lewm
Responses from lewm
| 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;... | |
| Hated my Pro-Ject Debut III looking for another budget option. Kind of thinking Thorens IMO, Cheap cartridge on a good turntable/tonearm will beat an expensive cartridge on a cheap or poorly designed turntable/tonearm, every time. So, stretch out to get a good turntable first of all, is my advice. Surprised no one mentioned "vintag... | |
| Why the lack of Virtual System postings? And then there's mono.But seriously, Halcro, can you not remove some of your old photos that may no longer depict your system as it is currently, and thereby sneak below the 50-photo limit? You've reminded me that I am derelict in keeping my syst... | |
| mc cartridge loading One of the most commonly used phono input tubes is the 12AX7 which has a very large Miller capacitance, given its high mu factor, albeit nowhere near to 10,000pF! How did AcousTech manage to "achieve" that? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Geoff, I will have to chew on that mouthful for a bit, but can we agree that EMI has the property of "frequency"? Assuming you would agree, then in what way would EMI differ from "low frequency magnetic field(s)"? Permanent magnets per se do not... |