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| Manley Chinook with (very) low output MC ZYX? I own a Steelhead; I use it at 65db setting with an AT ART7, which has about the same output as a low output ZYX. You will have no problem. Moreover, I like my low output ZYX UNIverse a bit more than the ART7. | |
| When to replace preamp tubes? What Viridian and some others said. Tubes usually just fade away. You may notice a loss of gain, first of all, with tubes in a phono stage. Sometimes tubes also become noisy, but if no catastrophic event occurs, they just lose their mojo very sl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? GOT IT!DON’T OWN ONE AND NEVER PLAYED WITH ONE BUT AT LEAST THE OP KNOWS, now if not before. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Good point that the Einstein may have too much gain for HO cartridges; I was assuming it has an MM input (low gain) option. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? J2d2, keep in mind that when calculating the resonant frequency, you need to include the mass of the headshell the screws and the cartridge in the equation. However taking the SME by itself, it would fall into the category of low to medium mass. ... | |
| Mounting a Triplanar or similar on an SP10 To answer the question directed at me, no, I never mounted my triplanar on my SP 10 Mark III, even though my plinth is custom built out of slate. What I did do was to purchase a Reed 2A tonearm that is 10.5 inches in effective length. The added l... | |
| A History of Ultrasonic Record Cleaning Which Elma product would you buy for cleaning LPs? I looked at their website. It seems they make a very wide variety of ultrasonic cleaning machines, but most of them are for various industrial purposes. Thanks. | |
| A History of Ultrasonic Record Cleaning No argument here. I didn’t mean to imply criticism of the article per se. Interesting to know you use a surfactant. So far as I know there is a school of thought favoring pure water. I would be on your side if I ever adopt US.i think a post cleani... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? J2d2, what is effective mass of SME V, and what is phono gain of your Einstein? That’s pretty much all that constrains your choice. Even effective mass is a guide only, a rule that sometimes can be broken. | |
| A History of Ultrasonic Record Cleaning For me the elephant in the room is the potential for damage to the LP. The article is reassuring but lacks any supporting data except to say that users of US cleaners have not reported hearing a problem That alone does not convince me. Testimonial... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Actually, I own both MMs and LOMCs that I like very much, and I don’t think one type is categorically better than the other. But I do hear the differences that you refer to. MI and IM types are also to be respected highly. It might be interesting ... | |
| “Sharp Objects” Tonearm/ Cartridge Hated the last episode. My guess is that they really needed two episodes to finish out the story properly, but they did not have the budget to support two more episodes. Therefore they compressed what should’ve been another hour of drama into the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have a complete NOS Pickering ZSV7500, body and stylus.I think”we” should refrain from assigning a cause to an audible effect, unless we have actual data to support the claimed relationships. For example, the relationship between the high induc... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? "People comment on stuff that they never heard, never tried.This is typical audiogon today, pretty sad"Chakster, what you say is true, but don't you realize that you are also often guilty of this foible? Read some of your own posts, if not. Nobod... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well, I would only agree that the added ICs and connectors (input and output) in the signal path, when you use an outboard "head amplifier" or "pre-preamplifier" might degrade the signal a bit, but otherwise devices like the ZYX only are doing in ... |