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| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge I have no further comments. You’d have to do the listening yourself, since quietness and transparency are never measured by those who use those terms when discussing turntables. | |
| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge Pani, Contrary to your statement that a souped up Lenco would fall short of a top flight BD, I’d say it’s on par with any BD below $25K. Above $25K, the Lenco would be equal to or superior to many; you’d have to make case by case comparisons. Also... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? millercarbon,How do you set up a tangential tracker with overhang? I would call that condition a "bad job" in setting it up, not an optional method. (I'm sure you would too.) Actually, that's one of the dirty little secrets of tangential trackers... | |
| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge Hard to describe precisely the improvement with Phoenix stuff, because I went from the Walker Audio Motor Controller, which is already pretty good but has no feedback mechanism to control or monitor speed, to Phoenix. I'd say it improves SQ to so... | |
| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge I own five turntables. Among them are direct drives that are considered the top of the vintage Japanese turntables including an SP 10 mark 3 and a Kenwood L07D. I also own a highly modified version of the Lenco. It is not the PTP direct product, ... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? Cleeds, with no friction of the stylus in the groove, there is no skating force. Head shell offset angle is one cause of lack of tangency to the groove that from a vector force point of view gives rise to the force that pulls the stylus tip toward... | |
| Do MC's Need Time To Wake Up? I agree that MC cartridges do you need time to wake up. They need time to wake up if they are brand new or have very low hours on them, and they need time to wake up if they have been sitting around and not used for several weeks or more. I am not... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? The FR64S, 66S, and 64fx all do have an anti-skate device built in. So maybe Ikeda was pinching pennies when he designed the lesser models you mention. I kind of disagree that the tonearm and the cartridge make a “big” difference with respect to t... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? What tonearm?what cartridge?All tonearms that are mounted such that the stylus overhangs the spindle will generate a skating force. It’s the law. Whether you choose to counteract the skating force, or not, is quite another matter. | |
| Any Recommendations For Line-Contact P-Mount Cartridge? Problem with P-mount, whether it be B&O or the standard type, is that the connection between the end of the tonearm and the cartridge body depends entirely and only upon the fit of the signal-carrying pins to the female receptor. I don't see ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Someone please tell me what it is about ceramic that would make you think it is an exceptionally good material for making cantilevers. Halcro, you are an engineer. Do you have any notions about this? Or perhaps you don’t agree with the premise. ... | |
| Will technology make records obsolete one day? Honestly, I thought this thread was the OP’s idea of being funny. | |
| Eminent technology et2 on Linn Lp12 Ct, I am very familiar with the TV show. Still, I am a visual learner, and I would have to see the leaf springs on an ET tonearm, in order to appreciate what you are trying to say in words. My life will be just fine if that never happens. Where is... | |
| AT ART9 cart going into a Pass XP17 There are no real rules for this, except to stay above the internal resistance of the cartridge by a factor of at least 5X, and even that rule can be broken at times. Nor is there anyway on earth to do any damage by trying different loading option... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Cantilevers have been made from aluminum, aluminum alloys, boron both hollow and solid, beryllium, titanium, sapphire or ruby, and diamond. That’s a nearly complete list, unless you want to include carbon fiber and cactus. What do you suppose is s... |