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| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Dear Raul, As I understand it, the principle potential disadvantage of a "long" tonearm, e.g., 12-inch, vs a conventional tonearm, e.g., 9-inch, is the fact that to take advantage of the superior tracking angle distortion available from the former... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Tubed1, Do you mean to say that the bartender did not ask "Which one of you is glue-ish?" | |
| VTF issues Mwilliams, There are guys who can repair tonearms with problems such as the one you describe. My guess is that there is something amiss with the dynamic balance system. On Vinyl Asylum, you could try Jim Howard, who posts as "Tubesforever" (or som... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, You wrote, "Lewm, the transducer is the cartridge not the cantilever and that's why we hear what you are saying. So what?"Couple of things: (1) To say that the cartridge not the cantilever is the transducer is a semantic argument. And i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Ecir. The proof will no doubt be in the pudding. I will report back.Thanks, too, JCarr. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Re your questions to JCarr, we are all familiar with the fact that if one is standing very close to the turntable, one can typically hear faint music emanating directly from the cartridge. What is the source of that sound, if it is not in fa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, The Boston Audio Mat2 has edged out the SS300 on both my SP10 Mk3 and on my Lenco. But the SS300 still ranks as "very good"; I've been using it on the Denon DP80. Interesting you remark that the DP80 and TT101 are similar. They certainly do ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks to Henry and Gary. The TT101 works exactly as "advertised" by the eBay seller. It spins very fast, faster than 45, even. The speed is no different when one selects either 33 or 45. There is no read-out on the digital tachometer, except for ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, J Carr is like Zeus? (Assuming you meant "lightning", not "lighting".)Send him over to fix my TT101, in that case. Jonathan, please bring Aphrodite so I have something to occupy me while you are working magic.(I too thank you for posting here... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Dear Mapman, my experience suggests there's more to speed control than watching those built-in strobes. But I agree that cost of the tt is no parameter by which to judge it, either. | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Dev, I apologize. I should not have stuck my nose into the conversation between you and Win. Win is more than capable of defending himself, if he should choose to do so. I guess I took some umbrage at the tone of your questioning, rather than the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Update on TT101. The seller was correct; it's broken. I've got a bunch of capacitors lying around here from repair of other DD turntables, so I will begin to replace those and order more as well.I also notice that of all the high-end direct-drives... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Gary. After posting my questions yesterday, I did recall that you, along with Halcro, are a long term owner of a TT101.Today I should get the platter, and then we'll see. I am debating with myself whether it is wise even to start it up, kn... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Dev, In case Win has lost interest in this thread, I would take up his defense. As he told you, each table is hand-made by him (not ever by OMA; his association with OMA was terminated a few years ago, but they never built anything related to the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Aigenga, You wrote, "when you first power-up the TT-101 let it warm up for 5 or 10 minutes before hitting speed selection. It would also be good to spin the platter in both directions to loosen up the bearing and wake up the speed sensor."Wha... |