized the outer part of the record. I have a few albums with extra long sides and the groove goes nearly to the label. I don't think they'd fare well with such an alignment. Uni-Din might come in h... | |
| Where to find uni din protractor Tawa,"I am sure that if you wish to experiment without spending a lot, it would be possible to use the free Chpratz protractor from VE."Are you familiar with Chpratz? It's a straight line from the spindle with a calibrated grid the whole way. Uni-... | |
| BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM The XSV4000 isn't really a high compliance cart. Cu should be similar to an Ortofon 2M. I'm not exactly sure what the Pickering is, but my Stanton 980 has the same VTF and cu is 20. The Stanton tracks like a banchee on med/light arms and I doubt i... | |
| Stylus bent - AT120E/T, Technics 1200 Martinman,You could try using a little extra anti-skate. It might straighten the cantilever angle. Do you know if the cantilever was like that when new? There are some different replacements including the ATN150MLX, which sounds excellent on a 120... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David,Re: Sony - The coupling on my MC2 seems less secure than your 104. That's why I mentioned it. I have a bit of tack on the cart body where it meets the carrier. Any resonance like that measured at the output would have to originate with the c... | |
| Soundsmith dl103r vs. Dynavector 17d3 ruby ? Hxtl,Custom built gain stage sounds intriguing. Who built it?Regards, | |
| MM cart on a fr24 arm Icorem,Dynamic compliance (cu) is the one to consider with arm matching. Standard calculations are with cu measured at 10Hz. Many Japanese companies measure at 100Hz so these must be converted. A 100Hz cu of 6.5 (AT95) = 15cu at 10Hz. A 100Hz cu o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Griffithds,Garrott did/does repairs, mods and retip. Slimline was their name for a stylus type - think it was like a fine line or shibata. Here's an Excel ES70_ retipped:http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=27221DIY mods are ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David,"I do find my XL-MC104 very sweet, but clearly limited by its relatively ordinary cantilever (resulting in a noticeable resonance around 6kHz if I remember correctly from measurements a few years back) - I think the same beastie with a ruby ... |