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| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Lew, when it comes to choice of material rather than choice of processing, it is harder to say what is better, and what is less so.While audio design is predominately about engineering (or should be, IMHO), there is also an element which is simila... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Hi Henry.By building, listening and measuring, not only to my own designs and prototypes, but those of other designers also. Subsequent discussions with yet other audio designers and retired designers have suggested that we generally agree about t... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System IME, not only the choice of material, but how the material is processed has a significant effect on the sound.Again IME, the descending order of sonic quality is: 1 machined from solid billet, 2 extruded into approximate shape then machined, 3 for... | |
| 103r Stylus replacement? There is an excellent chance that the sound will be significantly altered from the original if the cantilever or dampers/suspension are changed.Replacing the stylus only will alter the sound by a far lesser degree.hth, jonathan carr | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siny:Unusual indeed! I don't know of anything else like it. Yamaha's own later designs were nothing like the MC-1S/1X.Good link that you provided (horrible translation, however!), with various useful information and insights to be extracted and an... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yo Travis:>The literature I have seen says the MC-1S (and X) had an air core.Yes, with a coil shape is a bit reminiscent of lollipops or Micky Mouse ears (really!). No yokes (polepieces), either.>Were there any others besides the Victor and ... | |
| What is Warmth? Suteetat:I also play the piano, and have decades of classical music training. When I sit at a grand piano and play, I hear the sound as: powerful, absolutely. Big, yes. Immediate, yes. Complex, yes. Highly tensioned, also yes. Warm, no.When I play... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siniy, most MCs use both a wire suspension and rubber donut (one-way, two-way, even three-way dampers have been used).Some MMs used both a wire suspension and rubber donut (one-way in every case that I am aware of), but many didn't use any suspens... | |
| Vintage Philips MC cartridges, but who built them? Philips, Luxman, Sony, Yamaha, Sumiko etc. all had yokeless cartridges in production well before Transfiguration was even founded.Philips' GP922 and GP922Z were launched in the 1978~79 timeframe,Yamaha's MC-1X (also from the late 1970's) used prin... | |
| Vintage Philips MC cartridges, but who built them? Ynnot:Evidence suggests that these cartridges were designed and built by Namiki.Although unheralded outside of Japan, I consider these cartridges (probably 1978; 1979 at the latest) to be historically important because they are the first yokeless ... | |
| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? Dear Sunnyboy, Dan_ed:The Titan i has a 3um x 70um stylus, with a major radius that is over twice as large as the Orpheus' 3um x 30um stylus (which I have prior experience with).IME, the more aggressive stylus shape means that the Titan will most ... | |
| Need a MC Cartridge recomendation... Dear Flyfish:Unless you can get a smoking deal on the Helikon, I would recommend the Delos. Although considerably cheaper, overall it is the better-sounding cartridge (performance level is in the same general range as the Skala). Further, its slig... | |
| Helikon Retip Experience? Dear Nandric, all:On previous occasions I have discussed the intimate relationship between cantilever type and damper/suspension composition. This thread is not the first time.For example, you may be interested in reading this previous thread http... | |
| Helikon Retip Experience? Dear Dhcod:We (Lyra) could sell you a new Helikon in exchange for your present one (probably at around 60% of retail), you could yourself trade in the Helikon for a new one (which amounts to the same thing), or we could do a complete tearing down ... | |
| A $300-$400 turntable tweak Hi Dover:I agree that a not-so-clearly-defined contact between spindle and clamp (neither snug nor free) is not a good idea. One some turntables, you'd want physical contact between the clamp and spindle, as this is what would allow the clamp to t... |