pryso
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| Denon DL 103 vs DL 103R In simple terms regarding compliance, low compliance (stiff suspension) cartridges like the Denon should normally be matched with high mass (heavier) arms. Conversely, high compliance (springy suspension) cartridges should be matched with low mass... | |
| Denon DL 103 vs DL 103R Grimace, to operate either Denon straight into a phono stage, it should provide at least 60 dB of gain. Many will do so. And not to get you sidetracked here but offering adjustable loading would be important too. At the very least you will want to... | |
| Denon DL 103 vs DL 103R Grimace, you missed a point when you said "It does seem like the step-up transformers are considerably less expensive that full phone stages." As I tried to explain, a full phono stage includes both RIAA compensation and at least one gain stage. A... | |
| Denon DL 103 vs DL 103R Grimace, some terminology might help to start with.Preamps include a built in phono stage, otherwise it would be called a line stage. Phono stages are separate units that can be paired with a line stage or added to a preamp line input. They perfor... | |
| Compare Large Advent? The story I recall was that Henry Kloss became interested in video and was developing one of the first home-based front projection systems. He needed development money so drew on his design experience from AR and KLH and introduced the Large Adven... | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms Zieman, I have no problem with your answer to the OP. The point I was attempting to make was the caution that a 12" arm will not automatically be an improvement compared to a shorter arm. Some might infer that from your post, particularly with you... | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms Zieman, it's not my place to walk Raul's dog for him so I'll offer a comment for all to consider. You may have changed only one component but you changed multiple parameters. Not only degrees of tracing error but also mass, stiffness, bearing desi... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Nrenter, I think the Dennesen addresses the concerns in your Issue #2. It adjusts for the triangulation between the table spindle, the arm pivot point, and the overhang. It includes an indentation for the stylus tip which falls on the proper overh... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Hi Hyper:First of all, I would recommend using the cantilever rather than the cartridge body with ANY alignment tool. If the cantilever cannot be viewed or is not referenced on a tool, I would discard that tool. This assumes the stylus is correctl... | |
| Audioquest PT Arm Damping Fluid Mark, this may be too obvious but have you contacted AQ?If they could not help, you might try Sumiko. Their Premier arms (long discontinued) came from the same OEM. I have a FT-3 and while the weight/type of damping fluid is not specified, instruc... | |
| Kuzma Confusion Two more thoughts - when you replaced the belt, did you clean the motor pulley and the inner platter contact areas? Even a small bit of contamination might cause the start up slippage because of inertia.If all else fails, contact Elite Audio Video... | |
| Kuzma Confusion So far as I know, the Stabi as sold in the US came with the external PS. If you have that it sounds like it should be checked out.My Stabi is over eight years old and continues to work just fine. | |
| Speaker Placement A different approach -Consider the Vandersteen VSM wall mount speakers (now two versions). While they were designed for surround sound applications, I've heard of their use as main speakers when space is an issue. This will allow better separation... | |
| Out of phase breaking in, Anywone ever hear of it? Either Stereophile or TAS recommended this procedure at least 20 years ago. As I recall, they also suggested covering everything with a couple of blankets to help reduce the level so as not to drive everyone in the house crazy! | |
| Lonely piece of marble: where should it go? Marble can ring like a bell. It is wrong to equate mass (by itself) with damping. Many massive materials will transmit vibrations quite readily. |