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| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please Pryso, It was my impression that the MN6082 was used in the MK3 and in many if not all of the original 1200 series TTs, and probably the SP15, as you say, but I am not sure either way about the MK2. I would have thought it was also used there but ... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) Elliot, That is a very kind offer, but please don't go to the trouble. I have a big bag of faucet washers, many of which have a promising profile, and I can find one that works by trial and error and thanks to the dimensions that you posted. I've ... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? Some $10K cartridges are very very good. Some other cartridges that can be had (used, usually) for under $1K are also very very good. To the point where an experienced audiophile with an excellent system and good ears might prefer the latter to ... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) I'm looking for the part number of the washer in your diagram. I don't see it. Do you have the number? If so, and if you would share the info, that would be great. | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) Yes, no one disputes that the Victor tonearm counterweights tend to sag over time. Happens to the best of us. Chakster used to describe this problem as an indication the tonearm was ruined thereby. You and several others were able to fix the pro... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? +1, Raul. | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) I owned a nice 505 too, but because I had no TT that could easily mount it, I eventually sold it without ever having used it. Beautiful craftsmanship for sure. My fallible recollection is that the CW stub extended straight out from the rear of the... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? Yes, the cost. | |
| Gold Note PH-10 vs Manley Chinook I would guess that "max volume no music playing" would result in hiss or noise of some other character, with any phono stage ever made, tube or SS. Solid state units are most prone to produce some hiss (rather than hum, rush, or buzz) under those ... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please westcoast, JP Jones is a professional in the field of electronics. (I don't know exactly his degree level; he could be an EE or a physicist.) Until recently, he ran a business (Fidelis Analog) dedicated to the care and feeding of Technics DDs. It... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) I have never understood the fetish about "on the fly". I have several modern tonearms capable of adjusting VTA on the fly based on their method for adjustment, but I would never think of adjusting VTA while playing an LP, assuming that the phrase... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) I know this is a bit pedantic, but why stop now? The arm needs to work well with the cartridge, so I would make the best estimate of which of the two tonearms will work best with whatever cartridge you plan on using. I have no independent confirma... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole) Pryso, are you sure you are not thinking of the Victor tonearm, not the MS? The drooping counterweight on the former tonearms (7045 and 7082) has been much debated here. I would argue, and did argue that the droop is actually a potential upgrade t... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade Yes, I guess I was thinking of the Booplinth, when I referred to bamboo, not the Bedrock. But my subsequent wondering about this and that applies to both. Why no cross-bracing? And why no attempt to create a plinth that fills in the void under the... | |
| Linn Bedrok LP12 Plinth Upgrade If I were a Linn aficionado, the Bedrock would stimulate me to think up other ways to make a plinth that would probably cost less but also further improve upon the bedrock. I think the one piece bamboo idea is terrific but why no internal cross br... |