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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? What's often not taken into consideration is energy reflected back to the stylus from the record itself and its support, and the dissipation of energy through the arm to the counterweight and arm base and possibly the plinth. Knowing that energy c... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks David for the link - interesting stuff. L_dog is saying the exact thing I just posted about the 440. Actual cu is more like 13 @100 Hz. Also, I always used more VTF - around 1.7 to 1,8g. The subject is complex and often one aspect of cart u... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Griffithds, **If I understand it correctly, 90% of a cartridges sound is from the cantiliver/stylus. I use the 440MLa stylus on the TK5Ea and like it very much. Loaded at 47K with only the cables for cap. Sounds fine as I expect you very wel... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, Regarding arm mass and compliance, resonant frequency is only one symptom of the relationship of mass and compliance. I don't think a low resonant frequency is necessarily a bad thing. I think cartridges have to be evaluated on an individ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Timeltel, I was referring to performance with a beryllium cantilever. Ever try that? Yes, stock cantilever @ 47K is unacceptable for me too. Impedance is greater than 2600 ohms, but inductance (490mH)is less than some favorites? Aren't some ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I suspect the 440MLa has not been given the consideration as some other favorites such as the TK-5, 7_. Put your beloved ATN155LC or ML on there and terminate with < 200pF and the cart is remarkable. I found there was no longer the need to load... | |
| Zeta tonearm serial number Hi, I no longer have a Zeta but I know they were still being produced in the late '80s. I worked for a US dealer and mine went back to England in '88 I believe. The bearings were changed (to 5 bearing configuration?) and it was rewired with silver... | |
| Transfi Salvation Turntable opinions This doesn't look like a new table, more like a refined version of the same one he's had for years. The orig had a slate base (in roughly the same shape) and a Teres rim drive motor. www.trans-fi.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=7130423It looks nice.... | |
| suitable tonearm for audio technica AT-150mlx While the 150MLX is not a high compliance cartridge, you might have problems with a 19g arm. 100Hz cu figures are not directly comparable to standard 10Hz numbers. The equivalent 10Hz figure for the 150MLX is around 18cu. Many people seem to get g... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Friends, Did anyone purchase the AT-150ANV? This MM might be the best ever. It has a sapphire cantilever/ML tip. Apparently the generator has been redesigned and it now has 350mH inductance. Dlaloum mentioned it before, but I didn't look into it u... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel, I remember you mentioned getting disappointing results with the 140LC stylus. Did you try it with one of the Signets? I don't know the complete specs of the 140 or 155, but I suspect the styli might have stronger magnets. These both h... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Halcro, Don, Is the 155LC stylus a transplant for the TK7Ea? I thought the 7Ea had a square plug, but I don't know the model numbers. If I might make a suggestion for AT/Signet styli, remove the plastic wings surrounding the stylus and use it l... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, Part of your description reads like a re-write of some of what I said, **has a top to bottom coherence and naturalness that's very nice.** As mentioned, my AHT wasn't the only phono stage where there were problems. I also said it was very... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi David, **the DL-S1 and capacitance - why not simply use a high quality audiophile high capacitance cable?**I didn't know about the non permeable core at the time. I'm also not sure if capacitance at the input will solve the problem. According t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, My dyslexia is contagious. I think it's PTG. A couple of times I wrote PGT. Don't put too much stock in in a review. They're good for getting an idea about the sound and one persons opinion/results. If the call was that close, it could come d... |