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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Fleib, I love you, but you have forced me to get even more pedantic than I have already been. There CANNOT be ANY points on the arc traversed by the stylus wherein the (pivoted) tonearm is perfectly tangent to the groove, and here is why:When... | |
| where to get AudioNote wires I purchased some from a company in the UK direct to my home in the US. Just google "Audio Note silver tonearm wire", or something like that. Finding it was not a problem. Trying to use the stuff IS a bit of a problem; it is amazingly thin silver L... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Fleib, You wrote, "Regarding the theory behind AS: I really don't know if centripetal force is the primary cause."Skating force IS a centripetal force. "Centripetal force" is just a descriptive term that tells us that the vector of the force ... | |
| which turntable to buy for $1500 best value ? When pitch wavers, trailing edges of piano notes seem to blur. That is quite noticeable, probably more noticeable to me than absolute pitch. The Notts Hyperspace which eventually supplanted the Sota Star Sapphire III in my system, definitely was f... | |
| which turntable to buy for $1500 best value ? Manitunc, FWIW, I owned a Sota Star Sapphire Series III with vacuum, which according to your history should have been free of the problem of pitch instability. It was not. I read elsewhere that the problem has indeed been eliminated in the Cosmos ... | |
| What tonearm and cartridge for Avid Sequel TT? I think that you may see Avid tt's mated with SME tonearms because both originate in the UK. As a general rule, mating tonearm with cartridge is a better way to go than to mate tonearm with tt. So when you choose the tonearm to go with the Avid tt... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? Your question is impossible to answer, given its subjective nature, but I have grown to believe that, if you think your tonearm is a weak link, buy a better tonearm FIRST. It will make your 17D3 sound better, if it's well matched in terms of effec... | |
| which turntable to buy for $1500 best value ? If used tables are in the picture, why not vintage used, if well restored by the seller? You can buy many a very high quality vintage direct-drive tt for $1500 and less, with tonearm. (The built-on tonearms are not always up to the quality of the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Skating force is a centripetal force because the tonearm resists movement in the actual direction of the force vector that is generated by lack of tangency of the tonearm/pivot/stylus to the groove wall. That vector is actually changing in directi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel, I am with you on this. Lack of tangency to the groove is all that is needed to generate a skating force. I need to think more about the added or supplementary effect of headshell offset angle. But on many fora around the internet, skatin... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Never mind. I am reading the Sony treatise on their bias compensator. Need to see where it leads. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel,You wrote, and I comment:"Two items related to the discussion, go to this link and click on "owners manual", the geometry of the tonearm is pictured on the last two pages and also gives two offset angles, one for the 12" and one for ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Here is a nice explanation involving the tangency hypothesis that I found on DIYAudio. In this thought experiment, tangency and headshell offset angle are one and the same. But it seems to me that even if the headshell offset angle was set to zero... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, Someday I will sit down and really think this through with pencil and paper in order to develop a higher level of conviction, but I take your point for now. You might like to know that I was once dressed down by someone either here on Audio... | |
| Well tempered question? I gave up. My dear friend is not using the WTR any longer. He and I watch movies instead. |