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| xlr vs rca Herman makes some excellent points. There are many folks who dabble in the "high end" who are convinced that single-ended circuits are inherently advantageous (in fact), because fewer parts are needed to construct them vs balanced circuits. I disa... | |
| Which wand for Morch DP-6 Mofi et al, Don't those designations for the Moerch arm wands (in grams) refer to the tonearm effective mass, rather than to the weight of the cartridge that is to be used with that particular arm wand? It makes a difference which. | |
| How to convert VPI turntable to banlanced? Is the WooAudio a full-function preamp, or just a linestage? Is it balanced? You can't determine that simply by the fact that it does or does not have XLR inputs and outputs. If it's only a balanced linestage, you will need a balanced phono stage.... | |
| How to convert VPI turntable to banlanced? Seamaster, Most importantly, you need a true balanced phono stage. Without that, no cable is going to bring you the benefits (or liabilities, if there are any) of balanced operation. Try to find out about your phono stage before you spend any mone... | |
| xlr vs rca Herman, I have never seen a tube preamp or amp that achieves balanced operation using completely discrete amplification for the plus and minus halves of the signal. I wondered if you had, and I guess not. BAT most certainly does balanced operation... | |
| xlr vs rca Herman, I guess I should have phrased my question differently. I am aware of the Atma-sphere dual differential topology and how it works; I am just not aware of any other way to do it with tubes. Perhaps I should have asked how can you do it diffe... | |
| xlr vs rca It's amazing how audio myths and misinformation persist in the minds of audiophiles. I vote with Almarg. He is about the only person who got it all correct. Raul was not wrong, either. His response was just not complete. Others get part credit. He... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The 999 series would seem to be 0.1% less good than the 1000 series. Just kidding. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I don't know what Raul will say, but vintage 9-inch tonearms from Stax, Sony, Micro Seiki, Grace, Audio Technica, etc, etc, are all way less than $1000 in excellent used condition, and all are excellent. I think (and I hope) Raul will say that the... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Lonestarsouth, What did you do re the on/off button, when you had the chassis painted? Did you leave it in brushed chrome? That would look cool. | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III I think all those units really are for voltage.Re the body shop approach, go for it; it belongs to you. I agree that 500GBP for a re-finish is way too high. That's why I was very fussy about cosmetics when I bought mine. It's quite possible you co... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III I take the position that any modern electrolytic of recent manufacture (and of proper value and voltage) will be fine to use anywhere in the MkII. Ergo, I use Panasonic FC or TS-ED types, depending upon voltage needed. They are cheap and have vani... | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? Syntax, I presume that your medicine man still has a license to practice, despite the fact that he is retired. Else your mistracking insurance will not cover his services. | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? Favorite tweak, once all else is copacetic = AC motor controller. I guess I would not call proper alignment of the tonearm/cartridge a "tweak"; it's a necessity. | |
| New tonearm: wish to upgrade from DV 505 While we are on the subject of the DV505, I have several questions regarding its many adjustable elements (set-screws and their function), most of which are not even mentioned in the Owner's Manual, at least not in the English translation. Do any ... |