lewm
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| 3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies? All modern phono cartridges can run in balanced mode. The TT has nothing to do with it. Any tonearm with 4 leads out can be wired to an XLR. | |
| Removable headshells A difference of 1 or 2g can be ignored. Yamamoto makes excellent headshells. Go for it. | |
| Phono Cartridge IMD Measurements, Observations and a Question Thanks for providing more detail. As I guessed, your test CD does encode a control for IMD. Also, I did already understand that you’re seeing different levels of IMD from one cartridge vs the other. That could be real or due to mounting the two ca... | |
| Removable headshells A heavy headshell ("too much weight") can be your friend if you want to use a low compliance cartridge and need to increase tonearm effective mass. One very good one that I use with a Koetsu Urushi is the Ortofon LH9000, which weighs 18g, as comp... | |
| 3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies? Or no aftermarket PS at the outset and have all $500 to buy LPs. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable If I were a lawyer or a judge, I would have to side with mylogic. His statement, accurately quoted by cleeds, does not stipulate that if you own a Linn 12 you ought not to comment on a Linn LP12. He is trying to say that whether you own a Linn L... | |
| Phono Cartridge IMD Measurements, Observations and a Question Just reading your exchange with Atmasphere, it seems that the readings are repeated under all circumstances and also regardless of VTA and that the L and R channels read the same or possibly identically. Doesn’t this suggest that the measurements ... | |
| 3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies? You are putting the cart before the horse. First buy the best TT you can afford. Then listen for a while before you even think of an aftermarket PS. | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Only 30 years? | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge I have to disagree slightly with chipcalzone. Proper setup is very important but because of that anyone serious enough about this hobby to come here for advice ought to take the time to learn how to do it himself (or herself). Decent tools are a n... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Re the $9K Linn plinth: seems to me an enterprising Linnie could have a new plinth made out of Panzerholz or generically similar dense material for much less than say $3K. Probably that would be worth the cost if the interior architecture was prop... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Keep in mind that what you’re proposing, assembling essentially a collection of SUTs so one can experiment with mating to one or several LOMC cartridges in pursuit of a best match, can easily become very expensive, time consuming, and possibly so ... | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge There’s practically no difference between 80 and 100 ohms load for an LOMC with an 8 ohm internal resistance. The difference certainly ought not to affect tonal balance in any significant (audible) way. But we convince ourselves anyway. | |
| Linn LP12 turntable I strongly doubt anyone who stepped up for the 50 year LP12 will be financially devastated even if the resale value goes to zero. Relax, guys. | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge Either that or they’d rather not argue with a customer. It’s easier to just replace the cartridge than to dispute the claim, and it turns a disgruntled customer into a grateful one. |