jcarr
Responses from jcarr
| Lyra Kleos: tracking force/VTA/azimuth questions Stringreen: One of the evaluation systems at Audioquest (our US distributor) consists of a VPI Classic 3 turntable with a 3D tonearm on it. Phono stage is an Audio Research Reference 2 SE, speakers are Vandersteen 7s. Our results on this turntable... | |
| Andy Kim - Needle Clinic When a Lyra cartridge that doesn't play or sound right is returned to us, and it can be brought back to appropriate performance levels without replacing components (other than the washi paper dust cover), we typically don't charge anything.This in... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Hi all: I am now out of the office, participating in European audio shows for the next two weeks to introduce my latest "Etna" cartridge design. Besides, I believe that I have already written enough on this particular topic (and backed up my posit... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Hi Raul: Thanks for the copious (grin) amount of writing. Your posts were sort of useful, in the sense that they reveal where your assumptions are not grounded in reality.It seems that you believe that tracking distortion is essentially linear - t... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Hi Raul: >I'm " absolutely sure that the Titan i or the Atlas or the Ortofon Anna or any other today cartridge would/could ( ? ) performs at way better quality if the cartridge tracking abilities ( by design ) were better were improved.Been the... | |
| 'Mono' Cartridges vs. Mono Buttons Dnath: If you use a single-coil cartridge in a stereo system, chances are good that you will end up with hum. If you have a dedicated mono system - only one channel from head to tail - a single coil cartridge will work fine.The key issue for mono ... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Hi Raul: The Audioquest is a very, very old design that has little to do with the Lyra cartridges of today. The mechanical concepts are different, the magnetic concepts are different, the suspension concepts are different, the stylus design is dif... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Stringreen: To increase the tracking ability on difficult passages. Since skating forces are dependent on tonearm geometry (they are not constant across the LP) as well as instantaneous groove modulation (the heavier the groove modulation, the big... | |
| Heads Up: MK II versions of Kleos and Zephyr Bifwynne: Apart from the normal evolutionary improvements which a manufacturer engages in over the course of normal production, the Kleos has not been through a major revision.If you are referring to the wording on our website - the "Level 2" is i... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Bifwynne: There are three different versions of the Telarc 1812 that I am aware of, and they are cut differently. The original version was cut by Stan Ricker and has "SR" engraved in the deadwax (groove leadout area). The second version, cut by Br... | |
| 2013 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet Pcosta: Let me rephrase the above so that you're not forced to look up numbers on our website.Self-impedance 4.2 ohms, inductance 11uH, output voltage 0.56mV (measured with CBS test record; 5cm/sec., zero-to-peak, 45 degrees).Compliance at 100Hz: ... | |
| 2013 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet OK, Pcosta. Electrical data and mechanical compliance same as Atlas. Weight lighter at 9.2g.kind regards, jonathan | |
| 2013 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet Pcosta: Are you asking for a list of specifications or a technical description, or...?If so, I suggest that a separate thread be made, since it wouldn't feel appropriate to pollute this thread (LOL).If you visit our website, you can see a photo (o... | |
| Stylus Rake Angle Lew, I haven't carefully studied the Arche headshell, so take this with however much salt as you want.Since the Arche's pivot for VTA adjustment appears to be placed above the top of the cartridge rather than at the stylus tip, it seems to me that... | |
| Telarc 1812 revisited Hi Raul:>If a tonearm always is important the main actress is the cartridge and in specific: the cartridge self tracking abilities.That doesn't describe my experiences. I can take the same cartridge and install it in different tonearms, and get... |