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| Wave Kinetics NVS Reference Turntable Review on Positive Feedback No doubt that the combination of these 3 devices must be magnificent to the ear, as it is to the eye. What was eventually done about the problem of shipping the NVS, what with the fact that the platter still seems to be inseparable from the chass... | |
| LCR phono stages we know about The revival of this (my) thread enables me to ask a question: I was reading an old review of the Manley Steelhead, in maybe 6 Moons, maybe from 2004 or 2005. In that review, Evanna Manley herself describes the Steelhead circuit from input to out... | |
| worst sounding great lps Anything on Roulette, and sadly they had some great artists in their stable at various times, including Mel Torme', Sarah Vaughn, etc. | |
| Coincident phono stage - cartridge compatibility (EMT)? I just read a review of the Coincident and something about the specs. This seems to be a dedicated MC phono stage, despite any pretext about using an MM cartridge with it. There does not seem to be any way to bypass the built-in SUTs, in other w... | |
| Manly Steelhead - any downside?? The Kong, Before having done any modifications or tube rolling with the Steelhead, I would rank those 3 as follows: MP1>Steelhead>Janus. This is my Janus with upgraded coupling capacitors (using V Caps and polystyrene film and foil output c... | |
| Manly Steelhead - any downside?? Thanks to Nkonor for reviving this thread. I bought a Steelhead just a few months ago, and so far I quite like it. My gripes would be as follows:(1) Input resistance choices for MM. The MM input offers 47K ohms and then a series of very much low... | |
| Turntable Platter Demagnetizing "Steel" platters are probably stainless steel. Stainless steel has a very low iron content and is generally regarded as non-magnetic. Furthermore, ebm, copper is non-magnetic too, unless you wrap wire around it and run a current through the wire... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Chakster,I once looked into how those phono stages work that are said to automatically adjust the cartridge load impedance, but I have now forgotten how it is done. However, the question now is whether the WLM, given the design of its input ... | |
| Miyajima Zero hum? This is an interesting question, because the Miyajima Zero is one of the best mono cartridges out there, and, so far as I know, it was designed from the ground up to be a mono cartridge. Thus, unlike many "mono" cartridges on the market, which ar... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nope. I was looking at the spec sheet for the CPP-1. However, I agree that the CPP-1 does not contain an RIAA correction filter. 125R would be little different from 100R when it comes to loading a phono cartridge. Specifically, I would expect th... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks for your note regarding the special dangers associated with using the MC2000, Raul. I neglected to mention that the TI Shield contains iron. After observing the problem with the MC2000, I was able to demonstrate to my own satisfaction tha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I went to the ZYX website, finally, to get more information. There they do say that the load R = 100 ohms. But I am confused a bit more, because on the ZYX website they give a spec for accuracy of the RIAA correction, which per se does not make ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks for the info on the ZYX. I was not even aware such a product existed these days. Neither the so-called "review" by Arthur Salvatore, nor the blurb on the Sorasound website say what is the value of the input resistance on the ZYX. If it's... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Chakster, For a load resistor, I would choose the nude Vishay (best and cost the most), then the Audio Note tantalum type, then the Caddock TF020 (which can be purchased from M Percy and cost the least). The differences among them are small, but ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I've just read the last few months' worth of posts. As noted by Fleib, I think, I am one of those who found that my 980LZS sounded best loaded at at least 1000R and above. It sounded really dull at 100R. Do not judge it at that load resistance;... |