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| Artemis/Schroder SA-1? Notec, I don't doubt what you say, but that report is most surprising. What is there to make noise in a DC motor at idle? (Nothing, I think.) Is this hum you are talking about, audible over the speaker, or a mechanical noise? . | |
| Artemis/Schroder SA-1? CJ, Have you tried the Schroeder website and/or Schroeder dealers? | |
| Artemis/Schroder SA-1? Dear Notec, Don't leave me and the OP hanging. What noise issues? Surely if there were an issue of noise from the motor, it would be correctable and in fact quickly corrected. | |
| Artemis/Schroder SA-1? You might contact Frank Schroeder through HIS website, to find out about the Artemis. I agree with you that it appears/appeared to be an interesting design for many reasons. | |
| Why is it that? What CJ says is spot on, which is why I was wondering at the sonic results. The OP writes that the sound is more "romantic and richer" and moreover that there is an apparent loss of gain, at the 40-ohm setting vs the 3-ohm setting. That does not m... | |
| Why is it that? I do it both ways. I have both a full-function preamplifier (Atma-sphere MP1) and an outboard phono stage (revamped Silvaweld SWH550). I use the MP1 for LOMC and the Silvaweld for MM/MI. So I am not as dogmatic as I may have sounded. Nevertheless,... | |
| Dead Oracle If the bad parts are discrete transistors, as you infer, you might try Googling the parts numbers. Very often seemingly unobtainable transistors and ICs can actually be found from sources in the Far East. I have had to do it twice, and I am 2 for ... | |
| Why is it that? Dear Zd,The debate over "separates" vs full-function preamplifiers is a never-ending one, but suffice to say that there are many advantages to an all in one unit vs separate phono and linestages and vice-versa. But why would you expect "better syn... | |
| Stylus Rake Angle I was trying to fix my post when I accidentally posted it. I obviously was referring to the front end of the cartridge body when I wrote that a "forward" tilt would move the cartridge body "downward". The rear end would move upward. | |
| Stylus Rake Angle Jonathan, Thank you for your response. I too have never beheld an Arche headshell in person, but from what I've read about it on other threads, you are correct. So, my concept of how that works is to rock the cartridge either forward (and downward... | |
| Stylus Rake Angle I think the Arche headshell (from Dertonearm, aka designer of the Axiom tonearm) allows for changing VTA at the headshell. I think this would fit Jonathan's requirement for changing VTA without changing the height of the vertical bearing, so as no... | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? Dear Nick, So if your reasoning is valid, i.e., ranking cartridge types based on moving mass, then why is it that in my whole audio life of more than 35 years I have yet to identify an HOMC cartridge that is superior to, or even competitive with, ... | |
| no looking back Stringreen, Unless you buy only brand new LPs and your collection consists solely of LPs you bought new over the years, I am astonished to learn that you "see no need" to clean LPs. Maybe the operative word is "carefully". If you buy used LPs, try... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? So you think the 150ANV (and maybe the 2M Black) surpasses all the vintage MM and MI cartridges that we have been discussing for the past 5 years?I think very highly of Ortofon, as well. No matter how one model or another may sound, they are well ... | |
| Stylus Rake Angle John, Thanks for the treatise. I agree with your definitions of the terms, but I cannot see the point of your statement:"Now while the stylus might be set at 92 degrees, the cantilever may not be at the same angle as the the cutter."The cartridge ... |