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| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Halcro:I have a pair of HD800s, and a pair of K1000s. And a hand-selected pair of Stax Lambda Signature Pros. However, I don't particularly enjoy the physical sensation of listening to headphones in general. I agree with you that headphones r... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Fleib:A "forgiving" phono stage is not what I would recommend for the DL-S1, nor for that matter, any other LOMC. The obviously desirable properties for a good MC phono stage are high gain, low noise, high immunity to RF, high overload margin... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric:>from your explanation why aluminum is still a good choice for cantilevers (the direct contact with the stylus) it seems to logicaly folow that boron is 'suboptimal' in this sense.Regarding this specific sense, you are right. The e... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Dgob:If you ever find a Highphonic MC-D15 for sale, I think that you will find it reminiscent of the Denon DL-1000A, but more beautiful-sounding.cheers, jonathan | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi David:Your question is complex and would take quite some time and effort to answer properly, since using permeable materials in magnetic fields involves multiple forms of distortion. I will therefore confine myself to a few, "low-hanging" topic... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Hi Nick:20 feet (from preamp to poweramp?) should be OK for preamps that have good output drive capability and low output impedance. With preamps of higher output impedance, you may encounter some high-frequency roll-off. This effect can be minimi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Fleib:>Maybe it's due to modern adhesives, but exotic cantilevers usually don't sound like the tip/cantilever interface presents much of a problem.I'd say that the situation with adhesives is somewhat better than it used to be, but still not... | |
| Has anyone tried the new Lyra Kleos? Some of our customers have voiced a preference for the Delos over the Kleos. Compared to the Kleos, the Delos has a somewhat more exuberant treble which seems to work better in certain kinds of systems. At the same time, the Delos has greater reso... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? One aspect of cantilevers that has received no mention so far is the relation between the cantilever material and how the stylus may be affixed to the cantilever.Ductile cantilever materials such as aluminum or various grades of duraluminum allow ... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Halcro:Regarding what I think is the overall point of your post, I agree that everyone has and should have the freedom to listen to the sound that they like.Regarding the Olympos, I should point out that the Titan-i is the more neutral, bette... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System In general, I try to avoid commenting on things that I have no hands-on experience with, or at the very least, have never discussed with another designer who has had hands-on experiences with the topic in question.This thread is no exception to my... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Henry: It may not resemble a conventional plinth, but function is not necessarily restricted to specific forms.To me it looks like the NVS structure will function as what is commonly called a "plinth", and this particular implementation possesses ... | |
| ZYX cartridge looking for advises Yes, Mehran regained the US distributor rights for ZYX, which is undoubtedly good news for everyone associated with or interested in the ZYX brand.cheers, jonathan | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dover: For whatever reason, cantilevered armboards appear to increase the bass volume and power, compared to non-cantilevered armboards. This is from my own experience, as well as from discussing these issues with other turntable designers.Still, ... | |
| Who tweaks VTF too? Ideally the bearing of the tonearm should be at the same height as the LP surface, otherwise there will be changes to VTF as the cartridge goes up or down with record warps. The greater the vertical distance between tonearm pivot and LP surface, t... |