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| Thoughts on moving from a 1200G to Sota Saphire or above Dover, thank you for setting the record straight. So do you agree with Mijostyn that vintage tonearms are trash (paraphrasing his actual words which can be found in quotes above.) What I’d read about the EPA100 was that the ruby bearjngs are super... | |
| Recessed Tonearm Armboards Too general a statement to take it as a rule. Recessed arm board may obstruct cueing device motion or impede VTA adjustment, etc, etc, but not in every case. | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats Mijo, This "stylus noise" to which you refer, are you talking about the faint echo of the musical signal that one can often hear if your ear is close to the playing surface? That's the only noise I typically hear, and it's due to the microphonic ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly Thanks for your response on Durand, Mike. I recall reading the Durand website back when their only product was the Talea. This was right around the time that I heard the Talea for the first time. I was particularly taken by Joel’s background in bo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It is interesting what you say about the soundSmith moving iron cartridges. Because of my happiness with the MMC1, I have considered stepping up to purchase a soundSmith cartridge, probably The Voice or a higher price version. If you, or anyone el... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats Then there’s the Resomat, which suspends the LP in air above a solid surface, supported only on the tips of rubbery points that are fastened to the mat surface. The result is pretty much the exact opposite of the philosophy of absorbing resonant e... | |
| I'm a Dummy, Tell Me About Turntable Mats If your goal is to absorb all resonant energy from the LP, then you want a platter surface and/or a mat that most mimics vinyl in its physical characteristics. For that, Delrin is a good choice. But other materials work too. However, if it was ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly Dear Chakster, I would not disagree for a moment that the Reed 3P is more beautiful than the Triplanar. What's more, you can order one in different wood and metal finishes to suit your taste, like a car. In my opinion, the Reed toneams are sonic... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I own an MM20CL, too, but condition is questionable as I purchased it “pre-owned”. | |
| Jelco sa 750e I learned this from a guru, and it turned out to be correct. Sometimes the FR64S and probably the 66S, so maybe the 64fx, pivot can feel kind of "stiff" at first. This may also apply to the VTF adjustment. The guru advised to just put the tonearm ... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly How can you know that the Reed device is the "best of them"? I own both a Reed 2A and a Triplanar. The Reed is indeed a great tonearm, but the adjuster on the TP allows for finer tuning, not that I think fine tuning is so important. I fully re... | |
| Next TT Wouldn’t you say your Bardo was “broken”? Did you have it serviced? What was the outcome? Sounds like maybe the Hall sensor was malfunctioning. Thx. | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly Triplanar was the first to feature a precision veniered VTA adjuster, but before that there were several Japanese-made tonearms that offered less precise adjustment usually by turning a knob at the top of the vertical shaft (Victor UA7045 and 7082... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? While we are praising vintage MI cartridges, let me put in a word for the B&O MMC1. I was lucky to find an NOS sample several years ago and then I was lucky that Raul convinced me to listen to it, rather than selling it. Along with the Acutex ... | |
| Wally Wally Wally I have no beef with anything you wrote except azimuth is about crosstalk, not “distortion “. |