peterayer
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| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system Tonywinsc, I also have that Beethoven "Appassionata" on 45 RPM RCA. Kamiya is the pianist and it is a Bosendorfer Imperial piano. It's a very fast, dynamic performance. I prefer slower versions, musically, so I don't play it often.This is a diffic... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system I don't know how demanding this is for a cartridge to track, but it will surely tell you if your system is up to snuff: Sheffield Drum Track LP. This uncompressed direct to disk recording is extremely dynamic. You will be able to tell very quickly... | |
| Headshell leads and Arche headshell I just got confirmation off line that once SRA is set, one tightens the locking mechanism on the mounting plate and it becomes becomes extremely rigid and a fixed part of the headshell. I guess if the leads exert enough pressure to move the SRA, t... | |
| Headshell leads and Arche headshell If stiff headshell leads exert enough force to effect and alter the SRA, ie. the movement of the cartridge in the headshell because the mounting plate is on a spring hinge and not fixed, then that seems not to be a very rigid headshell design.I ha... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Raul, though this is a thread about the EMT 927, I will indulge you.You asked why no one posted how he improved his system or something about listening to live music. I will describe a few of the things that I have done:About six years ago I wante... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Great post, Thuchan. I think it is a really good summary. | |
| Spectral DMA 400 initial impressions Thats interesting. I once heard a famous new $30K speaker being debuted at a dealer and it was wired out of phase. I said something and no one seemed to notice. I suggested he check out the cables in back. Sure enough, they were reversed. He switc... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Raul, Lots of arms have azimuth adjustment. Many do not. You say one is a result of the AHEE. How can the other exist if the AHEE is responsible for all? DaVinci, Dertonarm, Durand, Graham, TriPlanar all offer azimuth. SME and others offer some ar... | |
| TW Raven AC or SME 20.12 The SME V is available with a removable headshell as a special order. With this option, the SME V has azimuth adjustability. To my knowledge, the V-12 does not have this option. That function exists in the 12" SME 312S arm. If the OP auditions the... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Digital mastering of vinyl LPs is kind of interesting. I have a few recordings which I bought originally on CD and now also own on 33 1/3 and 45 RPM. In my system, the analog front end gear is of much higher quality than is my CD player. Perhaps f... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Hello Raul, I know this thread has gone off the original topic of the EMT 927. But in the last few posts the topic has been the differences between 9" and 12" tonearms. How is my experience with the SME V and V-12 not a good comparison? I agree th... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Yes, that is my understanding and I think the lower the inertia, the better. So all else being equal, I would prefer adding more weight to the counterweight and sliding it as close to the pivot as possible. Most people don't consider or think abou... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Well, I think Raul points out potential problems with the longer arms and if they are not addressed, then the disadvantages are outweighed by a correctly implemented 9" arm. However, if the effective mass is low enough and the arm and cartridge ar... | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? I heard a clearly better and more believable presentation with the SME V-12 than I did with the SME V using the same cartridge and cable on the same turntable during a direct comparison over a two week period. In fact, it was not really close. The... | |
| TW Raven AC or SME 20.12 Thanks for that report Dreamauduio. Will you have a chance to hear the SME 20/12 in your system? And do you know which arm you would use in the 20/12? The SME V-12 is supposedly better than the 312S, though I have not heard both in the same system... |