lewm
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| Technics SP-10 Tonearm Pod instead of Plinth/Base There are megabuck turntables that do it either way, tonearm on outboard pod vs tonearm very firmly associated with the bearing/platter. Probably it works either way, if the design is done properly. As I stated several times, my main beef with a s... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? Ken, I keep forgetting that we are near neighbors. We should get together for a dd fest one of these days. Lets make email contact. Howard serviced my L07D and it is now in use. SP10 Mk3 will soon follow.Interesting thing about the L07D is that Ke... | |
| Technics SP-10 Tonearm Pod instead of Plinth/Base Dear Audioblazer, You wrote, "From my friends experiment with Garrard 401, it's seems isolated base is the way to go." Can you tell me/us just what experiment your friend conducted? I also wonder how it is possible to generalize from any one turnt... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Aging should most effect the elastomers in the suspension, due to longterm exposure to various atmospheric gaseous contaminants. I would therefore expect that years of storage would have the biggest effect on compliance of all other parameters, un... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I agree, "Maybe the arm is not a good match for it?" But there are about a half dozen other possibiities, including that my sample has suffered from the aging process more than most or that my sample is not yet broken in, etc, etc. I still find it... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? Kftool, Since the platter of your tt is probably bolted to the top of the motor to which the magnet is fastened, in a sense you are free to change the platter, as is true of most dd turntables. The Mk3 is the exception rather than the rule. Most d... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? No doubt the platter and mat have a huge effect on the sound of any tt. This is a universal issue, not just restricted to dd tts. Problem for me is that I don't know what is "the best". In general, high mass seems like a good thing, but after that... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Travbrow, I have my Azden in a Dynavector DV505 on a Lenco/PTP/slate setup like yours. I am using a lightweight headshell, not the stock Dyna one. Can you tell me where you set VTA with the Azden? You apparently like it very much. I am still ... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? Yes, some isolation could be achieved by air bearing as in the Rockport or by magnetics, as in the Clearaudio monstrosity. I don't think Steve used either of those methods. So it's a fun thought experiment to figure out how it might be done otherw... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? Mike, Do you know or can you say here just how is the bearing isolated from the motor? It would seem that the very definition of direct drive carries the inherent requirement that there is some degree of association between bearing and motor. I gu... | |
| Lyra Titan i and Olympos SL Syntax, Is that a huge, thick acrylic "mat" sitting atop the copper platter of your Micro Seiki tt, or is that the platter on another turntable situated right behind the Micro? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Travbrow, I've thought about that too (comparison between 2M Black and M20FL), just as I have also thought about comparing modern TOTL MM and MI cartridges from Clearaudio, Grado, and Sound Smith to the vintage ones that are the subject of this th... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over "The pivoted arm experiment is over".But the melody lingers on. | |
| ARC Ref phono 2 vs ASR Basis Excl 2010 If RFI is getting in on your cables, no downstream or upstream piece of electronics is going to get it out of your signal. The noise will be translated into distortions more or less by different kinds of gear, but it won't be eliminated. | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Dear Nilthepill, I don't think the aphorism "Garbage in; garbage out" applies here. It would be applicable to a situation where one expects a "bad" sounding LP to sound "good", because one is using a $150,000-turntable. In this case, phase distort... |