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| Dynavector XV1s loading & phono Sir Speedy, Thom, thanks. IMO, an audiophile/music-lover is entitled to listen to anything that they like. But I also think that they should understand what they really have, both the cons/difficulties as well as the pros. In real life as well as ... | |
| Dynavector XV1s loading & phono Raul, in your links, I don't see much that I would ackowledge as being "facts." To address your comments one by one, yes, distortions will be generated at the core of an SUT, but distortions are also being generated in any MM or MC cartridge (both... | |
| UNIverse Cu ,XV-1S,Shelter 9000 wt BATVkp10seSupe Doug: I've had the Allearts Formula One, and at least it (among the Allearts line-up) did not come across as being a particularly warm-sounding cartridge. Regardless, I liked the total sonic results - a lot. Very nice, and a design that Jan Allear... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? Regarding the rationale for the non-standard 3.18uS (50kHz) turnover, first it needs to be established that all cutting lathes have their HF resonances in this same region. Is this true for each and every one of the Neumann models, and what about ... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? Thom:Regarding playback eq deviations, a small width one may indeed be rarely noticed. Wider band deviations will almost certainly be noticeable if you have a more accurate playback curve at hand for comparison (or have experienced one recently), ... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? Thom, a replay curve that deviates more from the RIAA standard can sound better on select recordings, but it will almost certainly also sound worse on other recordings, compared to a replay curve that deviates less. My experience is that a flat RI... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? The magnitude of RIAA error is not particularly useful unless we also consider the range of frequencies that are affected by the error. in practice, a 1dB deviation that only hits one note is not going to be very noticeable, but a 0.1dB error that... | |
| cartridge Benz, Koestu, Lyra When rebuilding a cartridge, both the components used and the craftsman doing the work have a significant effect on the resulting sound. If the cartridge rebuilder is not the same as the original manufacturer, neither the components nor the crafts... | |
| Akiva or Titan R f sayles, I'm not the financial guy, but I'm pretty sure that Lyra does offer discounted upgrade pricing (IOW, trade in value on an existing Lyra credited towards a more expensive Lyra purchase). We don't offer trade-ins on other brands, because... | |
| DIN or RCA phono plug--which is 'better'? Nsgarch:I don't work within the EU, so I cannot claim to know the DIN data books inside and out. But I do work with a company who manufactures the actual tonearm connectors (and supplies various tonearm and cable manufacturers with same). Absolute... | |
| RE: set up tips for Cello Reference mc cartridge BTW, I found the 9 to be unusually sensitive to VTF. Too little and you get huge amounts of needle talk, too much and the sound loses stereo spread and the phase seems to get screwed up.hth, jonathan carr | |
| DIN or RCA phono plug--which is 'better'? Nsgarch:I have not been able to find mention of any such connector in either the DIN or JIS standards. Ditto according to my manufacturing sources in Japan (who just call it "tonearm connector").I believe that it is a misuse of the term. Probably ... | |
| DIN or RCA phono plug--which is 'better'? The tonearm connector isn't a DIN, nor is it even a JIS. It is something which appears to have been designed as a tonearm-specific electrical connector. I believe that the company that designed it was called Denon Parts (no relation to the other m... | |
| RE: set up tips for Cello Reference mc cartridge As far as I know, one of the Ikedas was sold for a time under the Jeff Rowland brand, maybe there was also a Cello version?If Daren's cartridge (whatever the brand is) is a cantilever-less MC, it would have been designed by Ikeda rather than Taked... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description A quick visit to the Stereophile website shows that they _have_ reviewed ZYX cartridges. At the very least they've reviewed the ZYX R-1000 Airy S, because they provide a link to an online review (done by Art Dudley in May 2004). Go to "Equipment R... |