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| Fozgometer? Jazzgene, I think you are correct, and I think the Foz does first ask you to correct for a difference in output per channel. With my venerable Signet Cartridge Analyzer (and the proper test LP), the very first step to adjust azimuth is zero-ing on... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, Don't sweat it. You did good. Actually, the only thing I don't like about the Mk2 and the Mk3 is that square escutcheon that surrounds the platter. The square shape t makes it quite difficult to mate the turntable with more than one tonear... | |
| Dartzeel Phono Preamp? Yes, Mr. DarTzeel, What the world needs right now is another $20,000-phono stage. | |
| tonearm/cartridge matching, mass/damping/tweaking "does adding 2 Herbie's dampers @ 5.65 grams each increase effective mass of the arm by 11.3 grams?"I think the answer is yes, since the added mass will be situated essentially right above the stylus tip. If the added mass is displaced to the rear... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Ct0517, So let me get this straight: You are running your Mk2 with no plinth, AND you have an ET2 tonearm mounted on a separate something that is completely disassociated from the Mk2. Is that correct? How do you assure that the ET2 is on the exac... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s There is so much "urban legend" surrounding these turntables, that it is difficult to find the truth.Thekong, In fact, I doubt Technics has ANY parts for ANY of these turntables, but the chip you need may be the same as that used in later Technics... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Banquo, Your verbal description does not paint a picture I can remember from having been "inside" my own SP10 Mk2. Perhaps I will take a look to refresh my memory. In any case, it is a relief to know that you don't have any spindle or platter... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dlaloum, Can you provide a URL for your post on VE? Thanks, and thanks for sharing your work effort. | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I agree with Tim. If Bruce Berdan is still working, then he is the guy closest to you who can help you the most. However, last I heard he was ill and/or retired or retiring. Anyway, it would pay to contact him.When you say that the shaft is loose,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro, I agree with your philosophy; it is best to run everything direct into one single phono stage or full function preamp (In the old days, the word "preamp" meant a linestage + phono stage; now we have to say it explicitly). However, my ... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I don't know where you are located, but if you are in the US, I highly recommend that you contact Bill Thalmann of Music Technologies in Springfield, VA. Bill is as nice as people get, honest, and very smart about SP10 electronics, since he has by... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Raul. Your candor is always appreciated, even, I hope, by those who do not always agree with you. I know it is from the heart. I did not know those threads were deleted. That is silly; I enjoyed the debate, and it was conducted in a civil ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? That's a great idea, Trav, but the poster should qualify his statement by listing all the tonearms that were compared in order to arrive at the mystical Nirvana for a given phono cartridge.Raul, I apologize if I put you on the spot regarding the F... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Is there any cartridge, save for a truly broken one, that cannot be made to sound decent or even good, if one has a large enough supply of tonearms and headshells and the patience to try them all? This is not a rhetorical question.Raul, Given the ... | |
| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone Suffice to say that I agree with you on cost. The Koetsu stone-bodied cartridge prices are particularly ridiculous, but so too are the prices of many many other "high end" MC cartridges. I purchased my Urushi in Tokyo for, lets say, much less than... |