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| SME 309 and SOTA Sapphire - Cable & Cartridge Help Hello,I have a SOTA Star/SME 309/Lyra Kleos. Despite what some would lead you to believe, there is nothing wrong with the stock VDH cable that ships with the 309. It is detailed and neutral. I have tried it with two different phono pre's.I would r... | |
| Anyone compare budget phono oft recomended? As some may remember from other threads, I too have a GCPH. I have heard many phono pre's and I would concur with Duaneadam that the GCPH is quite something at it's price point and I got it on sale so it was even cheaper. The reticence at 110 idea... | |
| Shelter 501 versus Soundsmith Zephr ? Bluelight988,Did you call SS? If so, what did He/they say?Thanks,Robob | |
| Dialing in my analog rig - Need help "VTA depends upon the angle of the cutter head, which varies from LP to LP, and is not dependent upon the thickness of the LP."Point being that if the LP is thicker then the rear of the arm must be raised for the same playback VTA as a thinner LP.... | |
| higher end jazz vinyl: where to turn? Hey again Panders,What cart do you have and which stylus profile? When playing used vinyl it is helpful to have a line contact or Shibata style stylus. It reduces the noise due the the increased contact area and not riding the bottom of the groove... | |
| Lyra 'house sound' Don't the Kleos ( I have one) and the Delos buck the Lyra "House Sound" ? I have not heard the Skala, but I have heard the Helikon and Dorian. Until I heard the Kleos, I always assumed you could have warmth or detail but not both.And to my ears an... | |
| higher end jazz vinyl: where to turn? "considering they were rated as VG and VG++ and they're not even close to that"As I pointed out in another thread, those ratings are COSMETIC only. They do NOT denote playback quality.Y'all be cool,Robert | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment "I haven't worked with the SME 309 yet"Dertonarm,Thanks for your comments. Come to Houston and you can re-setup mine when it gets here.Y'all be cool,Robert | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment "Perhaps you should start a specific thread about the different SME arms or do a search in the archives. There is lots of information regarding these arms. You could also email Sumiko, the US importer."Peterayer,I am aware of all that. I have been... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment "In the case of the SME V (which really is a very special issue) there is however way less options for variations in alignment/calculation curves.The SME V is a super strict 9"/Baerwald IEC-standard tonearm. "Is all of this about the V also true o... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment So all this talk of alignment has got me wondering. Anybody know what alignment HW prefers on the 9" JMW's? Is it also his own by his ears thing or something standard? The supplied jig only has one null point, which I have thought to be odd. I don... | |
| Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge? "The person who said this to me has no finacial intrest in me personally."Which you answered by saying:"He is a audio dealer" And therefore needs to sell his stock of discontinued Dorians."The new Delos is more expensive then the Dorian so I don't... | |
| Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge? "audiophile "next best thing" is a madness"Agreed, but lets not forget the Delos and Kleos are a very different design than any Lyra before them.I suspect Mr. Carr has a problem now in what to do about the Skala in particular. Could he start with ... | |
| American made cartridge anyone? "Maybe its easier to make money doing something else here nowadays."Our cost structure (in the US) is usually too high. First the Japanese beat us with more modern plants. They rebuilt plants after WW II due to necessity and adopted robotics soone... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Thanks Raul, I thought that to be true:-) |