karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound? OK. So after listening to several different tracks that you made available for downloading I'll make a couple points. First, Mastodon rules!!! Second, I think that the Airy and Fuji are sounding pretty close to the way they should. This is not "... | |
| Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound? I enjoyed a ZYX R100 Yatra for several years. I know its not an R1000 but they share many characteristics. I intermittently experienced what the OP describes as rolled off high end. Look no farther than your tonearm. I could not get it to soun... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences @o_holter Several months ago, I took the plunge and acquired a lightly used Atlas. I noticed that the cantilever was off center when playing and at rest. Sounded fine but I sent it to Lyra for cleaning and adjustment.Back from Lyra it looked to be... | |
| Seeking arm suggestions for a Grace F9R Robbie,Thanks for the RS-9E. Looks great and will mount it and the 9-F soon. I think it will work best on my Audiomods Series V.-Karl | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x @mulveling Well I guess you have no excuse not to try the LH-8000. I admit I was surprised too about my preference. It’s one of those things that was subtle but I kept going back to the Ortofon headshell and ultimately that’s where the RSP sounde... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x @mulveling I have tried three different headshells with my Koetsu RSP and FR-64S (copper). Yamamoto HS-4 (carbon), Yamamoto HS-6 (titanium) and Ortofon LH-8000. Of the three, I like the Ortofon the best in my system. It has the right balance of ... | |
| What do you think of your Soundsmith Cartridge I'm having a similar experience with the Zephyr MIMC as @fsonicsmith and @jbny. I like its ultra-natural presentation and really low groove noise which speaks to P. L.'s design goals. But I was hoping for more given the proposed advantages of low... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? I understand the urge to find the one perfect cartridge for your system. Then you stop listening to the cartridge and enjoy the music. If the Delos distracts you with its high frequency energy then it is probably not the right cart for you. I h... | |
| Cartridge alignment question/problem It can be a sign of a bad mastering of a recording. If the spacing on the cutting lathe was too tight, the cut extends too close to the previous groove. Just recently heard this on an Atlantic recording of Milt Jackson and John Coltrane. Always d... | |
| Any of you experiment with optimal VTA for Benz Micro Cartridges @prof. If you re-read the post from @artemus_5 from atma-sphere, you will see that the general rule about higher resistance settings sounding brighter is dependent on the phono-pre not the cartridge. Of course there are many other factors that af... | |
| Choice of Vandersteen models FWIW, I had a pair of 5s and now a Quatro Wood (non-ct). The Quartos sound better than I could ever get the 5s to sound. But I'm sure this is also influenced by room and upstream components. | |
| 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. |