lewm
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| MC phono stage without transformer? Yeah. Equalization should ideally be within 0.1db for RIAA, but also for "Columbia", for "LP", and for all the other equalization curves used by different companies at different times in history. That's the problem. I've got British EMI pressings ... | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? Here we go. Raul, I disagree with you on amplifier output impedance, because an output Z of 0.1 ohm is usually achieved by using gobs of negative feedback, which introduces distortions across the entire musical spectrum that are far more objection... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow But Tbg, As I understand it, you own 3 Halcyonics platform, albeit maybe not the Silencer. So why are you frustrated? It is we paupers who ought to be frustrated. | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? I would posit that the Atma-sphere MP1, Raul's preamp, the Vacuum State RTP3D, and the Dolshi are all relative bargains in this era of $15,000 linestages. Don't know about the Dolshi, but the first 3 offer balanced, dual-differential circuitry (wh... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow Ummm... If it's a US-based product, the weak dollar has nothing to do with its cost in the US, except insofar as the makers may feel free to ask a lot of dollars for their products, since foreign buyers will not be terribly deterred, and except wh... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow Are Halcyonics located in Germany or elsewhere outside the US? (I don't think so.) If not, why did they choose a German distributor for the whole world? That very fact will add a lot of cost for US customers, I would think. Surely most of their re... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow How much? | |
| What Arm choices for the Garrard 301 What about the Stax 12" arms of yore? Is that one any good on a Garrard? I seem to recall that Stax tonearms got good reviews back in the day, but I don't recollect whether that included their 12" offering. I think of it as comparable to the Ortof... | |
| Halcyonics under my tt. Wow Tbg, I stumbled across the Halcyonics website while looking for some equipment for my lab. (I'm a virologist.) The possible use of their products in audio did not escape me. Can you tell me/us which model you've got and what it's weight limits are... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Dear Rnm4, You are quite correct; the idler wheel should never contact the edge of the cut-out in the chassis. Further, scraping against the edge may indeed have damaged the rubber gasket that rides on the edge of the wheel. But in passing, anothe... | |
| Technics sp10 mrk2 or SL-1200mrkII Dear Nrchy, (I start with the courtesy that Raul unfailingly exhibits in his communications and which you did not accord Raul in your post above.) You might want to re-read Pryso's post just above yours. If you do you will learn that Raul has his ... | |
| using a stock Lenco L75 Turntable The 85, I think, is a belt drive, so probably not relevant. I would agree with the idea that the 75 tonearm is problematic, but I think you can get very decent sound out of the stock setup, competitive with a lot of more expensive stuff. The tonea... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions So, if one wants a custom-made arc protractor, shouldn't one supply to the maker the ACTUAL spindle to pivot distance, rather than the optimal theoretical one, which may not pertain to the arm for which the protractor is to be used? Forgive me if ... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Dear Thom, We did use something straight and rigid (no joke intended) to extend the linear guide on the Turntable Basics protractor toward the true pivot of the WT tonearm, and I did use masking tape to immobilize the platter AND to try to keep it... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions As long as we're talking about tonearm alignment in general, I'd like to bring up the experience of my oldest audio friend (both in years of friendship and age). I went to his house to help him set up his new Dynavector Karat 17D3 in his Well Temp... |