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| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Raul, when you align an OVERhung tonearm and set headshell offset angle to zero, as you did out of necessity, that is the worst possible scenario, so it’s no wonder the SQ was poor. For an overhung tonearm, there can be no null points on the surfa... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm I don’t disagree with Atma; the physics that suggest you need to tightly couple the tonearm pivot to the TT bearing is inescapable. However, there are many other "rules" that govern modern tonearm design, any one or several of which might be viola... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm The RS Labs is the same in that regard: it is not rigidly coupled to the bearing. I agree that’s another rule breaker. Now we have to listen to the Viv. In all the other respects in which underhung tonearms like these two are rule breakers, it is ... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Clearthinker, once in a while you don’t live up to your chosen moniker. But disregarding clarity of your thinking, have you found a single negative review of the Viv? | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm "Skating force may not be an important factor in tracking error." To unpack your statement a little bit, skating force is in part directly proportional to tracking angle error. The term "in part" enters into it if you are using an offset headshel... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm I would have imagined it might outperform the 3012R. The 9-incher in CF would be my choice too. Last time I was in Tokyo, prices there were about 60% of US prices. Still, more than $3K for the above version. | |
| Best turntable under $4000 The man is willing to pay around $4000 for a quality TT. This probably indicates he would not be interested in a $1000 TT with a USB port. | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm I see that the usual "open-minded" suspects are only too eager to support the status quo in favor of a very interesting departure. First, the Viv does not have "zero" overhang; it is UNDER hung; designed so the stylus tip is a certain distance sho... | |
| Grounding a turntable and a tonearm To reduce hum caused by poor electrical grounding, one often has to ground the turntable, as well as the tonearm, usually to the phono stage chassis ground lug. So that’s electrical ground, and that can cause hum if ground is poor, or if the two g... | |
| MP150 or MP200 Chakster is long gone from this forum. No MM cartridge I know about has a compliance so low as what you ask about. Not even close. | |
| Phonostage comparisons There are certain diehards who won't have anything to do with a wood arm wand. I am not one of them, but I entitle them to their opinion. Fear of a wood headshell is a new one for me. I wish there were a long Latin word for that phobia. | |
| Do Turntables sound better with time? Depends more on the repeatability of the owner's skill in setting up a phono cartridge. Also, all audio systems sound different on different days, for many different reasons. Ask a better question. | |
| Best turntable under $4000 I forgot to mention VPI as another brand that has its own devoted and assertive fan base. They're all deserving in one way or another, else these happy customers would not exist. | |
| Best turntable under $4000 Serenity now! | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Mijo, you are entitled to your guess. Your guess may be as good as mine, except I own and have used the BMC, and you own the Seta. The two units may have differences in both input impedance and current gain. Dunno. I’m only extrapolating from my p... |