fleib
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| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Stringreen, you make a valid point. The reason some prefer an underhung straight tracker is because of reduction of torsional forces on the cantilever. This is despite a large increase in alignment error.A case could be made for either approach. R... | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Lewm, you're welcome, and thank you for admitting, I am mooter than thou. You're right about most linear arms lack of tangency. Often the pivot is playing catch-up, but to what degree is there alignment error and how does this compare to pivoted a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Comrade Nickola,No one has ever accused me of being a diplomat. I grew up watching WW II movies and of a mind that Japan and Germany have not been punished sufficiently for past atrocities. It was my sincere desire to see Tokyo hit with an A bomb... | |
| Help! My Magnepan tonearm finally needs to be rewired! This seems to be a bigger problem than I thought when I bought a Unitrac. The rewire job can be done, but I'm not sure who. I picked up this arm on Mosin's recommendation. He's the guy who makes the Saskia table. He has a couple of Unitracs rew... | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Lewm, Your point is moot. Obviously skating is caused by friction, but why is there skating on a pivoted arm and not on linear?Skating is caused by both lack of tangency and offset angle, and is still present at null points due to offset. Why doe... | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation Raul,Dentdog asked you to butt out. Do you know what that means?It means, for whatever reason he does not want to hear further thoughts or comments on the subject from you. Sincerely, | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Years ago ('80s) part of my job was checking for stylus wear. Ever see a tip well worn only on one side? Think skating might have something to do with that?The purpose of anti skating is to keep the cart moving assembly centered in the groove, ... | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation Jbhiller,Your Creek phono board is old school regarding shunt capacitance. It might be better suited for the Ortofon in that respect. 225pF was sort of a defacto standard MM capacitance for awhile. More "modern" pieces tend to use 100pF. Regard... | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation Chakster,It will be interesting to see what you come up with regarding the X1-II.Griffithds loaned me a MK I, but the stylus was loose and I'm not sure if I secured it enough. I had better results with the Z1/SAS.Regards, | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Stringreen,You're rather insulting to those of us with a different point of view. Not only that, you don't know what you're talking about. If you can't hear channel imbalance w/o anti-skate, then you have a linear arm or a hearing problem.Regards, | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Skating force varies with groove velocity and offset angle and while there might be no perfect setting, it is possible to find an appropriate setting for your situation, and fine tune by ear.The Almarg method of obversation is appropriate IMO. Jus... | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation Jbhiller,Nice to hear you're enjoying the 2M Black. I suspected, surface noise would diminish while the cart settled in. There is a break in period with carts and it seems that the electrical aspect might take longer than the mechanical. I also... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The audio manufacturing business seems dirtier/nastier than most, but I'm not a big business person. Maybe they're all like that? Why do you think someone like Mitch Cotter filled his electronics with expanding foam, resonance control?It does not... | |
| Anti skate. I think something's wrong Is the left channel still stronger?Seems like your AS calibration is weak. You shouldn't be maxed out on the dial. If it's still not centered, you should get it fixed, IMO. | |
| Need New MM Cartridge Recommendation Jbhiller,Wondering what you think of the 2M Black now that you've had some time with it. Still feel there is increased surface noise?If you're still looking for an AT comparison we can discuss it. You said the Roksan cart seemed more holographic... |