rauliruegas
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| Info Wanted on Spectral Cartridges Dear @ateal: Different Signature models were the latest.@parrotbee , in those times who participated in the Spectral cartridge design was J.Carr Lyra designer and is Scan-Tech who builded his cartridges and the Spectral an several other cartridges... | |
| Great Experience with Feickert Protractor Dear @dangcaonguyen : "" As my understanding, if two tables have the same spindle size one can use the same Mint tractor for the same tonearm. ""your statement is correct IF the tonearm is mounted with the same pivot to spindle distance in both ... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor @lewm : Here an answer on what you ask. I took a 265 mm. tonearm effective length and compare LÖfgren B vs Stevenson.https://www.vinylengine.com/tonearm_alignment_calculator_pro.php?arm1=Arm+1&l1=el&a1lv=265&a...You can see that only v... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor Dear @lewm : Linear trackers has its own " problems ". I owned LT designs and my experiences with told me that LT are not so good as pivot ones in the bass range. Now, you know that in analog almost all depends on trade-offs we chosed. Anyway, is ... | |
| Upgrading Turntable suggestions Dear @polkalover: I think that you do not to change your TT to really improve the quality level performance on your system. I think the best " road " to achieve that is a change in cartridge and phono stage for better units.Regards and enjoy the M... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor @chakster : I own several 7" records that I don't listen often but in the times that I heard it I listen it with the Löfgren B or A with out any single trouble.Stevenson made his alignment not for those 7" . When we learn and understand in deep th... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor Dear @lewm : """ Any alignment geometry that gets you two null points on the playing surface of an LP is as valid as any other that does the same. """Valid? yes because is an alignment. Usefully is the real question. Stevenson is useless per sé ... | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D Dear @geoffkait : Yes, it's geometry and affects the alignment set up.The VTA/SRA is changing continuously at each and over the LP side due to those macro and micro waves in the LP but we can't do nothing about. So, we stay with the choosed align... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor Dear @lewm : As you know I owned that 505 and my alignment was made it using Löfgren B and never detected any single listenable kind of distortion.I owned or own too almost all japanese top tonearm designs and always made it the same: Löfgren B wi... | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor Dear @lewm : Every time that you post explained why Stevenson alignment is ok makes less sense to me. Ovbiously that some one bougth in deep that idea/argument.For me it does not make sense sacrifice 20 minutes of the recorded LP surface in favor ... | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D Dear @geoffkait : """ That's why the geometry should (ideally) be changed for almost every record. """Can you share with us a wider explanation about?, is interesting to know why we need to change the geometry at each record.Regards and enjoy t... | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D Dear @billstevenson : """ We do the best we can. And you know what? Don't despair, our efforts are not in vain.... """"in those words you resume what I try to explain through my last post to you.Now, the cartridge/tonearm geometry alignment i... | |
| I need a fitting/appropriate tonearm for my Teres 340 Dear @artemus_5 : OL tonearm are good tonearms and in reality you are not dissapointed from it. Maybe makes more sense to do a change for a different cartridge. I like BM but inside its line are better models and out side there are several alterna... | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D Sorry, in last sentences we have to read: accumulates instead acculates.R. | |
| Dr. Feickert Protractor Dear @rdk777: All depends on the tonearm jig that comes with and how accurately it's.The name of the game in cartridge/TT/tonearm set up is accuracy and you can buy for a lot less money than Dr's a dedicated protractor specific for your tonearm an... |