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| where to get AudioNote wires Froggie, I do the same, using any fairly stiff solid core wire as a guide for the thin wire.Nandric, While I have to agree that AN UK is different from AN Japan and that for a while at least the former traded on the very high reputation of the lat... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, The "basic vector", if you refer to the torque (i.e., angular force) of the turntable motor that is applied to the LP grooves, is indeed in the clockwise direction. But the force that causes skating is the friction between the stylus and th... | |
| where to get AudioNote wires Frogman, Good idea. I have done things like that before, or tried to. In some sense it is trading one problem (threading the fine and fragile wire through a braided shield) for another (threading the fine and fragile wire through teflon tubing). B... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In my scheme, the actual force generated due to friction between stylus and groove and the lack of tangency of the stylus tip to the groove (at all but two points on its arc across the LP), has a vector that is constantly changing in magnitude and... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Headshell offset does allow for tangency at two points across the LP surface. Flieb said that, and I agree with that. It was my error not to include that in the analysis. My model would predict that at those two points, there is no skating force. ... | |
| 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... |