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| re-tipping Dynavector17D? At least we do agree it is not a great idea to re-tip a 17D series cartridge, if you want to restore its particular original SQ. Yes, you're right; I am too old and too cynical based on past experience to buy a cartridge off eBay, unless it's fro... | |
| re-tipping Dynavector17D? Joe, Do you own an original "17D", with no numeric suffix? How old is THAT? My memory only goes back to the 17D2, and I have been doing this for 40 years.Chak, All I am suggesting is that a newbie doesn't get much help from the idea of finding a... | |
| re-tipping Dynavector17D? Chak, you frequently recommend the 17D2. As you know, it has been superseded by the 17D3, more than a decade ago or even two decades ago, and even the 17D3 has been discontinued and replaced by the 17DX, a current model that can actually be purch... | |
| High or Low output MC cartridge? In case I wasn’t clear, although I thought I was, LOMC>> HOMC, my opinion. | |
| Phono Preamp. With transformer or fully active The Jensen Transformer website contains or used to contain some excellent white papers on transformer loading, as per the subject of Intact's and Atma's posts. They show how and why to load down the secondaries to compensate for the effects menti... | |
| Thorens TD-125 MK1 with SME 3009 TD 124 is a completely different animal compared to TD125. One has nothing to do with the other, either sound-wise or mechanically. To begin with, I wouldn’t trust a private individual to pack and ship a delicate turntable properly, and if I were ... | |
| Thorens TD-125 MK1 with SME 3009 The TD125 had some electronics that govern speed. That aspect can be problematic in a very old sample, like this one. Just a point to consider. Can you inspect it in person? That would be a requirement, for me. | |
| High or Low output MC cartridge? Nothing wrong with millercarbon's sentiments, but I agree with Chakster, and this is based solely on listening experiences, not on technical aspects: HOMC cartridges just haven't perform in my various systems at the level of LOMC or the very best... | |
| Phono Preamp. With transformer or fully active Using an outboard SUT not only requires an extra pair of (expensive) ICs, it also entails passing the delicate low level signal from the cartridge through an extra pair of RCA connections (or two extra pairs, in the extreme case). The RCA plug and... | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? In order to know what's "better", one has to have owned and used an LP12 in one's own system. That narrows the field of valid opinions. Also, if you permit the idea of "used" and/or vintage turntables, that also changes the game. | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Suppose that you or I could inspect that cartridge prior to purchase. What could we learn by inspecting it? Apart from the fact that we could see if it had a cantilever and a stylus mounted on the cantilever, I don’t think we could learn much else... | |
| I have only come here seeking knowledge... In the midst of all this banter, someone else up above was trying to get to the point I think of saying that all your audio system components should be plugged into one electrical outlet, ideally. This is because otherwise you could have been deal... | |
| Linn LP 12 hum not coming from Bryton phono stage. What I was getting at is whether the hum is due to a direct interaction between the cartridge and the TT motor. One manifestation of that would be that the hum is loudest when the cartridge is nearest to the motor. | |
| Phono Preamp. With transformer or fully active Elliot, Not that it matters one iota to the performance of your system, but I get a reflected input impedance of 145 ohms (not 110 ohms), for your 1:18 step-up ratio into a fixed 47K ohm load resistance on your Mc phono stage. And a step-up volta... | |
| Linn LP 12 hum not coming from Bryton phono stage. Have you noticed whether the intensity of the hum changes as you listen to an LP, from outer grooves to innermost grooves? If not, you might do that experiment and report back. Absent a defect in your current power supply, I doubt that the PS it... |