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| Turntable speed accuracy Dear Dover, I think it was posts like your last one that got the NVS thread deleted. You have a perfect right to express your opinion, but I think we need to temper our remarks about specific products and manufacturers lest someone pull the plug o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Mike, I would be very interested in your comparison of Ortofon M20FL Super to AKG P8ES, because I did evaluate the former one in my own system. It did not come up to the level of the Acutex LPM320 or the Grace Ruby (not to mention the Stanton 980L... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy If it were not for the fact that my neighbor, for whom I have done a lot of audio favors, owns a Timeline, I never would have been able to test my turntables with it. No way I would pay $400 to buy one. I was quite satisfied with the KAB strobe. T... | |
| 24 feet DIN to XLR phono cable for Graham Phantom? Dear J, I may have lost track of the facts, but I thought your main issue was using very long phono cables, from your tt to your Allnic. And then I thought that you have had a good result moving the Allnic (at least) close to your tt so as to obvi... | |
| Garrard 301-Worth the effort? Ah yes, the NVS. I wonder what's up with that product. Definitely the Honda Superbike to the cherry hot-rodded Harley that is an AF Garrard/Lenco. I have the same predilections as you. The price differential is huge. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, you are suggesting change the angle of the cartridge body without changing the angle of the headshell wrt the horizontal arm. Clever idea. I actually was so bold as to go tail up with some of the MMs for which pos VTA is recommended, and I de... | |
| Turntable speed accuracy If the laser light stays in exactly the same place on the wall as the platter rotates but the "line" created by the laser beam gets longer, then it is at least possible that the tt is momentarily gaining speed above 33 rpm (assuming the flash of t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? AKG P8ES. Am I correct in thinking there is no consensus on this cartridge? Based on my reading, it seems there were a few who did not like it and obviously there are others who do. If the Grace Ruby was not so enchanting at the moment, I might ha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, guys, for reminding me about Jim Howard. I think of him as a repairer of broken bearings, but you are quite right; he can probably do a re-wire. Ditto for the reference to Thomas Schick's photos of the FR64 disassembly. And thanks Nikola f... | |
| 24 feet DIN to XLR phono cable for Graham Phantom? Jimmy, Possibly the converter box you mention contains a transformer, which can effect balanced transmission between your phono and linestages, but I believe the OP was asking about running 24 feet of phono cable, i.e., from the tonearm to the pho... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I guess Paypal in Australia and Europe is more proactive than the US version. About three years ago, I bought a Dynavector tonearm from someone in New York. The item was not only defective (collapsed horizontal bearing) but also missing several ma... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nikola, I must say I am completely stumped by your response. Apart from the fact that you did answer my only question by relating Halcro's experience with Foxtan, I don't understand why you impute to me any other motive for my post. I asked y... | |
| Garrard 301-Worth the effort? Rahman, Thanks for the info. I nevertheless did not mean to "diss" the AF plinths; that would be grossly unfair since I have never heard an AF Lenco or Garrard. I only meant to point out that their physical beauty is built into their cost. | |
| audition copper/silver arm wire in New York Frogman, Are you using the silver Litz Audio Note wire? I am about to try it out, too. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nikola, By now you may already realize that the name of the actual person behind the eBay entity called "Foxtan" is Alex. It is just a coincidence that he and your favorite Dutch(?) cartridge repairer have the same first name. I believe Mike ... |