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| Which wand for Morch DP-6 Blu-tack a nickel on the top of the headshell and re-set your tracking force. Tell us if this results in an improvement which I expect to be the case. A nickel, btw weighs right around 5 g.Cheers,Thom @ Galibier | |
| Dynavector XX2MK2 vs. Soundsmith "The Voice" In general, I would agree about a house sound with Dynavector, with the exception being the XX-2, and possibly the Te Kaitora Rua. I have had no experience with the Te Kaitora.If pressed to choose between the 17d3 and the more expensive XX2, I wou... | |
| Vinyl Alignment Solution - anyone used this? Looking at the diagram on their web page, this looks to be a single arm length equivalent of the Feickert.What an arc gives you over either this or the Feickert is the ability to magnify your view of the effective length/pivot-spindle combination ... | |
| Damaged Dynavector 20XL You have nothing to lose by trying to straighten it ...right?Get the cartridge on your desk/bench, and gently coax it into position it with a toothpick - in small increments.Been there ... done that :-((Cheers,Thom @ Galibier | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? All,I just caught on to this thread and need to find the time to digest it in its entirety before replying, but one thing jumped out at me as I was scanning through it - Axle's comment (quoted below). I'm not singling you out Axel. It's just that ... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI If I have anything to say about it, we'll get to see and hear an esoteric solution from Mark in our Galibier room at RMAF this year.We just completed manufacture of 5 of the 7 machined parts in order to begin prototyping.Y'all know me to have been... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S and equal stereo output? Sorry ... late on this thread.Here's the documentation on the 1dB channel balance spec:http://www.dynavector.com/products/cart/e_xv1s.htmlEnjoy,Thom @ Galibier | |
| triplanar have a din- replace cable w synergistic The negative effects of an extra connection at this low of a signal level are real.Frankly, I wish Tri would have eliminated the RCA junction box instead of offering yet another way to compromise his fine tonearm.The Discovery Cable issued with th... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S impressions? I'm running a new production XV-1s with very few hours on it. Of the seven XV-1s that have passed through my system (the other 6 were produced at least a year ago), this new sample is a bit less nervous than the other 6 - even during break-in. It ... | |
| Dyna 20X? Hi Jsman,Actually, although the 17D3 uses a short cantilever, it is positioned quite far forward, so that the location of the stylus relative to the cartridge mounting holes is very close to the statistical norm of 9 - 9.25mm. From this perspectiv... | |
| Dyna 20X? Hi Jsman,In my experience, the 17D3 will be a major leap up from the 20X - far out of proportion to the price difference. Note that I have only experience of the 20X-L and not the 20X-H. Changing from a 20X-H to a 20X-L/step-up combo will be a "pi... | |
| Difference between ZYX 4D and ATMOS Hi Jwm,I agree with you, but offer the following perspective on ZYX and other top line cartridges ...It's true that Mehran is no longer a distributor of ZYX - other than the pricing you can get from him until he clears out his stock.To my way of t... | |
| MintLP arc protractor Greetings,The problem here is that the turntable in question has already had its tonearm mounted, and save some potential play in the mounting hole, its pivot-spindle distance is fixed. Normally, you establish a pivot-spindle distance from the eff... | |
| Best Live Recording on LP The first time I heard the Bill Evans "Send in the Clowns" was two years ago at the Audiofest during the after hours session in our room (drop on by on Saturday night if you're at the 'Fest this year).Our good buddy Dre_j brought it, this was one ... | |
| Dynavector DV 20X-L -- which MM will better it? I'm not sure about the "coil" noise you're reporting, Axel. Some of the Grados pick up on the motor and people have added a mu-metal shield around the motor to eliminate this noise pickup.It sounds as if there's a dynamic between your turntable, t... |