rauliruegas
Responses from rauliruegas
| Setting to Recommended Tracking Weight Is Wrong Dear Stefnal: The manufacturer minimum/maximum range is the right way to start about VTF.Where we have to be carefully is not to pass the maximum VTF recomended for the manufacturer because over that maximum VTF the coils will be out of center, th... | |
| Setup Dynavector XV-1s on SME V help Dear Darren: There is something that you have to check on the V, I try to explain it:the V base is build in two parts, the left and right one ( that's why is a line/space between them ) and rear and front one ( the tonearm is at the center of this... | |
| Setup Dynavector XV-1s on SME V help Dear Darren: The antiskate figure that I use in my XV-1 ( and other cartridges ) is around 1.0, no more that that.I never had the problems that you explain in any tonearm/XV-1 combination.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Cartridge Break-In Dear Onhwy: "" Just play records, forget about break-in and enjoy the ride. ""That's all about."""" phono board to 47k ohm loading and 55dB gain .. """"If this is the manufacturer suggestion, it is a good point to start, if not my advise is that y... | |
| Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso Dear Klinerm: Well the SME V is a very good tonearm: you will be satisfied with it and the Final Tool.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front? Dear Doug: +++++ " By comparison, the S&B's are bloated, rounded off and "tubey" sounding. " +++++After several months finally you achieve to convincing that the step-up transformer is not the best way to go, better say: is not the way to go, ... | |
| VPI HR-X with 12.6 or........? Dear Rwd: All the tonearms that you named ( and many others ) are top performers, no question about.Which best for you?. This depend on many factors, one of them extreme important is with which cartridge do you want to match that tonearm. The rela... | |
| Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front? Doug: I think that SME don't change the spindle-too-pivot distance. They " move the arm " but mantain fixed that distance. Maybe I can't explain it: they mantain the geometry relationship between the overhang number and the spindle to pivot distan... | |
| Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso Dear Klinerm: The Rega 100 is a good tonearm but the VTA adjustement is a must to have for we can get the best from any cartridge. I don't know if an aftermarket VTA adjuster do a compromise ( trade-off ) in the tonearm performance. Why don't take... | |
| Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6? Dear Slowhand: +++++ " I am interested in the sonic differences in the 2 arms. " +++++Those differences depend with which cartridges mates the tonearms, wich TT, with which kind of arm-board ( material ) and of course the musical bias of the perso... | |
| ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ?? Dear Dgad: The Condor, like the Colibri, has different music sound presentation over the XV-1, like you already heard it.Your XV-1 needs at least another 60 hours and your Condor, I think , is near the time that you have to send to Van denHul for ... | |
| Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso If you can go for the Final Tool, that will be better. Any way, Acoustic Signature is a great TT builder.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Basis Vector 3 vs. Schröder, Triplanar, Graham Dear Doug: +++++ " , but his posts on this thread are meaningless. " +++++I remember you that I don't posted here any tonearm comparations/ranking and that is because I never had the opportunity to evaluate the Vector 3 and the Phantom and I think... | |
| Basis Vector 3 vs. Schröder, Triplanar, Graham Dear friends: Lapaix is asking about the VECTOR 3 and several of your post are of different Vector model,including the Cello/Doug/Teres audio party.It could be more on a help to Lapaix speak about the VECTOR 3, don't you think?.I agree again with ... | |
| Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso Dear Klinerm: I own two Acoustic Signature TTs and I can tell you that I'm very proud to own it. This all metal design is really good: it is a non-oil bearing design that is a tour du force bearing design ( other than air and magnetic bearing desi... |