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| Sony PS-X7 direct drive, slipping at 33 RPM One more thing. All the electrolytic caps in your turntable electronics are likely to be as old as the table itself. Thirty plus years is ancient for an electrolytic capacitor. It is quite possible that one or more of these caps is leaky, which co... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Axel, Sorry for being pedantic. I have to agree that a lot of folks who do use SUTs do not seem to take into account the matching of the SUT to both the cartridge and to the preamp. This is why I urged Hatari to first of all listen to his built-in... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Axel, In order to avoid confusing a novice, I would take issue only with the language you used in the post you referenced above. You wrote:"Step 2: Find out the 'natural impedance' of the trannie.Ratio^2 * phono-pre input impedancee.g. 31.6 * 31.6... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Dear Raul, If you re-read my previous post, I think you will see where I said that I do agree with you on SUTs. But your remarks about the Shindo preamps were not as diplomatic as is typical of you, so I just thought you might have some direct exp... | |
| TriPlanar Tips In trying to mount a vdH Colibri on my Triplanar, I encountered a novel problem; the cartridge is too wide to fit between the folded-down edges of the headshell. Until now, I had never in 15 years of happy ownership ever noticed that the headshell... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Raul, Have you heard a Masseto or other similar Shindo phono preamp driven by a LOMC? If so, was it on your own system where you are used to the baseline sound? I am asking just out of curiosity, because you are speaking with a great deal of convi... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Hatari, You are hearing the opinions of two very knowledgable persons (Axel and Raul), who have their own private biases based on their own past experiences. There are lots of equally knowledgable vinyl fans who would disagree with Axel on loading... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Hatari, By all means, if your Shindo already has a built-in MC section utilizing an internal SUT, you should go ahead and use it. The SUT was obviously selected and designed into the circuit for the most seamless possible match. It is unlikely tha... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up Restock, I take no issue with what you say. I was trying to keep the response as bone simple as possible. Your experience with SUTs is obviously more extensive than mine, especially since my hands-on experience is zero. BTW, I think the OP said th... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up So you need to step up the voltage by a factor of 10 (from .3mV to 3mV). You can select a SUT with that information. The reflected impedance is related to the square of the turns ratio. With a 10:1 transformer, the impedance seen by the cartridge ... | |
| Dynavector XV1-S and step-up You need to know the phono gain of the Shindo preamp and the total gain needed for the Dynavector. The difference between those two numbers (in db) will tell you what you need in terms of the SUT. Then select the best quality SUT that affords you ... | |
| Should I buy a VDH Colibri or Black Beauty? They vary from unit to unit in internal resistance. Therefore, a 47K ohm load would be good for some and not for others. Mine has a relatively high internal resistance. (Cannot recall the number.) vdH recommends "200 ohms to 47K ohms" for the load... | |
| Should I buy a VDH Colibri or Black Beauty? I am surprised that no one has pointed out that there really is NO one Colibri. Each one seems to have been custom made with variations in cartridge body construction, wire used for windings, voltage output, internal impedance, etc, etc. So none o... | |
| Should I buy a VDH Colibri or Black Beauty? Fmpnd, After I posted about VTA, etc, I felt silly, because it is obvious that someone as knowledgable as yourself would know enough to play with all the variables. I guess the only point of contention is that you seem to attribute your dissatisfa... | |
| Should I buy a VDH Colibri or Black Beauty? Lutenist, The tonearm "effective mass" is a mathematical entity that describes the average of the mass in relation to the square of its distance from the stylus tip. (I am writing this without access to the actual formula, so I may be leaving out ... |