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| Perreaux SA2 Preamp's Phono Stage Low frequency feedback is not necessarily evidence of too much gain in the phono stage. Perhaps there is a tonearm/cartridge mismatch such that the resonant frequency is in the audio range. The resonant frequency is a function of tonearm effective... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Mapman, You have fallen prey to a common fallacy regarding direct-drive turntables, one that was first foisted on the audiophile public when we were led to believe that belt-drive is inherently superior. That is the idea that a direct-drive turnta... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Jlsemrad, Interesting idea. Perhaps the reason that Raul likes the outboard tonearm pod with his plinth-minimal SP10 is related to isolating the tonearm from undamped resonances created by the motor. Still, I think the tonearm and bearing need opt... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths I have heard the Walker in a friend's system, and I think it is fantastic. I never heard it side by side with any direct-drive turntable, and frankly I would be surprised if an SP10 Mk2 could "trounce" a Walker, regardless of the plinth used, but ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Wayne, I would have thought that the SME 3009 had a much higher effective mass than 6 or 6.5 gm, given the S-shaped arm tube and the fact that the arm tube is made of metal. Can you confirm that number? If it is correct, I might consider buying on... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Thanks for your response, DU. When I remarked about the difficulty of this hobby, it was more in fun than anything else. If in the end all of this were not subjective, there would be no fodder for these discussions. But I do have to agree with Jls... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? You make an excellent and valid point, IMO. After 30 years, we don't know what we are working with in terms of compliance. John Ellison, over on Vinyl Asylum, developed a very easy way to determine the resonant frequency, if one knows how to hook ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Hi Downunder, I presume that the judgement of the relative merits of the turntables is completely subjective. Yes? (But what else can it be, really?) Can you disclose what type of system is in use? (Speakers, preamplifier, amplifier, etc.) Have yo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, On the tonearm issue, you have said that the standard correlation of low effective mass with high compliance is only a gross way to determine what combinations of tonearm and cartridge will perform optimally. Is or are there one or more tone... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? As regards tonearms, I have long thought that we should discuss what tonearms work best with these rather high compliance cartridges. Modern tonearms tend to have been designed with low compliance LOMC cartridges in mind, so not only are the good ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Dear Nikola, If my slate plinths are at all "beautiful" it is only because the company that cut the slate for me does a nice neat job. Once I got the slate slabs back here, I just sealed them with a mixture of oils, and that's all I did for beauty... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Isaac Newton gives us the best reason for using a massive and well-damped plinth. It's his 3rd Law of Motion, which is summed up thusly: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The motor of an SP10 Mk2 and especially the Mk3 has ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Raul, You wrote, "So, this subject is more of what we are looking for about: quality performance or better look." Is there no room in your universe for an opinion that differs from yours? I respect your personal opinion that your SP10 Mk2 sounds b... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? But, Raul, you did not think the "Gold" version was as good as the other; correct? I have an NOS Gold version but have not auditioned it yet. I am slow. | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Can't comment on Albert's product except to say I am certain it is very high quality. But I have "refurbished, replinthed, and rearmed" some of these direct drives in slate and/or wood (Technics Mk2, Mk3; Denon DP80), and the results are worth the... |