lewm
Responses from lewm
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Axel, Who said I aspired to a "higher intellect"? Also, which one of us is guilty of "continuing with the argument"? Habeas corpus. Je ne c'est quois.A wet bird never flies at night. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Guys, my point was simple: the higher the load capacitance, the lower the roll-off frequency. If the roll-off frequency is so high as to be irrelevant to listening requirements, say above 50kHz, then it is a secondary issue or a non-issue. Yes, in... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Axel, Timeltel, et al, The phenomenon of resonance is one of the factors that I did not specifically mention (along with load R, cartridge R, cartridge inductance, etc) that can alter the outcome when you add or subtract C load. There is nothing m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Axel, It cannot possibly be the case that the effect of a parallel capacitance is opposite for MCs vs MMs. The mechanism by which a capacitance in parallel with the signal could tend to roll off high frequencies applies to either type. But other f... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Woe is me. My Empire is a 1000ZE, not a ZE/X. My Ortofon is an M50FL Super, not an M50E. This reminds me of Janis Joplin's lament:"Oh Lord, won't you buy mea Mercedes-BenzMy friends all have PorschesI must make amends"....I saw a very interesting ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, You wrote, "Dear Downunder: Normally as you go higher on capacitance as the cartridge goes brighther."As I see it, the capacitances of the phono stage and the interconnect, etc, are all in parallel with the signal voltage. Since the imp... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Davev, I finally had a chance to look at my Empire. It is indeed a 1000ZE, no X. I think I will give it a long break-in before spending yet more money on it to buy a new stylus, but thank you very much for the "tip" on where to buy it. I will give... | |
| Most fancy tonearms Dear Nandric, I have not visited the site, but my tonearm is called "RS Labs A-1". While it is a bit esoteric, more than a few of them have been sold and it is very much in production. I don't know whether or not "47 Labs" has anything to do with ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I am listening only to the sound of ice melting off my rain gutters. We have had no power since some time Friday night/Saturday morning. Since it is going down to 14 degrees F tonight here in snow-covered Washington, DC, I am contemplating deserti... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear DU, I actually thought you might be joking. I enjoy dry Aussie humor and dry British humor as well. But there is a core to your remarks that is of course true, and I said as much myself a week or two ago. Anyway, we are on the same page. Mean... | |
| Stand out phono stages John, If you can get away with only 10-ohm grid-stoppers, perhaps you could get away with none at all. (I have forgotten what tube types are used in the K&K that might require grid-stoppers.) In circuits that really need grid-stoppers, 100 ohm... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder, Relax. This is fun. There is no need to take it seriously. I am still happy with my M20FL Super. Just the other night it was going head to head with my van den Hul Colibri and doing quite well in the comparison. So for a few more bucks,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dean, You can e-mail me privately if you wish. | |
| 15,000 LP's - What to do with records? I'll take a thousand NOS jazz LPs off your hands any time. Where are you located? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I am a bit confused by your reply, but thank you just the same. You seem to be suggesting that I should listen to the 1000ZE first, before buying any stylus, and that I should post photos of the stylus/cantilever here before spending an... |