karl_desch
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| 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... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT I've had three different Vandersteen pairs in my main rig. Started the hifi journey with a pair of 2ci's in the early 90's, then went to a pair of kit speakers (North Creek), then to a 5A's (which were the only Vandy's I could never get to sound ... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT Vandersteen owners unite! | |
| A vote for the little guy suppliers Bruce @ Anvil TurntablesHerbies Audio LabK + KSchiit for sure! | |
| Feickert Protractor - anyone use one? I use AccuTrak arc protractors for my arms. I have a TT where I can adjust P2S distance easily. I think this point was made earlier, with Arc protractors you don't need highly accurate P2S measurement, just need accurate enough to get within the... |