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| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @racedoc The magnetic oil film helps to prevent any bouncing from the needle to start resonances but as you know that oil is not compressible there is no floating at all. Oil is not compressible but it will displace. Is there any movement i... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @atmasphere The metric that needs to be discussed here is the lesser of the two evils which makes us wander into the land where ears become the ultimate arbiter. At that point individuals are allowed to have differing opinions and the vast majo... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Lew, the start of the response was to your point that many may use the 9" because it "fits" I'm with you on the scientific approach of observing behavior and then trying to explain it rather than using theory to dictate behavior. @rauliruega... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Lew, It wouldn't be the first time logistics determined merit in audio. Everyone is allowed their preconceived ideas of what constitutes a good design. Universally extrapolating those beliefs and decrying anything that does not align with ones '... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @atmasphere Agree 100% with you on the distortion which is why i tried to make a parallel with TAE. I find it highly unlikely that every tonearm cartridge combo will respond to TAE in the same manner and there is more to it than simply slapping... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @atmasphere The problem with the 'mechanical engineering' view is when you define a "goal" or a "standard" then it can easily be seen if that goal is met and an unassailable judgement made. No consideration is given to the absolute magnitude or... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @mijostyn A tonearm has to be held rigidly in all but two directions rotation vertically and rotation horizontally. How does the Schröder Reference and anyone who is a fan of it fit into this world view? dave | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @rauliruegas The issue of zeniyh is almost bs because we all know that if exist something imperfect in the whole anolog subject is exactly ANALOG and what surrounded it. How can you say the above and then go on about TAE of the rigid float ar... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @mijostyn Human ears make very poor measuring equipment and you do not know what you are missing. Ignorance is bliss. Sadly, our ears are all we got. To go against our ’lying ears’ in the name of science shows lack of conviction in the abilit... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @dover They claim that the pivoted headshell deals with needle chatter. I think this is exactly the point. I find the term "mistracking" quite vague and have yet to fine a "firm" definition of it. On the most basic level mistracking is any ... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm @dover the RS-A1 does indeed have a rotating headshell but what most people do not realize is that it is intended to have the pivot of the headshell directly above the stylus. Most people view this as a "horse and trailer design" with the pivot... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @bonzo75 To start with, if you use fine style to track at 4g, you will cause harm, but with conical styli the pressure is spread over a greater area. What Darius then explained to me, is that most conical styli are 0.6 mil tip or more, he keeps... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @goofyfoot To be clear, JR posted about the added vertical movement from a conical in a high frequency purely lateral groove. I added that in the case of a cartridge with minimal / no vertical compliance this can be a very bad combination. If ... | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @goofyfoot maybe damage is not the proper term.... will you accept prematurely wear as an acceptable alternative? | |
| Mono Cartridge Question @goofyfoot playing a stereo record with a "no vertical compliance" mono cart does indeed tend to end badly. It is important to understand why this is the case. In a stereo record, the information common to both channels is cut in the lateral ... |