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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,Here it is:http://www.vinylengine.com/twisting-your-cartridge-headshell.shtmlI think instead of using the term "tracing distortion" as Seb does, the better term is "tracing error", because we don't know that these angles translate into d... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? My insights, such as they are, into this question of tonearm geometry vs chosen alignment geometry, began with a thread on Vinyl Engine about twisting the cartridge in the headshell to align the cartridge body with a grid on any protractor. The pe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Tt and Raul, Thanks for taking me seriously. I realized that my experience in these matters is very shallow. I heretofore only had to worry about my Triplanar, and it works fine with the Turntable Basics protractor, which is now very declasse... | |
| Cart not parallel after Mint LP alignment? Right now, I have no cartridges with "bent" cantilevers, I am happy to say, but it did occur to me that the forces that bend the cantilever in the first place (usually skating force in a pivoted tonearm) are either present or neutralized by anti-s... | |
| Cart not parallel after Mint LP alignment? Dear Raul, The other reason or the main reason VP's cartridge was not aligned to his headshell was because his MintLP protractor was designed for Stevenson geometry, whereas the tonearm on his Technics tt was designed for Technics geometry. So, ev... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel, I have to disagree with you slightly, I think it is first of all important to choose a geometry that is best suited to the design of your tonearm. The offset angle of the headshell is a major determinant of what geometry would work ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, A few posts ago I asked you to compare the AT20SS with the AT170 and AT180 cartridges that you most recently have been praising. Perhaps the question got lost in the shuffle, but if you would be so kind as to let me know your opinion (o... | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? Newbee makes a good point. But you do have to feel confident you have a firm contact that won't short out during use. Also, as I recall the ceramic sockets for the 6C33C are fairly thick before you reach the metal contact points, which places a co... | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? Dear Ihcho, It was several years ago that I bought the 6C33Cs from Victor. I bought two sets of six matched pairs each. At that time, I think Victor had the inside rail to obtain tubes that had been built in the Ulyanov factory in the early 90s. T... | |
| Can a broken leg from a tube be soldered and used? I once purchased matched pairs of 6C33Cs from BAT for use in my Atma-sphere amps. You might check with Victor Khomenko, if you live in the US. Any extra cost was well worth it, since the first set of tubes have lasted nearly 10 years with no failu... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Far as I recall, yes. Has plenty enough output for a typical MM phono stage, however. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Headsnappin' (sounds painful): I am in Switzerland at a meeting this week. First thing I will do when I return is to re-audition my TLZ using the Stevenson alignment I found to work best with my Dynavector (meaning cartridge is aligned geomet... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I am very sorry to learn of your recent illness. However, it is good to learn that you are recovering well enough to get back with us. | |
| Fozgometer? Dear Don_c55, You may be correct that as far as the stylus is concerned it is best off being centered in the groove, but this is by no means an assurance that azimuth is thereby optimal. The coils and motor of the cartridge can easily and often be... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Re the Amber Tribute, your theory makes sense.Please stop tempting me to buy that XTZ; I already have the TLZ, darnit. |