karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Cartridge for my Rega RP6 The Pass XP-15 a superb phono preamp that will handle a variety of cartridges including LOMC. I have never listened to the Apheta2 but you have listened to it before. It will be an easy cartridge to mount on your arm unless you want to learn how ... | |
| Which preamp for a pass labs? Like the OP, I use a Pass XA 30.5. My phono pre is a Pass XP-15 and my Pre is a Pass XP-10. Even on the high gain setting on the phono pre, the system is very quiet, black backgrounds, I'm sure due, in a large part, to the balanced design and CMR... | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre Nothing in particular. Delos is easy to set up because the clearly visible cantilever and stylus. I like to use arc protractors. I generally follow Fremer’s advice about SRA at 92 degrees. For the newer Lyras it is important to nail the VTF as cl... | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre @asp307 , I use the medium gain, 66db setting, which I feel gives the right amount of gain without adding a slight edge that I hear on with the highest gain setting. | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre @asp307 I have used the Delos on my XP-15 for several years. I settled on a 250 ohm load but honestly anything between 100 and 1000 sounded fine with that combo. I always have used the balanced outputs to the line preamp. The XP-15 is a very wel... | |
| Koetsu surprise @james1969 I will check them out for sure then. I think I will also try to solder up some headshell leads with some Cardas tone arm wire and rhodium clips I have on hand. I know those are flexible and like the Cardas clips in general. | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? Glad to see that the Anvil is getting some recognition. I have been enjoying my version of Bruce's creation for several years now. Such a versatile table that has allowed me to hear the differences in tonearms and cartridges in my system. I use ... | |
| Koetsu surprise @james1969 It would make sense to match the Ortofon headshell with those leads however I have read that they are difficult to use due to stiffness and have low quality clips. Maybe that is not your experience?@nandric In this hobby, command of y... | |
| Koetsu surprise Just an update after dialing in the Koetsu RSP on the FR-64S tonearm. I have tried a couple different headshells including a stock Jelco, a Jelco HS-30 Rosewood (which is heavier and with different headshell leads but still contacts the cartridge ... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @ausliebesurmuzik, please let me know what you think of the 407/Yamamoto/Koetsu combo. I just received an HR-6s headshell and mounted a Koetsu RSP on an FR-64S. I was interested because it is unclear to me how to fine adjust the zenith given the... | |
| koetsu Hard to answer that if it is sounding so good! I use a Fidelity Research FR-64S which has an effective mass of 35 grams. I am currently using a Jelco-Rosewood headshell at 16.7 grams. I would assume that the resonance Hz is below ideal, but thi... | |
| koetsu @james1969 What tonearm are you using for your RSP? | |
| koetsu Hi James. I too have been enjoying an RSP since last May. I can tell you that it continues to get better! I use a PASS XP-15 as a phono preamp at the medium gain setting and 100 Ohm loading. To the original posters point, I don’t know if this ... | |
| Would you use an Ortofon A90 on a Jelco tonearm? Hi Pani,I have listened to an A90 in my system on a Jelco 750D with a TTW VTA collar mod for several years. The A90 is sensitive enough to pick up the tonearms character. I listened with two other arms in addition to the Jelco and could easily hea... | |
| Anvil Turntable comparison I don't want to sound like an Anvil yes man all the time but I can share some second hand insight. A good friend of mine had a VPI classic with an Ortofon 2M Black going into his BAT integrated and Thiel 3.7's. He was visiting my place and was v... |