lewm
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| How to measure tonearm effective mass Funny that only one pivoted tonearm I can think of actually has capacity to alter its effective mass, and that is the MA707 or the CF1 (or both) made by Micro Seiki. They used the simple device of a weight that slides fore and aft on the arm tube.... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Copernicus was a twit anyway. | |
| How to measure tonearm effective mass Hey Chuck. Are you THE Chuck, formerly of Northern Virginia, to whom I spoke at RMAF? The confounding reports of apparent tonearm/cartridge mismatches that sound great have me thinking about the quality of the data for compliance and tonearm effec... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thichan, It's those doubled-up smiley faces that follow your post that has me worried. Do you plan this for the "Tongue in Cheek" Forum? | |
| How to measure tonearm effective mass Mark, I see you had posted your own novel method on VA. Looks a bit cheaper to try, compared to John's which requires one to buy the requisite computer software. Thanks. | |
| How to measure tonearm effective mass Chuck, I AM glad that the question brought responses from some of the most knowledgeable people around this part of the hobby.Viridian, The Catch-22 is the bit about needing a cartridge of "known" compliance. I guess one can figure that out by sta... | |
| High output cartridge for 47db phono stage? This is only my personal opinion, but it is based on many separate experiences. I have come to prefer the sound of a really good MM or MI cartridge over that of high output MC cartridges as a class. This is not to say that one superb HOMC might no... | |
| Dartzeel Phono Preamp? I for one believe. | |
| New to TT's some advice questions Of the ones you listed, go with VPI, IMO. Personally, I favor a vintage Lenco or Denon for low buck pleasure (<$1000), but if I were to choose the Denon option, I would go for something above the DP47 suggested above. The Denons are still under... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Ummm.... First you posit a "new" way of looking at the interaction of cartridge, tonearm, and turntable which I think is leading to a defense of outboard tonearm pods. But at the last second, you swerve away from that issue and seem to posit that ... | |
| Dartzeel Phono Preamp? Despite my earlier cynical post, I agree with Fbhifi. Not only would the needed ICs (and the input and output jacks themselves) inevitably introduce new colorations but also, to drive the ICs, the output of the phono section would possibly need to... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I think that would be classified by any sensible person as a straight line tonearm. But think of the effective mass. | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Halcro, Before we know it you will have your tonearm in New Zealand and your tt in Perth. Carry on. | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, This is way out on the end of arguing the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin, but suppose in your thought experiment that either the turntable or the tonearm pod is subjected to a vibration or resonance that is not simult... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Banquo, Bill will replace your caps as requested, but he will also assess the servo mechanism and hunt down and replace any transistors or other parts that are not performing up to snuff. He will also adjust the critical DC voltages and calib... |