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| Fidelity Research cartridges T-Bone: Both the FR1 and FR7 were air-core MCs, so in a v-e-r-y general sense you could regard the FR-7 as being an integrated headshell version of the FR-1. In reality the 7 had a radically different coil former (cube-shaped), likewise for the ma... | |
| MONO cartridges "Narrow profile stylus" isn't an accurate term to describe the stylus used on the Helikon Mono, as it isn't intended to be narrow. On the contrary, it is intended to "fill up" the LP groove as completely as possible without triggering difficulties... | |
| Audio Tekne top end gear? T_bone: No, Imai prefers things that are less commonplace and more creative (^0^). I'm the one who has to be satisfied with a Final (^_^).Most real craftsmen who love what they do are genuinely concerned about their past creations, and want to mak... | |
| Audio Tekne top end gear? T-Bone, weren't you in Japan? If so, why don't you look Imai-san up? I visited him at his shop some years back, which was in Hachioji, Tokyo. He is quite a nice fellow, and has some rather exotic gear (particularly if you like turntables).hth, jon... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Raul: Yes, I think that to insist on 9.52 would be a severe limitation on cartridge designers. I can easily envision configurations which would tend to be shorter than 9.52, and I can envision configurations which would tend to be longer, too. Of ... | |
| Verdier Upgrade Kit My God, Tuboo! That was _extremely_ kind of you.I feel both honored and humbled by your post, and motivated to do even better work in the future.kind regards, jonathan carr (Lyra and Lyra-Connoisseur designer) | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Mike, it sounds like the base of your Skala has been pushed backward relative to the pillar, probably during a mounting/unmounting operation. Unlike any of our other cartridge models (which are all monolithic structures), the Skala employs a two-s... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Fair enough, Axel. Thank you.BTW, please note that applying tracking force to a cantilever will extend the stylus position forward by a small but noticeable amount. This is why Bob Graham's gauge uses a see-through crosshair piece that is weighted... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Raul, first we should ask if most cartridge manufacturers give much (if any) consideration to the IEC standard, or are even aware of it as a standard. Second, in reality it isn't easy to make each and every cartridge design accomodate a mounting h... | |
| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? Lew, AFAIK Dave Slagle of Intact Audio is a transformer manufacturer. He isn't merely a user or repackager of transformers made by other companies, but designs and winds his own transformers, including AFAIR, MC step-up transformers.regards | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Giggsy was referring to the Clavis DC. This is a far older design (its replacement was the Helikon, which itself has been in production for 10 years).Your situation starts to make a bit more sense, Axelwahl, thank you.But if you had a chance to co... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Axelwahl: The Dorian is designed to have a mounting screwhole to stylus distance of 9.52mm (3/8 inch - not 5/8 inch which would be 15.875mm!). All of the present Lyra cartridges are made like this, with the exception of the Helikon (the oldest des... | |
| SPU Royal N on an SME V arm? The FR64S has the highest mass, while the FR64-fx has somewhat lower mass. Both FRs are long out of production. The S-series is more sought-after, but tends to sound worse unless you need the extra mass (damping the armtube helps significantly).Th... | |
| Airtight vs My Sonic Lab Ken, although I have a fair bit of catching up to do before I hit 60 (grin), I do know something about these cartridges so please allow me to respond.Matsudaira is the original designer, My Sonic Labs is his brand, and Eminent is his sub-brand for... | |
| Enough detail or too much? For the most part, Robert Greene has it right, in my experience. In many cases, it is impossible to make the recorded sound like you'd hear it in a live performance, because a seat in the audience seat has a much more distant perspective than a re... |