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| 5 cartridges - Cello, vdH, Benz, Zu, Hana - what stays and what goes? Learn how to mount a cartridge for yourself and keep them all until you have had ample time to evaluate each one in your particular system. At that point, you may want to sell one or two, but the decision will be wholly yours. Or maybe instead of... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat I like that paper from 2016. That would support the utility of a crystal in this application. | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat I am guilty of not reading your citation. I did goof in a way by saying that the piezoelectric effect in a crystal results in release of RFI; it is the release of electric charge by a crystal under pressure, or applied mechanical stress. I apolog... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat If it's "all around us", then putting a tiny crystal on top of a cartridge is like pissing in the wind, if you will pardon my colorful language. The question is, as I stated already, can a tiny crystal reverse the piezo-electric effect, which as ... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat Yes, the PHT. My fave, too. But some persons whom I respect do swear by them. It, first of all, hinges on whether crystals can effect a reverse piezo-electric effect, by absorbing RFI and turning it into heat. The second question is why would th... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat testpilot, SR and their customers are credulous. Their claims are incredible. | |
| Mono vinyl, how do you know if really single channel mono or if stereo recorded to mono "Ella and Louis" on Verve. If ever you wouldn't care a fig about stereo vs mono, it is when listening to that recording. Just sublime. It was recorded in the 50s, only in mono. It's been re-issued more than once in fake stereo. It's a must. | |
| VTA & SRA question! Yes it would. But they are two different Angles. | |
| Technics SL-1200GR setup question I have commonly found that lowering the pivot with respect to the headshell does shift tonal balance toward the bass and that raising the pivot above level with respect to the headshell does shift tonal balance toward the treble, which, as you say... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat Fuzz, that record mat you cited would make me cross-eyed, if I watched it spinning on my turntable. However, it is very good value for money compared to the subject of this thread. | |
| Technics SL-1200GR setup question Thanks for responding to my question, Audionoobie. The 1200 GR is a very popular choice among those who post here. I wonder whether anyone else who owns the 1200 GR with its standard tonearm could comment on your experience . I still find it odd o... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat $10 for carbon fiber. $385 for UEF “treatment “.What PT Barnum said. | |
| Technics SL-1200GR setup question Chakster, Was vdH talking about a general rule for all cartridges or about Denon cartridges or about the Technics 1200GR or what? Because that single suggestion is unlikely to be optimal for all combinations of tonearm. cartridge, turntable.To the... | |
| DIY Stylus Guard Help Perhaps I was too emphatic. I would look for something that already exists around my house, a piece of curved plastic for example. Or that cork would be fine once you've carved it up appropriately. Then tape it over the stylus assembly using ea... | |
| DIY Stylus Guard Help Making a stylus guard is about as dangerous to the stylus as any other job that forces you to put the stylus in jeopardy. I wouldn't do it at all. |