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| Phono cable advice. I am not noromance or wolf garcia but yes, your link to the RCA to RCA Jelco is the same cable sold with a phono DIN to RCA or XLR as the Jelco 501 and Jelco 506 respectively. For what it is worth, the Jelco cables are constructed with Mogami 2534... | |
| Phono cable advice. The Audiosensibility Impact SE copper cable is an outrageous bargain, and an even more outrageous bargain when the US to Canadian dollar exchange rate is factored in. Significantly better than the Jelco cable, which I’ve owned, grossly superior to... | |
| Current injection (amplification) phono stages Don't believe the Goldnote is a current mode stage. The ESE Nibiru is another one, perhaps one of the earlier current mode stages. | |
| Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?" @chakster A couple of points and then I'll bow out of this discussion:1) As I said above, Stevenson will be better and have lower distortion numbers than Baerwald (or Lofgren A) or Lofgren (B) in the 58-62 mm groove area. Hence, it will work well ... | |
| Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?" @chakster 1) I am aware of Stevenson's link with classical music and in fact alluded to it in my post2) "I doubt in your knowledge of record formats." Does that comment make you feel better-more superior?3) I could be wrong but I doubt there is an... | |
| Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?" What Raul says about Stevenson having greater tracking distortion than Lofgren or Baerwald across the vast majority of the record is absolutely true. However, the statement that Stevenson has lower inner groove distortion is a huge generalization ... | |
| Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?" @avanti1960 On the Technics, if the new GR is using the same arm geometry as the old 1200, traditional Lofgren alignment would result in a much greater overhang, approximately 3.3 mm more, and Baerwald would result in about 2.8 mm more. In both ca... | |
| Will fine tune adjustments with protractor help with "brightness?" Yip will build you anything you tell him to. | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C Wynpalmer4: (or anyone else that might have an opinion for that matter)I am curious to know what your thoughts might be regarding current mode phono stages that use a low impedance input that supposedly presents almost a short circuit to a moving... | |
| Soundsmith Optimized Contour Contact Line Stylus for Rebuild Disclosure:I have no experience with any Lyra cartridges. However, from what I can see, the Lyra Clavis DC came with a "ceralloy cantilever" and I have no clue as to what that is but chances are it is not boron, sapphire or ruby. I do, however, ha... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C To a great extent the loading you select will be user and system dependent and based on your subjective preferences.That being said, internal impedance on the Bronze is (like many Ortofons) quite low at 5 ohms. In theory the 47ohm setting should b... | |
| Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC? Korakotta:There is always a propensity on audio forums for advice that involves change and spending more money. I can understand fully your preference for running balanced, especially if you have been able to hear your MF phono pre in fully balanc... | |
| Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC? The KAB calculator is your friend. In my experience, unless you are using a passive preamp or have a pretty unusual system in terms of extremely high efficiency/low efficiency speakers, or very low powered tube amplification, the KAB calculator sh... | |
| Simaudio MOON 610LP with Lyra Kleos Can't think of too much. I'm assuming you are using the single ended inputs and outputs on the 610 and that the balanced jumpers are inserted?Apart from that I would be setting the gain initially at least at the 56 dB setting as the Kleos appears ... | |
| Simaudio MOON 610LP with Lyra Kleos It's a highly configurable $7500 phono stage so it should be capable of working with the Kleos. But how long the OP has had these, especially the phono stage, is a valid question as we can the deal with some possible setup issues. Is this your fi... |