lewm
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| TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm? I’ll agree that the sagging photo is a bit too sagging. It’s condition is something like mine, which does need a new grommet.Since there are may be half a dozen people in the whole world who give a s**t about this question, maybe we should stop? A... | |
| TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm? Chak, I am looking at your post of 12/22 at 12:06. Do you not see a slight sag in the CW, even for your pristine example? I do. | |
| INNER GROOVE DISTORTION I'm with millercarbon. If the distortion is "global" (i.e., in both channels), then I doubt it's due to a lack of anti-skate per se. Also, if you had a pronounced lack or excess of anti-skating force, you would hear the effect at the outer groov... | |
| TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm? Chakster, I owe you a slight apology: The OP did ask about the Victor tonearm, so far as I can tell.As to the rubber grommet on the UA tonearms, I will accept your statement that the CW starts out level with the arm wand, because I never owned an ... | |
| TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm? Chakster, the TT101 is not above criticism, but your statement that it’s “too old” is ridiculous, especially coming from you, and especially since the alternatives you name are about the same vintage. Each of those other TTs you name has its own A... | |
| Decca cartridge balance output question I think noromance is correct. You probably cannot hook up a 3-pin Decca in balanced mode and still have stereo. So you have his "I believe" and my "I think" to go on. For balanced mode, you need two ground pins that are electrically isolated fro... | |
| TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm? We've been over this ground it seems like a thousand times, but I don't think all 3 of the Victor turntables you list have the "bi-directional servo". The TT81 (according to hearsay) and the TT101 (according to my personal experience) are the one... | |
| Cartridge loading I think it’s analogous to “back EMF” that affects the interface between amplifier and electromagnetic speakers. The movement of the coil on the cantilever that is excited by the groove is not perfectly damped. Any spurious motion thus created woul... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? Others made the point that attaching the arm board to an outboard footer, as was done in some M-S belt drives, is not a good idea, because any energy delivered into the footer will make its way up into the tonearm. I think that's a good point of ... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? Chak, You're right about the subject is not dust covers. My bad, but I didn't want to leave Mijostyn's comment in its unvarnished form. There are two sides to it. On the DDX-1000, I think you made the right decision. | |
| First, Fix Your Skull Hairy ears are also bad.Shape of ears and cartilaginous geography also.There may be a market for nanoquantum pinna surgery. | |
| Deciding on new TT and either a Zephyr MIMC vs an Audio Technica ART9 The notion that the lower moving mass of a moving iron type cartridge inevitably makes it superior to a moving coil type is appealing, but there are no real data to support it. I admit that I too find that I like the sound of most moving iron car... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? You do what you do, and I will do what I do. I just wanted to present both sides of the story. I haven’t change my opinion, which is based on real world experience. And I’m sure you feel the same way. | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? Dust covers are a strict nono for use during play. They’re fine for protection against dust when one is not listening to vinyl. They don’t protect against airborne vibration, rather, they amplify airborne vibration by vibrating themselves and then... | |
| How good is the Micro Seiki DDX-1000 Direct Drive turntable ? The DQX models featured quartz referenced speed control. That’s an upgrade vs DDX.The tonearms mount essentially on the footers, as in some other MS designs. That’s not good for isolation.The platter is very light weight compared to others of the ... |