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| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Richard, That was a great post. Very informative. Answers a question I have been privately asking myself: Several of the latter day DD turntables, and I believe one or two of the new rim drives, tout the lack of a servo mechanism as a selling poin... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yeah, I don't hear anything dull about it, or bright, for that matter. Back when Dave mentioned the adjective "dark", I countered with "rich". I do think it has a rich coloration, but I also think that's because it really is excellent at "hearing"... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Now that all Triplanar-users are present and accounted for, does anyone know whether Tri can upgrade a 9-inch arm to a 12-incher? Normally, this would not tempt me, but it is not possible without some serious inconvenience to mount the 9-inch vers... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Typical MC inductance = ~50 microHenries.Don, I hope you don't think I was saying you were "wrong" in your opinion of the LZS. Your opinion is as valid as mine or anyone else's. However, I would never call my 980 version even slightly, even occasi... | |
| Tonearms longer than 12 inches I think this is true: The longer the arm, the more accurate one must be in mounting it in order to take advantage of the theoretically superior groove alignment. We are talking about tolerances well below 1.0 mm. In addition, the longer the arm, t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Interesting to note that Dave Garretson once remarked here that he found the LZS to be "dark" sounding. (I think that was the descriptor he used, but in any case that was the sentiment.) And I believe that Raul agreed with him. Now here we have Do... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, That is very interesting, what you say about Guillermo's motivation when he purchased the Sound Labs. I still stand ready to give him some tips on important upgrades that will dramatically improve them. The first, easiest, and cost-free... | |
| SP10 MK3 recommendation I have a 10.5-inch Reed 2A mounted on my Mk3, and it is the best of my many tt/tonearm combinations. But really this has been said many times here, the tonearm should "match" the cartridge, first and foremost. True, the tt will impart its own set ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lawrence, Do you refer to the English pressings? London ffrr LPs that were sold here in the US were not so loved back in the 80s by me and my close audiophile friend. They sounded flat and stale compared to a bona fide English Decca LP. I will hav... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Tony, Is Dr. Feickert a psychiatrist? He must be, to play with the minds of audiophiles in such dangerous ways. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dover, Frogman, others. Thanks for your thoughtful and informative remarks about shape. I think it is a given that shape (and mass) affects resonant frequency. Now the question is whether there is some shape for a given homogeneous composition tha... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm By the way, Mr. Dover, where did you get an AC motor that doesn't cog? Can you describe it? | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Truly, as Rhett Butler said, I don't give a damn.I respect all of our opinions, and really being happy with one's turntable is all that counts. For me, in practice, there is such a thing as "good enough". The theoretical discussions are a separate... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm I would posit that one cannot argue from principles alone that one way to drive the platter is superior to another. I say this, altho I do agree with Syntax that idler drive turntables must deal with the issue he cites. Other drive systems have ot... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Quite a difference between Nottingham and Linn tt's. The former use massive platters with a low-torque motor. The latter use a light weight platter with a low torque motor. The Nottingham philosophy has merit, IMO. Quite a few very expensive turnt... |