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| New $35K pivoting tonearm Rereading the description it seems the headshell and armtube are made separately then welded together.It says, horizontal and vertical bearings are offset by 23mm so the effective length is different in the 2 planes and correctly optimized. I don'... | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm Well, I didn't say any of the features are unique. They seem to be the highlights of the PDF. The bearing material might be unique and the claim is, it's the only arm with completely silent bearings, although even if true I'm not sure how relevant... | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm Speaking of cables, this arm has a nonstandard 7 pin connector and you guessed it, Vertere also makes cables. Regards, | |
| Turn table speed variation question Providing a platform for the record and turning at the correct speed is the basic function of a table, what it is designed to do. There may be other considerations like immunity to feedback or transmission of vibrations, but spinning at speed is t... | |
| Turn table speed variation question "Perfect" speed from a turntable insures that any error on a record isn't compounded. Regards, | |
| Turn table speed variation question Frogman, I'm not familiar, in a practical way, with the note bending potential of straight barreled woodwinds. I get your point about changing the sound of a clarinet and I assume, since you brought it up, that it could present a problem within a ... | |
| Turn table speed variation question Thinking about the original post and other instruments possibly used for evaluation, electronic music or electronically generated signals, comes to mind. The pitch doesn't waver on these tones unless it's done deliberately. Depending on your music... | |
| Turn table speed variation question ** BTW, while I am sure your friend is a fine musician, and strictly as a point of interest, having perfect pitch is in no way an indication of superior musicianship.**Was that necessary? Matter of fact he's a superb classical pianist and has reco... | |
| Turn table speed variation question Frogman, you read too much into my post. It wasn't about intonation specifically, rather accepted standard norms of tuning. When Joseph Sauveur, a 17th century physicist surveyed commonly used tunings, they ranged from middle A being at 405Hz to 4... | |
| Turn table speed variation question Lew,There is no excessive pitch wobble or instability on the original pressing of Kind of Blue. It's about a 1/4 tone flat - consistently. Wobble and inconsistency implies wow and flutter type speed variations. Even people with perfect pitch don't... | |
| Turn table speed variation question **Indeed you can buy an outer ring to improve the moment of inertia, trackability and effective platter mass.**MOI ? This usually refers to arm/cart.Please explain.Regards, | |
| Turn table speed variation question Actually, increase in tuning pitch dates back to the 17th Century. Medieval and Baroque music was generally tuned to A4 being around 400Hz. It's now standard at 440Hz. There is a scientific tuning where middle C is 256Hz. This puts A at 430.54Hz. ... | |
| VPI Direct Drive Turntable Lew, I don't really know but the Clearaudio has a Delrin platter with a ceramic magnet bearing. It has a stainless steel subplatter which I think is driven by a DD DC motor. It also has an optical speed controller and will do the dishes after supp... | |
| VPI Direct Drive Turntable Lew, I was thinking in terms of market share. I believe the CA is magnetic drive, but I don't know much about it.On another note, I've been talking with Dlaloum about loading the 980/7500. Best results are probably somewhere between 1 to 10K. Judg... | |
| VPI Direct Drive Turntable What's the objection, VPI going beyond the means of their customer base? Surely there are much more expensive tables. Look at Basis and Clearaudio TOTL, $170K. What about Teres and TTW? Seems to me this VPI will go head to head against the CA Mast... |