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| Dynavector XV-1s loading question. As you approach 30 ohms from higher values, you may notice at some point that you have less apparent phono stage gain, due to loss of signal from hot to ground. If that is happening, then go up at least one notch from the value that affected gain.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Raul. I think I have a used AT15Sa plus an AT20SS stylus. I also have a bunch of Acutex stuff to audition. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Where is Dave's review of AT20SS? I've got an older ATxxSS cartridge that fits the AT20SS stylus, and an AT20SS stylus as well but have not auditioned the combo yet. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? What's interesting is that there is such a large number of possible combinations that one cannot with confidence say any particular cartridge is bad unless it is grossly defective. There is always the possibllity that the right tonearm and tt can ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, In my very brief experience, I came to the general impression that the RS-A1 is exceptionally good with MM/MI cartridges. Or to put it another way, whatever faults the RS-A1 may have, it does work best with MM/MI cartridges. Do you agree? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Aolsala, You jogged my memory of the XLM. I too remember now about the sample to sample variation, which was quite broad (ranging from very good to very mediocre). I supplied an English dealer with several samples, purchased in bulk from a local d... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Tim, Could not remember whether the Citation preamp was #11 or #12 so took a shot at it. Thanks for correcting me. Good to know you felt the same about it as I (and others I knew) did back then. As to the cartridge, the one I owned was definitely ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Aolsala, You wrote, "Cartridges in the late 70s and early 80s are truly better than anything in the 60s. I am sorry but speak with any engineer in cartridge design and he will agree." I guess you may be feeling battered by now, but as far as ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Silvio. As an owner of a Grado TLZ purchased about 25 years ago and resurrected from storage thanks to this thread, I have been struggling to get the best out of it (again). If I recall correctly back when the TLZ was my one and only cartr... | |
| How to accomodate a balanced only phono stage ? Al, Interesting point you make re not losing signal strength. That runs counter to my actual experience when I accidentally grounded one half of the signal in a full balanced set-up. But now that you say it (and now that I realize I knew it, and y... | |
| How to accomodate a balanced only phono stage ? Elizabeth, Keep your shirt on. Nothing I wrote was incorrect. And it may help the OP, if the OP is concerned with the details of this hobby. And most of us here are already nuts enough to be that way. On the other hand, your comment that cartridge... | |
| Grado TLZ ??? In general, lowering the pivot point will tend to favor low frequencies. But don't go overboard with that, because the cartridge will sound dull eventually. I am listening to the TLZ level with the pivot and have no complaints about bass response.... | |
| How to accomodate a balanced only phono stage ? Just keep in mind that the typical "RCA" cable will have only one conductor for the signal. The "ground" connection in an RCA-terminated cable will typically be carried on the shield that surrounds the "hot" wire. In balanced configuration, there ... | |
| Denon DP-59L TT - straight arm or s-shaped arm? Elizabeth, Can you define "modern high compliance cartridge"? To most vinylphiles, "modern" = moving coil, and real "high compliance" = moving magnet or moving iron. Your phrase is kind of an oxymoron, unless you divulge your definitions of the tw... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? As Timetel knows, the Bluz Broz website is replete with errors, if their descriptions of the various Acutex styli is in any way typical of the rest of their listings. |