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| Which tonearm with a Soundsmith The Voice? 22 cu is the same as an Ortofon 2M. There are plenty to choose from that are less than 12g. Even a little more than 12g should be fine if your set-up isn't prone to feedback.An arm with mass lower than recommended (Black Widow) isn't a good idea. ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? C'mon guys:http://www.jetcityamplification.com/#!retrovalves/ctjrThey're marketed for musicians.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_9_9?url=search-alias%3Dmi&field-keywords=jet%20city%20retrovalve&sprefix=jet+city+%2Cmi%2C207Regards, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, here it is - a solid state replacement:http://amtelectronicsusa.com/productpage12AX7WS.htmlRegards, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I picked up a Signet MR 5.0 ML. The MR series has the same basic generator as the 440 - 490mH, 790 DC, 3200 ohm imp.I really bought it for the stylus which is beryllium/ML, to replace the 152ML I broke in transplant. The MR series has a 120/440 se... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew, Right you are, different pages. I was talking alignment. Interesting thing about that Viv arm. They say you can mount it almost anywhere. No drilling, it's a surface mount. What about replacing resistors? They are said to age also. Do them on... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew, Concerning these non-offset arms, I believe the RS-A1 says tangent at 1/3 of the way from the inner groove. It's not clear if the inner groove is the lead-out groove or at the record label, but I think it means 1/3 of the way to the outermost... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, if you're still interested in a budget phono stage let me know. I have some comparative user reports on the top contenders.Nandric, if you're still looking for X-1 replacement styli TurntableNeedles.com has what I believe to be an Astatic. Li... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Correction - the lead-out starts at approx. 60mm and the record goes to 160mm, so I guess it would be more like 105mm from the spindle. I have a few records that are recorded much closer to the label. You'd have to experiment. VE has a free downlo... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi Halcro,You might have a problem with that. The arm is probably designed with at least 15mm overhang and with an SAE type headshell, chances are the cart will be too far forward. In order to achieve underhang you'll have to move the arm further ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew,You mean 21mm short of the lead-out groove, which would be about 80mm from the spindle? Reducing torsional affects on the cantilever is extremely important and obviously a tradeoff for alignment error. The Viv arm won a couple product of the y... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Halcro, Lew,A straight arm with no offset is normally set to one null point a little inside of the center of the recorded part of the record. I think this would correspond to 96 - 98mm from the spindle. There is an arm like that now called Viv Rig... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think we like record players because of the differences and the possibilities those differences afford. Not all differences are assets or shortcomings, sometimes they're just different. Different flavors, as Jcarr said.Understanding something ab... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric,"If you and Jcarr continue with revealing the complexity and faults of carts I will buy a CD player (grin)."Is that another one? Maybe you should get one of those Denon all-in-one DVD players that Raul likes so much. I take it you sold you... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? There's an old thread on VE - Cartridge Loading Explained.For anyone interested in this subject:http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6674&sid=a26d56af50fa28225f39fa0073dbb465&start=60In response to a comment ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jcarr,My comments are based on an article that appeared in Audio magazine 3/83. It's called Phase Testing in Phono Cartridges, by Kevin Byrne of Ortofon. In the article there are actual plots of amplitude and phase. These are measurements not calc... |