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| Anti skating on Michell Tecnodec - Yes No Maybe ? What Almarg said, and to a certain degree, what Stringreen said.Your dealer has a right to his opinion, but he should have made it clear to you that his is just an opinion. No matter what one does, there IS a skating force present when using any ... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Nicola, You raise an interesting question: I wonder how many of us now own or ever did own an FR64S or FR66S. And among this group, what is the opinion of the tonearm in terms of sonic qualities? I will start by saying I own one and my opinion s... | |
| what is the problem with too much tracking force? Nicola, Does this mean that the Allaerts rubber suspension will last another 100 years, or has it reached its expiration date, like a carton of milk? I presume that Mr. Allaerts believes the former hypothesis. | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? cleeds, While Raul’s English may be a bit fractured at times, he is never "confused" about any of his underlying beliefs, as I am sure he will soon tell you, where the FR64S is concerned. But I agree with you; I set mine up expecting the kinds of ... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Raul, Audio is not an exact science. In fact, it's not a science at all, and logic does not always predict what will sound best. Thus, while I take your point on damping or "dampening", I still can listen to my FR64S and say "Holy Cow that's good... | |
| what is the problem with too much tracking force? Mark Tomaras, The fact that you now read VTF at 1.95g does not necessarily mean that your dealer originally set it at 1.95g; did he confirm that value? VTF can drift over time for various reasons, so it is wise to check it once in a while. Why d... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Raul, What do you consider proper dampening of tonearm resonance? I was thinking on this subject. There are different methods adopted by different manufacturers. For example, the Triplanar has that elliptically shaped silicon bath mounted on th... | |
| Cartridges in general I'd like to find a T2000 for sale, just for curiosity to hear how it would mate with the MC2000. However, like you, Raul, I generally try to avoid SUTs altogether. In fact, I don't own one. Nor have I ever owned one. On eBay one occasionally see... | |
| Cartridges in general Nandric, Is that you in the photo? What is it you are drinking, or are you offering all of us a drink? A fine cognac, I hope. In the tiny photo, you look a little like one of my favorite American actors, Martin Landau.I've had thoughts of findi... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? I don't know where to begin. If VE says that the OEM FR64S + its OEM headshell have together an effective mass of 35g, that's a good place to start. Then you have to add the weight of the cartridge and the screws and nuts used to hold the cartr... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? There are several ways to estimate tonearm effective mass, but none of them are really simple to do. Safe to say that the static weight of the headshell is a factor, but not simply by the ratio of its static weight to that of the stock FR64S head... | |
| David Berning preamp..looking for suggestions Audioman, You've posted a bald-faced advertisement for something you apparently build and sell. That may be against forum rules, but do you have a website? That fact that Lamm use Hammond transformers does not per se raise the prestige of Hammond ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Totem,Yes, I thought about it. But the evidence of any wear at all on the thrust pad is so minimal (a dimple <2 mm in diameter and depth), that I thought the risk associated with removing the pad from the cap and flipping it over (associated wi... | |
| I'm happy but I want more, more, more Moonglum, I disagree that this is or is becoming a rich man's hobby. The thoughtful and introspective man who is a clever shopper and a little bit handy in a workshop (not necessarily a craftsman) can achieve as much or more satisfaction as anyone... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Last night I changed the lube to Red Line 0W20, and everything seems good, once I fine tuned the adjustment of the screw cap. In my unit, there is a range of adjustment that is less than a quarter-turn (<90 degrees) between the unacceptable con... |