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| ROGERS PA-1A Phono Rob, I wouldn't necessarily blame the apparent placement of the sound stage on the phono stage alone. First, that is a subjective impression. Second, there are SO many factors that might influence the aural phenomenon, especially starting with y... | |
| TriPlanar tonearm outward skating issue One way in which some designers avoid the issue with the TP, that is the source of so much disagreement here between Raul and the world, is to route the wires so that they exit the arm wand just at or just before or just after the pivot. VPI and B... | |
| Technics SL1200G vs GAE Will either of those "fit" without modifying the mount? Which is to say do either of those two have the same pivot to spindle distance as the stock tonearm? And will, particularly, the Reed mount over the hole in the arm board, since it is a surf... | |
| Alternative mat for SME turntable I have used a Boston Audio Mat2 on several different types of turntables, always with good results. There is no "best" mat; it's a matter of taste and perception. | |
| ROGERS PA-1A Phono $7000?!!!!For that much dough, they might do a better job of stating the S/N specification. | |
| ROGERS PA-1A Phono It's probably possible for "20mV input". To get that high an input signal voltage, you would be using a high output MM cartridge, and it would be reproducing a fortissimo passage of a musical piece. So, in a sense, the spec (90db for 20mV) is a ... | |
| Well Tempered Reference Arm and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Combination The WTR in question was not mine. It belonged to a very close friend who lived in my area. He purchased it way back in the 90s for its list cost of nearly $10K. In his later years, he developed dementia. When his symptoms were still rather mild, I... | |
| Technics SL1200G vs GAE You might look into the notion that the tonearm on the GAE is "better". If it's really better, then maybe you don't need to change the tonearm, and you will thereby "save" probably more than the $1200 difference between G and GAE. That's where I... | |
| TriPlanar tonearm outward skating issue Dear Raul, I don’t feel personally insulted by your response, any more than you should feel personally insulted by what I wrote. However, don’t you think you are being more than a little bit disingenuous, when you chastise Ralph for being a manufa... | |
| input impedance load on a cartridge. I have found that 47K is optimal with LOMCs, using my Atma-sphere MP1, of course. The sound seems a bit more open and extended, compared to using loads of 1000 ohms or 100 ohms. (I have set my MP1 up so I can quickly switch among 47K, 1K, and 100... | |
| Well Tempered Reference Arm and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Combination I don't want to rain on anyone's parade. If you like the WT Reference tonearm, that's fine. But I do take issue with the bit of propaganda put forth by WT to the effect that it has "no bearing". Because it pivots, it MUST have a bearing, by the... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain I guess you’re saying that the Aqvox provides for continuous adjustment of gain anywhere between some lower and upper limits. The BMC (as you likely know) has internal jumpers that allow for "low", "medium", and "high" gain. Those should be suffic... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain My last post is more than 30 min old, so I am blocked from editing it, but I did go and read Fremer’s review of the BMC, and apparently the input resistance of the BMC is "less than 3 ohms", but not zero. This solves my own conundrum; I couldn’t f... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain I keep forgetting that the Aqvox is one example of a phono stage driven by current output of the cartridge. It makes sense that it would operate in balanced mode, because my search on the topic led me to designs that are balanced topology too. I... | |
| On Step Ups and the Importance of Managing Gain What about "current-driven" phono stages for very low output MCs? This is either a new bit of jargon conjured up by manufacturers or a really new idea. So far as I can tell, allowing the cartridge to drive the phono stage by virtue of its curren... |