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| how important is linestage preamp with vinyls only The linestage provides two functions, if you are using an outboard phono stage. It adds gain. If the output of your phono stage is inadequate to drive your amplifier, that gain is needed. And it adds an attenuator in the signal path and possibly b... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Mike, You wrote, "The only thing that lightens the arm is removing the set screw for damping." Can you elaborate? What set screw? And why did you want to lighten the arm? What really puzzles me is that some perfectly reasonable people, such as you... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I just set the stock Triplanar AS weight to minimum and forget about it. Doug's obsession with "resonating" parts does not hold water for me. If the AS device and the trough are tightly bolted to the main structure, they cannot add "resonance"; th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, Excellent idea. What he does for me or with me is out of friendship and when it is fun or interesting for him. No money changes hands. So I will have to turn the idea into some sort of adventure. I have another, bigger project to tal... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, So, as I was guessing, with the MG10 you just got the overhang as close as possible to perfect without worrying about actual "perfect" based on a protractor. I am sure it works fine to do that. The UNIprotractor tends to make one very ana... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Spent the better part of this evening mounting the Grace Ruby in the Belldream headshell (probably a bit too heavy for optimal) and then aligning it using the complex UNIprotractor. Finally at about midnight I ended up with some tunes, listening t... | |
| SME 20/2 Finger Lift Hum Unless I have completely misunderstood what is going on here (and that is entirely possible), I don't quite understand why you are so exercised over it. If insulating the lift has cured the problem, I especially do not get it. I would think of tha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear David, Thank you for that list. More of your opinions of relative attributes would also be appreciated. Part of your text answers one of my questions; with those AT MG series headshells, as you note, there seems to be no capacity for fine adj... | |
| Grado reference platnum or Grado statement platnum Don't apologize for your DP62. And don't assume that a mid-level VPI turntable is any better. Properly serviced and in a good plinth, your DP62 is a superb tt. I agree with all the others; it appears you would be best off with the high output vers... | |
| SME 20/2 Finger Lift Hum Hi Larry, That's what I originally suggested - insulate the arm lift OR don't touch it. If the system is elevated from true ground for some reason, for example due to a faulty wall socket, it is conceivable to me that one's body could be at a lowe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The light weight Orsonic for sale on eBay does look a bit flimsy, like it would not be too rigid. It appears that in order to reduce mass they shaved a bit of metal off the important structural areas. Thanks for that feedback and for the other fee... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, the Orsonic 101 weighs 18 gm. I own one, but I deem it to be too heavy for use with high compliance cartridges. There is another version, called "11B", now on eBay and said to weigh only 12 gm, which IMO is the upper limit for high c... | |
| SME 20/2 Finger Lift Hum IMO, if there were an overall issue with grounding the tonearm (i.e., if there were a potential difference between his tonearm and his phono stage, for example), the hum would be audible at all times, whether or not the OP touched the finger-lift. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think we have broached this topic in the past, but can we talk about headshells? I am looking for some relatively light weight ones, so I can permanently mount some of my favorite high compliance cartridges. On eBay it's easy to find expensive a... | |
| SME 20/2 Finger Lift Hum Your body is creating some sort of ground loop. If this is really an issue, you could cover the finger lift with some heat shrink tubing, or any other form of insulation. But be aware that this will increase tonearm effective mass. Otherwise, the ... |