lewm
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| Time for a new MM cartridge First, the Grado Reference and the Reference Platinum are moving iron (MI) type cartridges, not MM. So if you really like those two, you might consider specifically hunting for another MI type, maybe move up the Grado line. Otherwise, from what ... | |
| Decided to try a SPU cartridge I am also an admirer at a distance of the Viv Float tonearms. I'd probably have bought one already if they were not so costly, and if I did not have some questions regarding the rigidity of the pivot bearing, such as it is. I have seen them for ... | |
| Decided to try a SPU cartridge cleeds, I finally found your definition of HTA, which you posted before my post about the difference if any between HTA and Zenith. Your definition of HTA: "Your cartridge is in perfect alignment on the horizontal plane when a line drawn between... | |
| Problem with one channel going out..... Ask the guy with a finicky SS amplifier whether tubes are more finicky than SS. | |
| More on the Onzow Zerodust richmon, The particles of dust or debris attracted by the MC magnet structure would have to be ferrous, I think we would agree. So where is ferrous material going to come from in the typical listening environment? Also, any such dust would stick... | |
| Problem with one channel going out..... Tube sockets can always go bad, and for a wide variety of reasons and due to many different causes. But in this case I am trying to understand how dirt could get into the socket that is already hosting a tube. Also, I think the OP mentioned he had... | |
| I need help regarding tube phono preamplifiers Raul’s point about the C48 is well taken. | |
| I need help regarding tube phono preamplifiers Seems like the OP did a bit of shopping before compiling his list of 3. Evidently the Herron did not make the cut, possibly because it is out of production, or possibly for other good reasons. But let's not get crazy about the Herron; it most ce... | |
| Problem with one channel going out..... Ditto. But I am too lazy to do what I should do on that score. I spent more than a year trying to detect the source and fix an oscillation in one of my amplifiers. At the start, I had no idea how long and arduous would be the process. After 6 ... | |
| Problem with one channel going out..... How do you replace the Chinook with a transformer? | |
| Problem with one channel going out..... Can you re-hash your own trouble-shooting experiments, and the results in the simplest terms, minus the digressions? Like, "swapped phono cables; this made no difference". It doesn't help to know why you changed tubes, for example. The fact tha... | |
| I need help regarding tube phono preamplifiers The OP asks for a comparison among 3 choices of phono and got almost nothing but suggestions that he consider a 4th, and there’s virtually no consistency regarding a putative 4th alternative. I’ve owned the Rhea which I converted to Signature stat... | |
| MM vs MC Cartridges Baylinor, you may be brilliant in your chosen field, but with all due respect, in audio you don’t know what you don’t know. You’ll get an education here. | |
| Decided to try a SPU cartridge I don't think HTA = zenith. The term HTA is relatively unfamiliar to me but as defined here it is the same as "Tracking Angle Error", the angle by which the cantilever deviates from tangency to the groove, TAE is the term I usually use. TAE or H... | |
| Help.... I'm scared to 'upgrade'! Now you guys mention it, and in the absence of rock solid evidence to the contrary, it may well be the case that the complaints about noise (hiss, as I recall, not hum) pertain to the JC3, and yes I do recall that the 3+ exists in part to reduce t... |