jhendrixfan
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| Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge? Mr. Carr - I am DELIGHTED with my LYRA Dorian cartridge and with your superb technical support.My Dorian is now 5 years old and presently back in Japan for a "tune-up" as my washi-paper got dirty and I felt it needed replacing.It literally has bee... | |
| Quads 57 - Jarraa - GREAT response-stick to QUAD ESL57's!!I run STACKED 57's with IMF TL subs @ 40HZ.All four refurb's by Wayne as well as te custom stands to accomodate the subs. They look great and sound fantastic!I have had them for over 10+ years and wou... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Does Jonathan Carr know why they discontinued the Dorian?...err.. replaced it with the Delos?I LOVE my Dorian (S/N DR0098)and after 5 years my only complaint is that the Washi Paper needs to be replaced! :) | |
| TW Raven One vs. Nottingham 294? Look - Nottingham has been in business for 30 years and they make some excellent stuff but they are absolutely lame at literature, support and mostly they just upgrade things periodically and create new models to keep things "fresh" as far as mone... | |
| setting azimuth on VPI turntables Yours is a post that EVERYONE should read!! To do it optimally you need two (2) ANALOG AC Voltmeters. One will do it though OR an audio analyzer (preferable) OR a cartridge analyzer. You also need a proper cross-talk LP - preferably one that has e... | |
| TW Raven One vs. Nottingham 294? I agree with Charlie (Crem) - BUY A RAVEN!!WHY? It's a known entity and it will be the last TT you EVER buy!! And...if not... there will be a long line of folks that will want to buy it from you if you ever decide to sell it!! Try THAT with an N-A... | |
| Cartridge advice in the $2000 range Call me ignorant but... What has you firmly convinced that you need a new cartridge??You have an EXTRAORDINARY tonearm!! Count yourself extremely fortunate.I'm not a Nottingham fan. Your existing cartridge is probably fine. Sell the Nottingham and... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone First pressing issuance of JH's Electric Ladyland. Go to 1983...a Merman I should turn to be and CRANK it (105+ dB). The drum solo on a stacked ESL57 system is not to be believed!! Mitch Mitchell (a.k.a. Bob Dylan's Grandmother) plays at an incred... | |
| Who does not like the Lyra Dorian? I recommend using Peerless mic transformers as step up devices. Or perhaps a custom transformer in Mu metal from David Slagle. HOWEVER, I caution people about referring to "strengths" of a cartridge. The LYRA MC line is so balanced and revealing t... | |
| Who does not like the Lyra Dorian? The Lyra Dorian is an absolute keeper BUT requires proper alignment of zenith and azimuth as well as anti-skate force. Don't rely on simple guides... because it is a line contact stylus it requires high resolution alignment. Align the azimuth with... | |
| Matching stepup to phono stage There's an old adage - "No (actual) resistor is as good as no resistor".Resistor loading on the MC Step-up secondary is OK but I caution folks about using a parallel resistance of lower than 47K. 47K in parallel with 47K, from a strictly resistive... | |
| Setting Azimuth Dear VTL,Herman & 42659 are correct. However, although proper azimuth is critical for any cartridge, it is particularly critical for smaller stylus shapes. Listed by increasing sensitivity are conical, then elliptical, then the rest. This is w... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Latest empirical data findings:1) Carbon brush imparts a negative charge on LPs.2) Static gun (Discwasher) produces produces + (positive) ions on trigger pull and - (negative) ions on trigger release.3) In lower than 50% RH Static guns WILL charge... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Where you are at - 45-55% RH in the entire home is fine for guitars, books, wood, etc. 30% is very low and HUGE static problems arise as well as drying out pretty much everything. Above 70% is just too moist and you may start having mold & moi... | |
| Breaking in a new cartridge,..Denon DL 103 R. Although I have never heard one, I can't blame you about liking the Nick Doshi Alaap MC FET active step-up. Seems like custom made stuff that is easily tweaked by the user. Probably not for the average bear though.Bent Audio Mu step ups do not int... |