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| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Mijo, Sorry, based on your phrasing I thought you might be saying you preferred JC3+ over whatever Channel D you own, which didn’t make sense. Note here that I refrained from making the obvious joke about turntables needing to be “well hung” (per... | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR If you’re selecting cartridges to any degree based on “channel separation” , you ought to take into account the frequency dependency of that spec. Typically companies give a single data point for separation at 1kHz, where for most cartridges separ... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Maybe if you would describe the nature of the noise that’s bothering you, others could more easily nail down the source. Tonearm and cartridge misalignment are sources of distortion for sure, but not the kind of distortion that falls into the cate... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? You actually like the JC3+ better than your Lino C? | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? The Zeus makes 0.3mV at 3.54 cm/sec, or about 0.5mV at 5cm/sec, where most cartridges are rated. “100db” would indicate a voltage gain of 100,000X, or 50V (!!!) at 5 cm/sec. Whoever advised you is not to be trusted as a source for audio advice. 50... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Like I said elsewhere, an outboard PS designed for the Garrard motor will likely reduce noise by running the motor at lower voltages. There are several good options and easy to resell if you’re not happy. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project In retrospect, I think my advice was rash, as I have no experience with Garrard or with the plinth you did acquire. I can only claim intimate knowledge with Lenco GL75. ( And for the Lenco I made the ridiculous choice of slate for the plinth.) Sev... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Put plinth first on your list that includes platter, bearing, and idler wheel, and I think you’re on the right track. | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR The major advertising points around the V15 back in the day cited its tracking ability at very low VTF. So you have a basis to expect very good grades, albeit the aftermarket stylus could make a huge difference. I don’t know of any data, but the V... | |
| SME Model 20/12 versus TechDas AirForce V or Suggestions for a 2 tonearm TT THAT dust cover is fine for down time, in between listening sessions, but it should be stored away somewhere when you’re using that TT. It’ll resonate like a drum. | |
| Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters I don't think it follows from "there is no right setting" that you may as well not use AS at all. And I apologize for coming on perhaps too strongly. I use AS on my overhung tonearms, of course, and I try for a minimum amount that eliminates dist... | |
| Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters Mijo, I don't know whether you agree with me or not, but what I wrote is that AS can be exactly equal in magnitude (and hopefully opposite in direction) to the skating force at only two points on the LP surface. It seems to me this is true for an... | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album This thread will only die when vinyl itself finally goes away completely, and even then… | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? If it were I, I would want to have a concrete reason for why an outboard Etsuro SUT would outperform the SUTs built into the Allnic, before spending the bucks for the Etsuro. There are more readily conceivable reasons why that might be a downgrade... | |
| Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters At best, any AS setting can be correct (exactly equal in magnitude to the skating force) at only two points on the LP surface. There is a fairly broad range of settings that will satisfy that requirement, 11% of VTF being one of them. I’d be curio... |