mulveling
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| Schitt turntable anyone? There is evidence of sub-par build quality and engineering, on head-case. If you choose to be a fanboy, this won't matter to you anyways. That said I owned a Yggdrasil and enjoyed it. | |
| Denon dl-103 for pro-ject debut Carbon As mentioned, the Debut is a ridiculously terrible match for MC's. | |
| Worth it to try a SUT with a 103R and Herron VTPH-2? I’ve started using a Sky 20 with my VTPH-2A. The JFET MC stage in the Herron is really good, so it’s much closer than usual, but in the end I prefer the extra warmth and fat tone lent by the SUT, especially with Shelter and Koetsu. It’s notably mo... | |
| Phono Pre Impedance Matching- Herron VTPH -2A or Manley Chinook 16k is a tough load for a lot of tube gear. Don’t go by just the single listed impedance number (eg 91 ohms for the Manley). This can vary by frequency, usually drastically rising for low frequencies due to output caps. As Keith mentioned, often y... | |
| Turntable that will be around heavy foot steps? SOTA turntables are genuinely fantastic at this, and getting one is a hell of a lot easier (and more aesthetic) than trying to isolate for your specific room/floor/etc.Outboard spring/mass solutions may work well too, but SOTA’s suspensions are si... | |
| Does it make sense to run a 3k cartridge on a 2k table? To add to my prior post, I currently run a table that retails for 28K (without arm), and though I love it - I'd encourage you to get the cartridge you really want first. By all reports your Gold Note phono stage is great, and won't hold you back h... | |
| Does it make sense to run a 3k cartridge on a 2k table? No problem. I’ve run Koetsu Onyx on a 25 year old SOTA Star. It was awesome and yes the Onyx was able to show off and beat up on more modestly priced cartridges. But be aware that tonearm and phono stage quality & matching will become much mor... | |
| What about diamond cantilever/stylus combo I am not making any claims against SS’s value proposition; obviously their very modest prices combined with stellar user reviews makes it a hard-to-pass choice. Especially when revamping top-class generators resold without tip for a song.I am sayi... | |
| What about diamond cantilever/stylus combo I finally went for a Blue Lace w/ Diamond cantilever. I have experience with boron CoralStone, Onyx, Jade, RSP. Also with alnico vs. Platinum magnets on the Onyx. I am very impressed so far. Right out of the box it beats the burned-in (in its prim... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood - Best/safest way to clean stylus My Magic Eraser gets stuck to stylus about half the time I do my thing. I use a small cut-off piece with no appreciable mass, so to kick it off with a gentle downward nudge means no harm done. The key is to keep forces below what the stylus/cantil... | |
| Choosing the right cartridge.... Actually I’m a huge Koetsu fan; they’re absolutely my favorite cartridges. For me it just worked out that I keep Koetsus on the main rig with my VAC phono stage plus SUT, and the Ortofon/Shelter on the 2nd system with VTPH-2A. Yes, the Herron will... | |
| Choosing the right cartridge.... Ortofon Cadenza Bronze is a great match to the VTPH-2A. Not nearly as analytical as the other top-range MC Ortofons to my ears - Ortofon calls the Bronze "warm", I call it "neutral". Excellent price/performance on that combo. Shelter carts can be ... | |
| Phonostage preamp HELP Koetsus love a good SUT. They will sound more dynamic and alive into a good SUT than even a good JFET MC stage (like your Chinook) - I own a Sonic Frontiers Line 1 SE+ and Herron VTPH-2A, with which to compare JFET stages to various SUTs on variou... | |
| Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter If it sounds OK it more than likely is OK - looks like you got lucky! We all need a support group anyways. | |
| Koetsu Rosewood - Best/safest way to clean stylus Simply dipping the ME in/out may not be enough. Between listening sessions, I will dip (using cueing lever) into a corner of a cut piece of ME and then - with the stylus remaining dipped in the ME - carefully *rotate* back & forth around the s... |