lewm
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| Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota jym, Why did it take you 16 months to notice this thread and then get so pissed off? Also, not sure who pissed you off, the pro-SOTA guys or the somewhat less pro-SOTA guys. Next time you are gonna get so furious, be more specific. Two of the res... | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? Yes, the BMC is balanced. So too are my Atma-sphere MP1 and my 3160 Phonolinepreamp. In my Sound Lab system, everything is balanced, front to back. Nearly all current driven phono stages are balanced, but not all; the Sutherland Loco appears not... | |
| How to clean Karat 17D3 stylus? Have you examined the stylus and cantilever under a microscope? That will tell you how dirty it is now. Then you can have another look after whatever cleaning procedure you decide upon. Yes, the cantilever is very short (17mm), but I am not awa... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable I should add that I brought up the Linn vs Sota analogy only to make my point about the significance of marketing. Linn chose to keep the model name and its appearance constant while gradually upgrading the innards (at considerable added cost). ... | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? I doubt there is a "right choice". Each choice of the two has its advantages and disadvantages. I do not change wires for different types of cartridges, as does Dover, so I personally do not benefit much from a DIN connection. In my case, I just h... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable For me, not having heard a Cosmos but having owned a Star Sapphire Series III for 10 years, what most sets the Cosmos apart is the Eclipse drive system and possibly the magnetic bearing. But that’s 40 years of development. Not that there’s anythin... | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? Reed and Triplanar can also be purchased optionally with straight cartridge to phono wiring, as were both of mine, to name only two of several other than Schroeder. | |
| Do 5-pole DIN tonearm connectors deteriorate the sound? In theory, one would think that any connector is worth eliminating when possible, and I have two tonearms with direct wiring from cartridge to phono stage, but in the case of other tonearms I also own and use and that do use the DIN connector, I c... | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Marketing. If Linn had renamed their product with each upgrade, we’d be free of the inevitable comparisons between the original LP12 and the current variant, which although an upgraded variant, we’d now call an “LP20” or the like. Psychologically ... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity The felt platter, which is what I think you have on the Cosmos, is a great electron donor to vinyl. The meter I had in mind is the Simco that our colleague who contributed to this thread uses. I think he has the FMX-004. There is also a less ex... | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity That's for EMF, not static charge. With it you can hope to measure the strength of the field around any motor or other electromagnetic device, but not static charge. | |
| Options for ridding records of static electricity Mijo, you’re not going to get believable data from your questionnaire, apart from the info about geography, unless or until all respondents are equipped with a good static meter and know how to use it properly, that is never. But this discussion l... | |
| Cartridge to turntable price ratio Why do I say the question is tedious or even meaningless? Because if you admit the possibility for a pre-owned turntable (and by the way, the tonearm is at least as important), then you cannot pinpoint what "should be" the cost for a given cartri... | |
| SAEC Making Tonearms Again! Pindac, I was quoting from your post of 5-23-22. You can be forgiven for not recognizing something you wrote a year ago, nearly. I do not at all challenge your judgment of the copper wire that you have been discussing. I have no basis to doubt you... | |
| Luxman PD 151 mk 1 or Feickert Volare If the platter surface and the tonearm mounting board lie in parallel planes, which means the stylus sits squarely in the groove at 90 degrees azimuth, as should be the case for any well made TT, I’d sacrifice azimuth adjustment for other more imp... |