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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew,"Evidently Roger Modjeski never "saw" an LCR type phono circuit."I think Roger was referring to commercial products. Up until recently there were only a couple of expensive stages using LCR and he probably didn't see the circuitry. I fail to s... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew,I think the overall amplitude response of the phono preamp could determine RIAA accuracy regardless of filter considerations. The values of RC might remain relatively constant (although values tend to change with temp) but an aging tube could ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I remember one of those discussions in which Peter accused Raul of being an undeclared manufacturer. It was true. Raul's objection seems ironic considering the amplitude response anomalies of magnetic phono cartridges.Getting rid of the RIAA corre... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Anyone have experience with a strain gauge cart/system?That would include Panasonic, Win, and now Soundsmith.Displacement based rather than velocity, seems to eliminate a lot of problems with magnetic pickups. Regards, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew,That wall wart is 12VAC, not DC. He does that to have greater voltage on the rails - headroom and probably more effortless/exact sound? I think the higher quality pieces that use ICs have 18VDC or more. It might depend on the devices being use... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lew, If you're thinking inexpensive, you should consider the Vista Phono 1 Mk2. I've never read testimonials like this for such an inexpensive piece. They say it beats just about anything up to $1K. It has plug-in resistors for load and gain - ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It will be interesting to see if capacitance loading does anything with the 981LZ. Although inductance is < 1mH, that's quite a lot for a .3mV output. To possibly save you some time, it seems to have better response loaded at 1K ohm or greater.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Dgarretson,Sorry to hear that combo didn't work out. Do you use the MG-1 as a full function preamp with phono? You said that pairing with ART7 was your best.I suspect the Sonus might be better at 47K (heft-wise), but it's nice to be able to try... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi again Dgarretson,Hope your Pass is settling in. I've heard the XP-15 and it seemed pretty damn good, and I imagine yours is better.I was thinking about HO loading and Sonus came to mind. Capacitance loading for 47K is < 400pF, yet < 250pF... | |
| Denon DP-59L skips at end of record Did you determine that the arm isn't rubbing on the auto lift platform near end of record? In the service manual there should be an exploded view of the arm and the automatic parts. If you can't find the adjustment screw and there's no picture of ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Dgarretson,Thanks for the spec. That makes sense, it's virtually the same as the 50ANV. That XP-25 has some heft. It comes in one 55lb box. I take it this is the first cart you've tried with it? 76dB of gain is quite a bit. It's been my experie... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jcarr,Again, thanks for the explanation. Here's an illustration that's easier to see, although not quite as detailed:http://www.coolgales.com/brochures/AudioTechnicacartridgesbrochure.pdfI guessed the metal plate is for stylus/cantilever stability... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Dgarretson,That's good news. I was wondering how the Art-7 and XP-25 were getting on. I was also wondering if a spec sheet came with the cart. There seems to be a discrepancy with the specs on AT site. It lists inductance as 25mH. I don't think... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jcarr, Thanks for your response. As it turns out, the AT carts have a joint pipe of sorts. On the front of the structure that holds the magnets, there's a short tube. It appears as if the cantilever goes through it, then makes a turn and goes into... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Jcarr,Wouldn't this joint pipe usually be heavier than the cantilever material, especially boron or beryllium, and increase eff tip mass? I've noticed that AT MM don't seem to have this joint pipe while Jico replacement styli do. Talking about ... |