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| MC Load Resistance Dertonarm, Can you please amplify on your statement? For example, what would be the effect of a mismatch between the inductance of the phono input in a SUT-less connection and the inductance of the cartridge itself? I am having trouble visualizing... | |
| Good compatible carts for RS Labs A-1 tonearm? The major problem mounting cartridges in the RS-A1 is that its headshell has threaded holes. Moreover, there is no room to use conventional screws that would enter the headshell from above, because of that cylindrical housing that houses the heads... | |
| New tonearm: wish to upgrade from DV 505 Sorry, great as the Phantom II may turn out to be, it has only been around for a few months, whereas the Quad 57 has been with us for 50 years. The Phantom has a long way to go to play in that league. | |
| New tonearm: wish to upgrade from DV 505 R Walter, Let me echo Raul. I just took a look at your system page. Wow! You've got some wonderful stuff. How do you like the Onkyo vs the Clearaudio Max Solution? I've sort of had my eye out for a px100M, but have never seen one for sale. In fact... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul and others, what tonearms and headshells are you using with the P76? I am wondering whether there is a commonality to your listening experiences. I am probably going to try mine in a Dyna DV505 first. | |
| New tonearm: wish to upgrade from DV 505 Price range? (It appears that you are willing to go high.) Cartridge preference will then be a determining factor. IMO, there is no such thing as THE best tonearm; it is all about synergy between table/tonearm/cartridge. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Axel, Dave, Frogman, et al: Yes, it's got to have something to do with the hugely different gain characteristic of MM vs MC. But if this is all, then why don't MI cartridges stand out head and shoulders above the rest? A well-designed MI car... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Hiho, It is quite possible that your speed "error" (if you want to call 200 rpm a mere error) is due to a leaky or deceased electrolytic. The best way to find that out is to replace the lytics with new ones. It really does not matter much what bra... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Dear Raul, I hope you are correct, for your own sake. I would argue with your conclusions:(1) You misunderstand the potential problem. I/we do not say that electrolytic caps will "dissolve" or physically leak damaging fluids into the circuit (alth... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Actually, unless it's a Mk2A, it is at least 30 years old, since date of manufacture. Obviously, I agree with Albert. My Mk2A had been fully serviced by Panasonic/Technics in 1989 and was not used thereafter; it was still in its shipping carton wh... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Rnadelman, Look for a good standard SP10 Mk2 or 2A. (There is some scuttlebutt around that the 2A is less reliable. The excellent person who has serviced both my 2 and my 2A and many of Albert's tables sees no important differences. I think the 2A... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Had a similar experience this weekend with my Denon DP80 in slate with a Triplanar/Colibri. A friend brought over an LP of Ray Brown playing with Laurindo Almeida. The first cut is "'Round Midnight". Almeida plays a little solo verse, and then Bro... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, I saw a photo of the ZYX on VA. You might check the threads there. It has a tiny blue ball at one end which is said to soak up resonances. (How often have we read that line?) Hence my allusion to your remark about "the ball" being in the cou... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Have you seen the new $16,000-ZYX? Evidently the ball is not only in the LOMC makers court; it is also on the cartridge. By my calculations, one can own anywhere from 60 to 100 MM cartridges for the price of that one. | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Here's the thing. If you fire up your SP10 MkII while it is just sitting naked on a shelf, you will see that IT will "do a little dance" (altho I never saw one make a little love). It does a little dance because of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion, and ... |