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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Years ago, Tour d'Argent was another mega-expensive restaurant in Paris. In the late 60s, a good friend of mine took his then new bride there for lunch, on their honeymoon, and spent $400, FOR LUNCH, 45 years ago! Google says it does still exist b... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Sorry, 1000 gm = 2.2 lb. What a yutz I am! | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Tim, I know you have quoted that paragraph before, but just now I stopped to think about it maybe for the first time. 500 times 2 gm = 1000 gm. That's a bit more than half a pound. So, by this statement you might say that Technics authorized use o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? "the MC in casu must be realativ cheap (for now) but also relativ abundant. Say about 100 specimens."I take it you assume we are talking about a vintage MC that is no longer being manufactured. I am not so sure. But we may never know. Among vintag... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Audpulse, I think Raul's fave MC is something much more mundane than that SAEC. I think it's a fairly modern garden variety LOMC. For that reason, Raul is loathe to identify it, because revealing its identity would take the sturm und drang out of ... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question The speed can be fine-tuned, if necessary, by fiddling with the PS. I don't know for sure what is done, but Bill Thalmann can do it. However, if the speed is altered by substitution of a heavier- or lighter- than- stock platter mat, that would be ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Maybe we are all a bit played out on the subject of vintage MM and MI cartridges, which is why these other unrelated issues come up.What interests me is not the identity of the MC cartridge that Raul likes so much but rather the reason why he migh... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For the record, I bought one of DT's protractors. It was an enormous sum to pay for a protractor, I admit, but more like $700, not $800. In the bargain, DT supplied the templates for 7 different tonearms (and more, since some of the templates are ... | |
| Skala or Kleos? Some say Delos better than Kleos. | |
| are some phono stages more resistant to hum? Rtilden, Check to see whether any of your ICs, particularly the one from tonearm to preamp, are running parallel to or anywhere near an AC cord or a PS umbilical. I had an identical buzz that drove me a bit nuts until I noticed that my phono cable... | |
| are some phono stages more resistant to hum? Dear Dhl, If the phono circuit has a balanced topology, then the cartridge may be connected in balanced mode, and believe me there is CMR for the phono signal which does cancel hum along with other noise common to both halves of the signal. You ca... | |
| Power cord for Technics SP-10MkII Dear Tpreaves, Explain please. An IEC connector, both the male and female parts, is made of fairly cheap low grade conductor and relies on a weak frictional contact. Why would that be superior to silver solder and an inch of zip cord connected dir... | |
| Power cord for Technics SP-10MkII Since the OEM power cord on the SP10 MkII is naught but standard "zip cord" that is identical to what is found on the typical table lamp, I would imagine there might be some benefit to upgrading it. However, I am a believer that the typical IEC co... | |
| are some phono stages more resistant to hum? There are probably a dozen reasons why one phono stage might be more likely to hum with a particular tonearm and cartridge where some other phono stage will not. First of all, lets get the terminology straight; when you say "hum" it implies a 60Hz... | |
| Ayre DPS Bauer vs Artemis Labs There is one big difference between these two turntables that would lead me to choose the Artemis, all other things being equal. The Artemis uses a kind of capstan to wrap the tape drive around the platter. This has a very important effect to grea... |