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| VdH VTA setting preferences Here's a little reading for you ZYX owners by Hisayoshi Nakatsuka san himself (translated into English)http://www.sibatech.co.jp/ZYX/ZYXTalks.htmin which he describes the complex windings of the ZYX cartridge coils, and particularly the importance... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Raquel, assuming you have the original Frog (.65 mV output, 21 ohm coil resistance) 400 ohms would be well within the calculated load range (260 - 790 ohms). | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Bob (and others as well), with all due respect, this is beginning to sound like the debate between evolution and "intelligent design."Has it occurred to you, VPI, etc., that maybe the "good" results you are reporting are due to a happy collision o... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Unless any of you taildraggers would like to explain to me why it makes rational sense NOT to have your micro-ridge stylus fit the groove as the cutting head did when it cut the groove, you've got a lot of happy surprises in store once you accept ... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences Hi Dgad. The .35mV Condor has an internal coil resistance of 36 ohms. Using the standard 25x multiplier, that puts the (theoretically) optimum load at 900 ohms. And the overall range in which you should find your best setting (+/_ 50%) 450 ohms to... | |
| VdH VTA setting preferences No negative! What cartridge maker in their right mind would have you tilt their cartridge backwards to get the correct SRA? (Read the vdH website as well.)I've discovered it's only when folks have their cartridges loaded way too high that (they th... | |
| Comparing Virtual Dynamics and Tranparent Audio Brian, thanks for your overview. It really is very helpful to know what else a person has tried, even if it wasn't a direct A-B, and even if they didn't try one's own favorite cable! The Purist Dominus is the best I've ever heard on my amp, even b... | |
| Comparing Virtual Dynamics and Tranparent Audio "Know other cable that I know of comes close to VD cables. Call Rick and transform your system. Brian"OK Brian, I'll bite:What other brands/models of IC and PC have you personally A-B'd with VD cables, apples-to-apples in the same system, which le... | |
| quality or quantity? Except for making sure you have a good quality PC with a "floating shield" on your DAC or CDP (to eliminate digital RFI) the biggest sonic gain (according to most folks' experience and the recommendation of many PC makers) is to be had by installi... | |
| Comparing Virtual Dynamics and Tranparent Audio You didn't say what IC's the VDs replaced. Were they Transparent Audio?? If they were, I'd put my money on the dedicated lines!VD makes good stuff, but it's not going to make that kind of improvement (if any) over Transparent Audio or any other ex... | |
| Less fatiquing Brystons did USED TO BE a little hard, but I would not judge their sound based on a 3B or a .5B. Also, everything else in your system is a little bit on the "edgy" side, so maybe you should start with some lower priced Cardas or even good old MIT ... | |
| Opinions on Straght wire? Drew, either speaker or IC -- I know where you can get some excellent prices on Purist, Siltech, and Transparent. I don't know about AQ or Straightwire.My systemm's all Purist now, with some Maestro II for the sub, tuner and Nak deck. But I have u... | |
| Opinions on Straght wire? Good as Crescendo is, I can't imagine why for the same money you wouldn't by a Purist Venustas instead. It's ten times the value. | |
| Beginnners question - Phono stage Another solution, barring adjustable gain, and one actually preferred by many highly sophisicated analog audiophiles, would be to use a high quality step-up transformer (Bent, Audio Fidelity, Jentzen) before the phono preamp. I'm sure you can find... | |
| Beginnners question - Phono stage In addition to what Lugnut said, you might check the owner's manual or with the manufacturer to see if you can make an internal adjustment to increase the gain on your MF XLPS. |