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| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? The version that Mijostyn describes is probably the one my friend purchased as a kit and assembled himself. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL Didn’t Pop Wagner play shortstop for the Cinncinnati Redlegs in 1904-1910? | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? In theory, shouldn’t a 3-point suspension be more stable than a 4-point suspension, all other things being equal? I guess all other things are never equal. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL Slight correction: The impedance data I quoted were for driving the bass transformer in parallel with the full range transformer I described elsewhere, which has a turns ratio of 1:90. Not that it matters very much. I measured both with and witho... | |
| Dynavector DV-507 Mk II ? In what plane is the compliance data you quoted? Since, as you say, this true mono cartridge only responds to horizontal motion of the cantilever, its vertical compliance is not so relevant, if that figure is for vertical compliance. Anyway, the ... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL Perhaps the primary of the OEM bass transformer has a DCR of 4 ohms. So what? There is probably a lot of wire in the primary to deal with the power requirements at low frequencies. That is what the DCR tells you. By the estimation of others, it h... | |
| 1200GR upgrade tonearm or table? So if you are already using a "heavy" headshell and if you had to add a heavier counterweight to balance it (which also adds to the effective mass of the tonearm) then what leads you to believe you need an entirely new tonearm to get the most out ... | |
| 1200GR upgrade tonearm or table? I would agree with the sentiment that an upgrade in your phono stage is going to be a lot more audible than purchasing a new tonearm, as there is nothing terribly wrong with the OEM tonearm on your TT. Why do you say you need a "heavier" tonearm?... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL If R is in megohms, then C is in microfarads. Classically, R is in ohms, then C is in Farads. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL The DC resistance of an audio transformer means little to nothing with regard to the load (impedance) seen by a driver amplifier. You probably measured R across the primary windings which is always very low, like less than one ohm. What counts for... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL I’m sorry, but without the OEM passive crossover components, the inherent impedance of the speaker in the bass and midrange frequencies is very high, like 20 ohms and up (below 100Hz). I personally measured mine. Why would the MA2s ever have to lo... | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? I think in their earliest days, the Sapphire was marketed as a kit. A friend of mine who was technically savvy bought the kit and assembled it. He invited me over for its inaugural spin. This was just a test to see whether it would come up to spee... | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie If you're buying a used Scout that comes with one of their unipivot tonearms included in the purchase price, and if you don't want a unipivot, I do in that case understand your conundrum. The solution might be any one of the following: (1) Ask th... | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie Scout is a turntable. There is no reason you could not mount a non-original (that is, a tonearm that is not unipivot) on a Scout TT. Dozens of tonearms qualify. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL You don’t need the one ohm resistor with the MA2. Its intrinsic output impedance is protective. Anyway you’ve corroborated my thesis that the passive crossover between bass and treble transformers in the stock configuration is an evil if using a t... |