thekong
Responses from thekong
| Stepping Up From A Graham 2.2 On A Basis Audio Debut Deck To follow up on @lewm ‘s comment on the compatibility between the Walker controller and the Debut Gold Standard. If I remember correctly, the Debut Gold Standard utilized a DC motor (Basis switched to AC motor, and offered their own Synchro dual p... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Hi @neonknight , so you are very experienced in vinyl playback! Some background, I am a relatively early adopter of the SME V, got mine at around 1986 / 87, and paired it with the then current version of the Sota Sapphire with vacuum, a popula... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? @whart my experience using the Rockport arm is exactly the same as yours, a bit more complicated to setup, but no problem with lower compliance cartridge once setup ! I also have a set of Airline sitting in the box, which I will setup in the comin... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mijostyn , can the MC Diamond really be considered as an improvement over the Anna Diamond when the measurements are worst? Just go look up their Channel Separation at 15kHz and Frequency Response figures ! | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Hi Mike, I afraid that you are wrong, the spec. of the Mc Diamond is slightly different from the Anna Diamond! If we only go by the measurements, the Anna Diamond is actually the better of the two 😄 | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I have a short audition recently with the DS Audio Grand Master pairing with the SAT arm and Airforce Zero turntable, and consider this one of the best analogue set up I have ever heard. Of course, I couldn’t tell which component had the greatest ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Some members posting in this thread seem to believe as digital “measures” better than analogue, it must be better and every audiophile should find digital better. I think they are missing a couple of points. First, are we measuring the right ... | |
| Analog Upgrade itch Hi @eddiechanghk , just want to clarify a couple of points regarding “active” and “passive”, which could be confusing for you. As I understand, the Vibraplane belongs to a class called pneumatic vibration isolators. In general, this kind of isolat... | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? Interesting topic! I have a related question for anyone who has mounted more than one arm on a TT. One of my friends is using a Transrotor TT which is capable of accepting 2 arms. He claims that just mounting a second arm would degrade the so... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine I have yet to audition the SP10R, so I don't know if they have solved, or lessen, the problem I have with the SP10MK3. However, since a lot of users are perfectly happy with the SP10R and SP10MK3, I suspect this problem may be user dependent, some... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Interesting discussion on adding heavy mat and record weight on the SP10R! While I have not auditioned the the SP10R, I do have experience with the older SP10MK3. Personally, I find the SP10MK3 score hi on the "HIFI" criterion, but I start to deve... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @ledoux1238 , thanks! So, basically it regenerates the power and control speed by changing the output frequency! Unlike the SOTA Eclipse, the LDA doesn't have the feedback function, so you have to adjust speed with some sort of probe. I wonder wha... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Is there a webpage that I can learn more about this LDA controller? Thanks! | |
| Reed 5T Opinions @mijostyn , I am no engineer, so I can't even start to argue with Frank Kuzma on his design and viewpoint. I posted the link not because I agree or disagree with it, but just thought it would be an interesting viewpoint for discussion on effective... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine While I don’t have much experience on AC vs DC motors, I agree with Dover that for AC motors, a 2-phase (or 3-phase, depends on the motor) controller is very beneficial! |