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| Cartridge loading bydlo and larry, I wouldn't argue with what you both say, but I would point out that the capacity of a LOMC to make signal current into a very low resistance load (meaning a load that is equal to or much lower than its internal impedance) does not... | |
| Which cantilever to choose for re-tip By the way, I am only quoting the advice of Jonathan Carr, who designs Lyra cartridges for a living. He also pointed out that there is a significant difference in mass between boron and sapphire, which would have led the original designer to choo... | |
| Turntable recommendations The alacrity with which certain persons state their personal preferences as absolute fact always surprises me. I won’t name names. Tasty, you keep asking about Vertere turntables. Could you be referring to “Verdier”? The Verdier Platine is a clas... | |
| Which cantilever to choose for re-tip The best philosophy is to stay with the original cantilever material because the cartridge was designed and built with that choice in mind. So your answer is “boron”. This has nothing to do with one being “better” than the other. | |
| Any success with an indoor FM antenna? Indoor antennae are all pretty much the same in my suburban experience, you do need “something “, but costly ones were not much better than cheap ones. That’s for where I live and can’t be a general rule. | |
| Has anyone tried Brass cartridge mounting screws? Crepes!how much torque do you guys use?this isn’t NASCAR.Which is to say I’ve used brass, titanium, stainless, or plastic screws and never stripped or galled any of them. | |
| Has anyone tried Brass cartridge mounting screws? Did I necessarily recommend titanium screws? I didn't think I did.However, I have used them without any gall. | |
| Has anyone tried Brass cartridge mounting screws? Acoustic Sounds recommend titanium screws, and you can buy a set that includes different lengths of screws, on eBay for a nominal sum. Do I necessarily believe that titanium (or brass) screws can turn a cartridge/headshell sow's ear into a silk p... | |
| Cartridge loading Chakster, I am experimenting with a device made by Intact Audio. It's a prototype, one-off, not in production. It's "based on a Nelson Pass I/V converter for current output DACs", according to Intact Audio. It is not a phono stage per se; it is... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage. The photos from "leforum" are the best illustration of what I saw when I took my 7045 apart. Note the brass-colored rod that ends in a "nailhead" shaped flange. That nailhead would not dissociate itself from its hole in the pillar, which is need... | |
| Cartridge loading Chak, Is THIS what you have?https://audiocubes.com/products/47-laboratory-4712-phonocube | |
| Cartridge loading Hey Dave (Intactaudio), .001 ohms is still not zero ohms. I'm just sayin'...But I'm also impressed. That unit can do the purest "current gain" of any I know about so far.And, since Chakster can move at light speed, rules fall apart.Raul, I share... | |
| Cartridge loading Raul, I have no idea what you are trying to say. Please clarify. Thanks.From the one sentence I think I do understand, how can one subtract the effect of the load resistance when the entire question revolves around the value of the load resistanc... | |
| What's Worth More on the Open Market - Your Records or Your Audio Gear For those who asked questions about my friend’s 2000 LP collection that he sold for $20,000, I am really not intimately aware of the general nature of the records he collected. I can only say that he was not shy about buying expensive re-issues, ... | |
| Cartridge loading By the way, I don't think cost is a factor in achieving the lowest possible phono input impedance, if that is the primary goal ahead of performance. I also see that I earlier already suggested that the BMC MCCI affords a 4-ohm impedance. I am not... |