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| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma Karl, I heretofore was under the impression that the distance of 230 mm was the original recommended pivot to spindle distance for the FR 64S, which implies it is for Stevenson alignment. The distance of 231.5 mm was recommended to me by a well-kn... | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma Raul, Speaking for myself, I have written nothing at all about the alignment formulae. I merely was trying to clarify the definition of the terms "effective length" and "overhang", for the benefit of the OP. In your opinion, did I make an error?... | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma And “effective length” is pivot to stylus; 231.5mm or 230mm is pivot to spindle for FR64S. The difference between the two is “overhang”. | |
| What's the best integrated amp in the $1500-$2000 range? Isn’t there a separate form here for amplifiers and preamplifiers? If so, there you might find additional expertise more directly related to your question. | |
| Cartridge azimuth adjustment using a voltmeter and a test lp Pgastone, having written so much about how to adjust azimuth electronically, which is to say so that the measured crosstalk from one channel to another is minimized, I have come in my old age to agree with Mijostyn in that the net benefit of just ... | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma Thanks, Raul. I think you are correct, now that I recall what I have read in the past.Chakster, In your parlance, does "NG" mean "No Good", which it would mean in colloquial English? I have the old original Feickert, made of white plastic with b... | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma 230mm for Stevenson 231.5mm got BaerwaldI use Feickert protractor or old version of SMARTractor. SMART is absolutely the best IMO. Feickert is much easier and faster. Depends how anal I feel that day. | |
| Fidelity Research FR64s Headshell dilemma I have used Ortofon LH9000 (for high effective mass, weighs 18g by itself) and Oyaide and Yamamoto carbon fiber headshells (both weigh ~10g; for high-ish compliance cartridges). In fact, I have never owned an FR headshell and wouldn't be looking ... | |
| Thoughts on SS bass. Tube mid and high tube pre What is the input impedance of the Heil speaker by itself? I bet it's on the low side, but I don't know. | |
| Cartridge azimuth adjustment using a voltmeter and a test lp "The generally accepted method is to use the amplifier output terminal to measure the voltage output of the test lp- but would it be a problem to measure the voltage at the speaker terminals?" I'm wondering where that idea came from. It certai... | |
| Tonearm mount to the plinth vs arm board vs rotating arm board vs isolated tower Dover, So what is your turntable of choice, if you revile both belt- and direct-drive? As far as I know, that leaves only idler drive, which has its own issues. All forms of tt drive have positives and negatives. Execution of the idea determine... | |
| Thoughts on SS bass. Tube mid and high tube pre If you’re running a sub you likely already have SS bass. Try without the Heil. I bet the overall bass improves because you’re doing your main amplifier a big favor by increasing the impedance it has to drive. Just try it. | |
| Equal or better tonearm than Jelco for like amount of money Bukanona, I assume you mean effective mass is much lower, not “compliance is much higher”. | |
| Equal or better tonearm than Jelco for like amount of money FR64S for similar price or LESS than Jelco? On what planet? | |
| Jelco tonearms closes Basically, they have been making the same tonearm for decades, with minor tweaks and alterations every once in a while. Thus they had no need to purchase entirely new machinery. It's kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. |