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| Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter Forgeddaboudit.Although this is a good excuse to replace that Sumiko. | |
| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge X-axis, not y-axis.my bad | |
| Is a PTP Solid 12 (Lenco) worthy of a $5k cartridge Dodge, I bought my L75 NOS only about 10 years ago for $300. You can still buy a mint L75 for $500 or less. The motor will run forever, and if it doesn't, there's a huge source of information on how to rebuild them on Lenco Lovers website. Ever... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For every phono stage I have ever examined, the "re-work" requires de-soldering the 47K resistors and then soldering 100K resistors in their place. That does require removing the top of the chassis for access. Gold Note understandably wants to di... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Slim, Can easily and cheaply be modified from 47K to 100K. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Halcro, If there were deficiencies in the FR tonearm vs the Dynavector, would they be audible via a Youtube quality recording of playback? I am dubious. However, I share your rejection of Raul's constantly repeated criticism of the FR tonearms. ... | |
| 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. |