mijostyn
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| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @lewm I'm not sure which V15 I owned. I had just sold my Thorens TD124 and was using a Sony belt drive with an SME on it. Free from rumble at last. Cartridges usually did not last more than a year for me. After the Shure there was a Stanton and th... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @richardbrand I use a Sota Cosmos Vacuum table with a Schroder CB arm. My current cartridges are the Lyra Atlas Lambda SL, Ortofon MC Diamond, Soundsmith Hyperion MR and the Shure V15 V Jico SAS/B. The phono stages are the MM stage in the DEQX pre... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @richardbrand IMHO, you should dress it up and sell it then get a better amp or digital processor. The only reason to have a turntable is if you have a lot of records. If you do not, I always suggest you spend the money on digital music. Those of ... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @richardbrand I think you need to know that I am all over digital reproduction. My phono stage runs directly into a Lynx Hilo, a studio ADC, switcher, USB DAC. RIAA correction is done by computer. I have been using a digital pre amp with room corr... | |
| Isolation transformer question @lewm That is why I said, "well designed". Sure, there is a lot of equipment that cut corners to keep the price down. However, I once thought the very basic bias supplies on our ESLs would benefit from refined power. I tried it and it made no dif... | |
| Replacing the wires in my Denon tone arm help There is usually a small screw holding the DIN connector in, remove it and the connector will slip out. Then you can either desolder the wires or just clip them. Go to the cartridge end of the arm, remove the socket and tie a strong thread to the ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @allenf1963 The thing is, I have rescued several systems this way, just by inserting one of these digital preamps. People do not realize how much their room and channel deviation interferes with a proper image and impulse response. I have never he... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for Next Move @jbhiller Curiosity killed the cat. I know Cornwalls well and I know for a fact they are capable of much more than the usual set up. They can get very close to the state of the art with the right electronics. They can image much better and have mo... | |
| Deciphering Integrated Specs - Step Up Matching It is really a matter of the signal to noise ratio and whether or not you can tolerate the noise with any given cartridge. As long as you have enough gain and the noise level is ok at the volumes you listen at you are in business. It looks to me t... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @rauliruegas Wow are you nitpicking Raul. Give a guy a break. Just imagine if you could align two identical cartridges in two different arms of exactly the same effective mass and bearing quality. Between you and me most people can't hear the diff... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone @noromance Yet there are limits, whether one likes it or not. Challenge those limits at your own risk. As far as humans are concerned we are way more alike than different. We have yet to see a human with three ears and hearing much beyond 20 kHz i... | |
| Anyone notice different amounts of surface noise with different arms? @richardbrand Exactly right, the best arms do sound the same, like nothing. They have no sound at all. The sound is on the record. Cartridges are not supposed to sound either, they make an electric signal. The job of the tonearm is to position the... | |
| Anyone else excited for this Borresen subwoofer?!!! @quickjack1234 Check out Magico's Titan subwoofer, then check out Martin Logan's Balanced Force 212 and 210. These three are the best commercial subs out there. They all still need a proper active crossover. | |
| Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz @jwr159 IMHO ultrasonic cleaners are a bad way to go. Ultrasound strong enough to clean a record will damage the vinyl. The weak ultrasound used in record cleaners does not do much, but the real problem is drying. Place a few drops of record clean... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone @noromance Many people, good listeners with excellent systems, are subject to that phenomenon. What you see and how you interpret it affects your interpretation of what you are hearing. We are all subject to this at some level. @kidbuck is right. ... |