lewm
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| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... best-groove, Has it occurred to you that vdH may mark cartridges he has worked on so that, if the cartridge shows up on his bench again years later, he will have a record of his work and the date thereof? I admit it's an eccentric practice but pro... | |
| Need help and advice on a VPI 3D arm TZh, Yes. Read all about it on the internet. As I recall, this applied to the first "batch" of 3D tonearms, and last I read, VPI claims/claimed the problem has been solved. Stringreen et al probably know more about this problem than I do. | |
| Kuzma/Koetsu feedbak?? The 2-platter Kronos is an intriguing alternative to the Kuzma. So is the Doehmann tt with built in Minus K isolation. ( I’ve heard that one.) Both of these offer some new age thinking as far as features and design. You probably don’t want this co... | |
| Recommendations for an MC cart on Audiogon Dear Raul, One cannot argue with your newly re-acquired preference for MC cartridges, but can you explain why you think MC is a superior technology? Superior to what? Superior to all other types of cartridges? You could make an argument for supe... | |
| No right channel in new cartridge By the way, have you seen, or has anyone else mentioned, the old thread wherein it is revealed that the Blackbird is well known to have this particular problem? Several people have complained of this same phenomenon, usually due to a loose or bro... | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns Thanks, folkfreak.i couldn’t conjure up Dertonearm’s actual name. Going to the former distributor is an even better idea. | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns If it's German, you might be able to get help from Dertonearm, who is the proprietor of Acoustic Sounds (I think that's the name of his company). Probably you could send an email to AS and explain your dilemma. | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns Because of the adjustable headshell offset angle on your tonearm, I think you will still want some detailed information from the company that makes it. Like what exactly is the intended pivot to stylus distance, and what exactly is the intended pi... | |
| Lyra Kleos vs Koetsu Urushi Output of Kleos is about equal to that of Urushi. | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns Peter, Based on the info you provided, you own a $5800 tonearm. Such an expensive tonearm certainly does merit the cost of a Smartractor (if you want universal applicability) or a dedicated Mint LP. (Plus also you apparently own an SME 312S; not... | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns Bottom line, now that I've re-read your OP and gone to the website. First of all, don't expect the Mint you own to work with this tonearm unless the specs are identical to those of an SME 312S. Seems your new tonearm is 10-inch effective length ... | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns I agree with wlutke. Nearly all other tonearms have a fixed angle headshell offset, unlike yours. The P2S (pivot to spindle) distance, effective length, and the headshell offset angle are intimately related and chosen for whatever geometry the d... | |
| Lyra Kleos vs Koetsu Urushi davey, What phono stage? Thx. | |
| Two Protractors - Only One Aligns Peter, believe the Mint and toss out the TTB. I think your conundrum goes with it. The TTB is not very accurate (because citing the pivot point by eye is not possible with +/-0.5mm error), even when you do plug in the correct data, which is ano... | |
| Low Hours Phono Cartridges? For expensive used cartridges being sold by someone I don’t “know”, I’d ask the seller to send it to SS for a formal evaluation prior to purchase, at my expense. Both parties derive a benefit from that. |