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| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth I would only place upper and lower limits on Halcro's proposition; it would not be a great idea to use a very high mass tonearm with a very high compliance cartridge, simply because of the resulting flexing of a very compliant cantilever which mig... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I've also got an Empire 1000ZE/X, with NOS stylus. That was an early favorite here, for about a month. It then faded from discussions. I have more that I cannot even recall off the top of my head.My B&O is NOS. What I don't live about it in pr... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Since I've had my Beveridge speakers up and running, I have become fascinated with direct-drive for ESLs. Your discussion (Fleib and Kevin) makes me wonder whether the Acoustat X amplifiers could be adapted to run my Sound Lab 845PXs. 5kV might be... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Sorry for 3 straight posts on this off-topic subject, but I just looked up the specs of the Acoustat X direct-drive amplifier. It operates at 5000V (5kV), not 50kV. That makes sense. Should have used Google in the first place. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Should have added that it is entirely possible the Acoustat X operates at circa 10kV, but not 50kV for sure. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear 3ox (and Fleib),I think your point was well taken. It is not likely that the Acoustat X speaker, to which Fleib refers, could stand 50kV on its stators for more than a few seconds before a spectacular explosion might occur. Typical DC voltage... | |
| Modified Lenco vs TW Raven "What I find is that imaging of live music is level-dependent - it tends to be quite clear up to a certain amplitude, but can fall to pieces when the playing is louder than this threshold."So I guess there is room for both of us to be "right", if ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Henry, I guess I was thinking specifically of the K&K phono stages. They will build it with adjustable MM loading, if the customer requests it. As I understand it, the load R and C can be selected without opening up the top of the unit. The... | |
| Goldmund Studio - still relevant today? Dear Cabbiendi, Can you say why you think the elongated mount for the CW effects an improvement in sound, apart from the fact that it permits use of a lighter counter-wt. There are two parameters (at least) that would change with this mod: (1) lat... | |
| Modified Lenco vs TW Raven Living in DC, we are very fortunate to have a plethora of live music at our fingertips, sources range from the Kennedy Center concerts to small clubs downtown. We attend live performances at least once a month, more like twice a month since recent... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Harold, Sounds like you got your hands on some VERY low capacitance cable, is all I can say. There is added capacitance at the input of a tube phono stage; capacitance develops between the grid and the plate and between the grid and the cathode of... | |
| VPI Rim Drive vibrations Wasn't there an issue with the Superplatters being out of round? Which could raise havoc when one is combined with a VPI rim drive. Perhaps that was much of the OP's problem. Personally, I think both the plinth and the external rim drive system (a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Harold, When you say you use 20pF of capacitance, I have to assume you are ADDING 20pF to the inherent capacitance of the whole circuit from cartridge leads to phono input. Since the inherent capacitance is typically 100pF to 150pF, depending upon... | |
| Goldmund Studio - still relevant today? The Studio is "relevant", but I personally was never impressed with it. The Studietto was a real dog, IMO. These are just my private (now not so private) opinions. The T3F is a derivative of the Rabco tonearm, better quality construction, perhaps.... | |
| Modified Lenco vs TW Raven Apparently my response to Syntax 48 hours ago did not "stick". Syntax's system is posted, so it is indeed possible to discern what he likes. Sorry about that. |