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| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? In my opinion, the remarkable thing about the MC2000 is that it does use an aluminum cantilever and a line contact stylus. Neither is really very exotic. Yet the sound is sublime in either of my two audio systems. This is evidence that one ough... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? I think the point might be that your Luxman turntables do have spring-loaded and damped feet. So yes, the Luxman should need nothing more than a solid rack, and sand is an excellent isolating material under such a turntable as yours. In fact, an... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Who is able to supply a beryllium cantilever these days? I thought beryllium was verboten. Regardless, the MC2000 came with an unusual aluminum cantilever, and it might be best to stick with the OEM cantilever in order to preserve the original SQ,... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? Does the Clearaudio Ovation contain its own integral suspension system, of any kind? | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? I own both an MC2000 and an MC7500. I cannot recall what is the difference between an MC2000 Mk2 and the original MC2000, but it may have to do with the signal voltage output, 0.05mV for the MC2000. I rank the MC2000 as one of the two or three bes... | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration For looks alone, the Dobbins plinth is gorgeous. It looks like slate (which Chakster likes to call "graphite") but I think it is made from a synthetic material that has some of the properties of slate/graphite. For what it's worth, Rich, and I th... | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration Presumably, you are referring to the cast iron plinth offered by OMA. Just to be sure there is no confusion, I was referring to the slate plinth that has been offered by OMA for many years. I personally would have misgivings about mounting an SP 1... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration What user510 said. In addition, altering the distance between the platter bearing center and the tonearm pivot must necessarily create a speed anomaly, as the belt must stretch or contract to accommodate changes in the distance between the motor p... | |
| Technics SP10 MK3 Restoration My advice is don’t overthink it. Nearly all the materials discussed can yield excellent results. I do rate constrained layer damping as a plus, and the mk3 needs high mass, IMO. I used slate and cherrywood. My plinth weighs about 90 lbs I think. (... | |
| LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING But it isn’t tweaky and complex, if you establish a routine and follow it, and leave it alone once you have set it up to your satisfaction. It is tweaky and complex to people who cannot stop tweaking or who approach the issues inflexibly. | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration Hanging with magnets would not be a viable option unless the magnetic field strength was meticulously matched to the total mass of the turntable. Even the weight of the LP itself would have to be considered, and you’d have to take care not to rest... | |
| Upper Level Vintage DD Strenghts and Weaknesses The DV505 is still a high-end tonearm, but of course each individual owner will have his or her own idea of where it stands in the hierarchy of tonearms. I like mine very very much. In particular it is excellent in the bass region which is predict... | |
| Upper Level Vintage DD Strenghts and Weaknesses The subweight is moveable fore and aft to balance the mass directly over the center of horizontal rotation. It is an approximate exercise, at best. But the actual horizontal bearing will only rotate in the horizontal plane. It’s true that you can ... | |
| Upper Level Vintage DD Strenghts and Weaknesses I own 3 Dynavector tonearms, two are 505s and one is a 501. I bought the DV505s because I was planning to create plinths out of solid slate, and I did not want to have to account for a removable tonearm mounting board or to cope with drilling a h... | |
| LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING I was guessing that Pindac's native language might be German. |