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| Dynavector 17D3 hitting clamp on VPI Scout This would seem to be a problem with only certain LPs that have an unusually broad playing surface, so the run-out grooves run under your clamp. Is that the case? The Karat has a very delicate and tiny cantilever (which is what will get damaged be... | |
| Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2 Dear MDT, I own a Triplanar and love it. However, with reference to the EPA100, my comments were based on hearsay. So many disparate reputable persons say it is excellent (e.g., Mosin, Raul, etc) that I have come to believe it IS excellent. I have... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, D. The question was probably too specific for this thread, so I apologize to others who may have found it trivial. Last night I did try the elastic band trick. To firm up the association of the stylus assembly with the body of the 980LZS (... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Sorry, Tim. The Cardas test LP tracks 2a thru 2c (frequency sweeps on side A) are very good, IME, for breaking in a new cartridge or loosening up the suspension of cartridges that have been in storage for a long time. I think repeated playing of t... | |
| Does "perfect alignment of cart" eliminate 100% ? It's called "un-distortion", a world where everything becomes crystal clear and transparent. They use it at airports. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dave, Do you think the NOS XSV3000 replacement styli that I just bought will work on the Stanton 980LZS? There was a note to that effect that I saw somewhere. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, What bothers me is that there is some looseness in the fit of the stylus assembly, up until you pull it out as far as it is willing to go. I fear that the looseness is not good. I read where one user actually epoxied the stylus onto the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? First impressions of the Stanton 980LZS. I am running it into a 1000R load at the moment, have also tried 100R. (Output Z of the 980 is 3 ohms.) This thing has low output, lower than my Koetsu Urushi. At first it sounded awful, with distortion on ... | |
| Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2 The factory-supplied electrolytic caps in an SP10 are now upwards of 30 years old. The lifespan of an electrolytic cap is less than 30 years. After 10-20 years, they start to leak DC and can even leak electrolyte onto other circuit elements. It is... | |
| 6922 6DJ8 or 12 AX7 tubes better for preamp? I don't see how the choice of cables will have much effect in ameliorating noise due to the tubes. The presence or absence of shielding on a cable will help to block (or not block if no shield) RF, but that is an external problem, and noise due to... | |
| 6922 6DJ8 or 12 AX7 tubes better for preamp? Dear Tom, Yes, IMO the 12AX7 is fine in that application. If I understand you correctly, then the 834P is using the output transformers to reduce the output impedance that would pertain if the output was taken directly from the 12AX7. So the trans... | |
| 6922 6DJ8 or 12 AX7 tubes better for preamp? Ummm.... this is all baloney. The designer chooses, or should choose, the tube best suited to the job. The 12AX7 is a very high mu (gain) tube that is best suited as all or part of the input voltage amplifier in a phono stage. IMO, one never ever ... | |
| Review: Empire Scientific,Co. 4000DIII Cartridge Dear Raul, I never said that I "loved" the Ortofon M20FL Super, nor do I love any other phonograph cartridge. So, let me say officially that I do not even like it the best of the several cartridges I own. I merely think it is "good" or "very good". | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Raul. You are da man, but omigod, 299 Euros for a stylus? Sheesh. | |
| Well Tempered Classic or Technics SP10Mk2 IMO, there is no contest here; the SP10 ensemble, obsidian base and all, would cream the WT, if you want accurate unsentimental retrieval of the information on an LP. So there ya go.And as Dmgrant1 suggested, the EPA100 tonearm is superb and highl... |