ledoux1238
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| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Having now owned cartridges from over $10,000 to vintage MM at $ 375, I, too, subscribe to HR’s approach, as you say a ‘ switch it up mindset’. The MM I have, Audio. Technica AT-170ML stylus in a AT-180ML body, was also TOTL during the 80... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Lew, thanks for asking but I am not there yet. I rather entertain a second arm than tinker with the motor at this point. @mr_gray I think Herb Reichert recently had a very really positive write-up of the Delos. It’s funny how I lust for the ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine It’s very interesting your comment of the La Platine vs TT3, the former being the more ‘neutral’ deck. I just read through a Safir thread on WBF ( 30 pages in all ), and it was mounted on more than four or five different La Platines. Please give ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine I had to watch a video of Royal Trux as I was unfamiliar with the band. Your cartridge choice for the Safir is interesting, light and high compliance. But I remember Safir being a very heavy and stiff arm, so a heavier and low compliant cartri... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @charob I think between elastic rubber belts and thread, the consensus is that thread is better. I recently ordered an Original Live belt made for Micro Seiki TT to paired with a temporary motor while the original motor was being fixed. The thread... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @dover I found the custom footers that Magna Audio produced for you. I assume the existing spring footers have to be removed. Can you explain how that is done? Do I remove all the screws on the underside of the plinth, and the spring assembly just... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray As dedicated to the La Platine as I am, and curious about the differences between a Classic and a Granito, I’d leave this comparison to others. I did search on audio-mafkt for the granito, and it’s a nice one with grey stone inlays. | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray i have been looking for a second turntable. The choice range from nostalgia:TT I had e.g. Townshend or SOTA or TT I wished I had, e.g. Forsell, Simon Yorke…. Most recently I was looking for a Voyd, preferably a Reference. I think the AT... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Thanks for the further explanation, crystal clear. The outer ring collar attaches to the platter, and prying will release the magnet from the platter. Who would have known without your actual tinkering? I know you have a lot on your ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray I just did a quick online search, and Y30 or Y35 ferrite magnet discs of varying dimensions are readily available! On the old Verdier web-site JC Verdier spec’d out the type of carbon steel used, TELAR 57 of ARMCO, which have the suita... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray The magnet replacement is really a rarity. Did you replace both the top and bottom magnets? How did you attached the magnets to the aluminum platter? How did you remove the magnets from the platter to begin with? Can you post some pictu... | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. I do not own a Koetsu, though eventually I will, either a vermillion or a RSP. And I certainly do not mean to crash this party. My point with the J Carr video is that I suspect that the Lyra assembly model might be based on the Koetsu model. Alth... | |
| Koetsu cartridges. They must be something special. Yes, I saw that video. Jonathan Carr was featured in a video where he explained the actual assembly process of Lyra cartridges. The main artisan for Lyra is Mishima-San. However, there are a number of apprentices who do preparation work. And the... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @lewm The more I look at the La Platine, the more I think you are correct about the incompatibility of the Eclipse drive system with it. I doubt if SOTA would provide a definitive answer. It would be good to hear from someone who has tried. | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @lewm The sensor would be placed on the underside of the aluminum alloy platter which overhangs the magnets by about 4cm. The actual magnet sensor is approximately 5mm. If it is placed close to the edge of the platter, then there would be a 3.5c... |