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| Cartridge Loading.....Part II I do not think the value of the loads chosen invalidates the test. Sure it may over-exaggerate things in the traditional sense in the voltage realm. When you consider the proliferation of "current mode" phono inputs in vogue the 5Ω value isn't so... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II So, if PM did not shows from where comes the IMD only JC is rigth? I would say no since the two loadings PM shows for his IMD are 5Ω and 100Ω both of which will surely damp any possible LC resonance which would then eliminate the whole RFI aspec... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II @rauliruegas What Jcarr and in parallel Ralph are saying is completely different than what is presented by moncrief. They all agree that loading has no effect on the measured frequency response of a cartridge but any similarities end there. Ral... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II Ralph The loading has no effect on the cartridge other than making the cantilever harder to move. Isn't that essentially suggesting that compliance has no effect on the sound of a cartridge? did you ever get a chance to look at the copy of IAR ... | |
| Cartridge Loading.....Part II The lower value 200 ohm vs. 47k ohms means more loading which tends to attenuate higher frequencies. If this were the case it would be easily measured yet I have yet to see this actually documented. Another way to attenuate highs is to lower t... | |
| Benz SLR Gullwing, not sensitive to loading? This is not about whether loading should make a difference. The key statement from the OP is: And there is not the tiniest difference in sound at all. Plus the three tracks even have the same volume level. If there is no change in level on a 3... | |
| Benz SLR Gullwing, not sensitive to loading? As mulveling stated. the difference in output level alone should be clearly audible. If the output level does not change as you apply a 100Ω load you are not making a connection somewhere. A simple way to test this is to simply put a 10Ω load (... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman It was me who pondered that there might be a SUT inside not Lew. I realize that many MC inputs offer a 100Ω option but I found 100Ω as the only option to be a bit odd particularly for something likely to be paired with a 40Ω denon 103. Add to thi... | |
| Cartridge incompatibility, Soundsmith and Luxman Unfortunately the specifications on the phono section are sparse so it is unclear what the input configuration is. The fixed 100Ω value is an odd choice unless there is an internal SUT for the MC input. To further confuse things the E-250 phono ... | |
| Review of Quadratic MC-1 SUT With Comparisons to Other SUTs the core lamination's are a special nickle or steel that has good magnetic properties. That can get magnetized if a DC current is run through it. magnetic transformer laminations are soft magnetic materials specifically alloyed and annealed to... | |
| How important is the cable between the SUT and phono pre? Would love to see a cite with a detailed technical explanation. You are looking too deep into it. This is the simplest basic transformer theory and the simple ideal transformer model is all that is required. The problem you are having is assu... | |
| How important is the cable between the SUT and phono pre? However, transformers do not reflect secondary load C to the primary. They absolutely do reflect any capacitance seen on the secondary by the turns ratio squared. Say you have 150pf (50p cable + 100p input) at the secondary of a 1:20 SUT. ... | |
| Silver v Copper wire phono cable Silver ADDS a 5khz to 8khz rise, even though slight, that creates a hardness / harshness to the signal. I’ll side with Lew here and until I see verifiable documentation of this I call BS. Recall that it is possible in an A / B test to detect ... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Broken Picture Link From Above showing new vs. vintage mounts.Not to go too far off topic but why isn't boron tubing still available? Obviously Namiki can deal with zirconia tube so the boron tube if available shouldn't be a stretch today. A few... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Chakster,I am only trying to address your statement that i loosely interpret as 'they do not mount diamonds like they used to'. Here are the pictures of your historical examples along side current offerings from Namiki and I do not see any apprec... |