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| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms My first experience with a 100K load was with a Grado TLZ. Word was around that it really liked 100K. Sure enough, it sounded far better at 100K than at 47K. Since the TLZ was/is not even an MM but is an MI type, I never did assume that 100K wo... | |
| Sota or Technics Surfmuz wrote, " It’s a big deal to build nice quiet direct drive motor. Production requires lots of work and investments so it should cost different figures at exhaust." Can you say what you mean by "quiet"? Because, as I am sure you know, th... | |
| New Cartridge Time Is the Charisma 103 another one of those modified DL103s? If so, I would look elsewhere, if you want a really different experience. You can only flog that old horse so many times. I have no idea at all about a Grado Sonata, so can't help there,... | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. So, the discussion has come around to the idea that high effective mass in the horizontal plane, relative to vertical effective mass, is at least theoretically a good idea. How does one know that 25g is too high? What is the typical horizontal c... | |
| Allnic 1201 replacement tubes? tommy, did the left channel problem occur before or after you had attempted to pull tubes (with or without the tube puller)? Also, have you now replaced the old tubes with new? Simplest thing to do first is to swap the tubes on the R channel wit... | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. Just to point out that there is a good argument to be made in favor of a high horizontal effective mass for producing accurate base response. I am not coming down either way on this subject, but certainly there is a school of thought that is contr... | |
| Sota or Technics Don’t worry about a lack of opinions. Everyone will have an opinion. | |
| MM Phono Input impedance change 47k to 100k ohms " higher resistance values mean less loading". According to current parlance, this is correct. There is nothing self-evident about it, but that statement does conform to the definition of a "load", where one component has to drive another. The ... | |
| What is it in MM that can give me goose-bumps? 🤔 Goose bump non-MC cartridges, in my opinion:B&O MMC1Acutex LPM320STRIIIStanton 981LZSGrado TLZRoughly in that order. None of these, except the Stanton, is an MM type. They’re all IM or MI. The Stanton is a very unusual LOMM. | |
| A question of loading... Thanks. | |
| Which VTF Scale are you using? So apparently the apparent weight of meat is not accurate, when the weigh pan is not at the level of the LP surface. Interesting. | |
| A question of loading... fsonic, May I just ask a question without making you angry or making anyone else angry. As the owner of a Manley Steelhead myself, I am wondering how you achieve a load of 50K ohms or 100K ohms or "25", by which I take it you mean 25 ohms? As yo... | |
| Is my anti-skating too strong. MC, It's a matter of vector algebra, adding the various force vectors results in a net side force that can only pull the stylus toward the spindle (in the case of an overhung tonearm), because the stiffness of the arm wand prevents movement in the... | |
| Luxman releasing a MC cart in Japan luxman, Since the LMC1 is said by Raul to have an output of 0.1mV, it probably requires a SUT to work well with any of the Luxman phonopreamps I know about. And perhaps some of those do have built in SUTs adequate to the task. But you would need... | |
| Which VTF Scale are you using? That one DOES indeed resemble the Ortofon DS3, except for the weigh pan shape. It's a good candidate for you, if you want an upgrade from the Riverstone. I can't believe how cheap those Chinese-made digital scales (see my URL above) have become s... |