thom_at_galibier_design
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| Dynavector XV-1s set up All,This whole question about why people are tracking this cartridge at 2.5 g. has been puzzling me for quite some time.I have one possible explanation.Raul and I have been harping for quite some time about how many phono stages with high aspirati... | |
| Ortofon Jubilee vs. Dynavector XX-2 Mk. 2 Sorry for the confusing comment context:I'd love to hear the background on this decision.This referred to Ortofon's decision to come out with the Jubilee instead of re-badging a stunningly good cartridge in the Royal N.Cheers,Thom | |
| Ortofon Jubilee vs. Dynavector XX-2 Mk. 2 In the Ortofon camp, you would do well to talk to Bill about the SPU Royal N instead of the Jubilee ... this said by a guy who sells (and likes) Dynavectors ... me.The SPU Royal-N has extremely vivid tone colors (very reminsiscent of the Dynavecto... | |
| Galibier owners How do you like your music now? Hi Ddriveman,The Stelvio armboard is a "nice to have", but of course is only compatible with arms that don't protrude through an armboard hole. The mounting holes for Triplanars and Schroeder References are blind holes - meaning that they do not g... | |
| Galibier owners How do you like your music now? Gosh, I don't think I have a Stelvio armboard picture out there, but Dan describes it well. There's a big "can" (3.625 diameter x 3" high) hanging under the arm mounting area of the Stelvio armboard. It damps spurious resonances.You can't drill an... | |
| Teres, redpoint or galibier turntable All,No doubt this question will resurface in the coming months (heck! I'd be asking it if I were in your position), and those who think that Galibier should be run as a charity will surely give me no small amount of grief for the price increases -... | |
| Triplanar VII tonearm & Koetsu Jade Platinum cart. As far as headshell weight is concerned (a good way of increasing eff. Mass), be prepared to try several different materials. You are dealing with subtle energy transmission/reflection issues and the solution for different material combinations (c... | |
| Teres still the way to go? Greetings Nrenter,At one time, platters were nominally interchangeable between Teres and Redpoint (my past life with Peter Clark), By this, I mean that the bearing section which plugs into the platter had the same specification of 1.000" diameter.... | |
| Teres still the way to go? Hi Nrenter,What's going on with the Serac? I see the pricing has increased by about $1k. Any updates?I just caught your question from November 10th. You might have noticed the diminished frequency of my posts over here, due to several factors: (a)... | |
| Largest Impact - Arm or Cart? Check out this thread, in support of the validity of following the turntable upgrade hierarchy ('table, then arm, then cartridge):Palasr, Salectric, and Doug Deacon were commenting on how good the Denon DL 103R is in the context of riding on a goo... | |
| Is my cantilever broken? I wouldn't look at this in terms of cantilever movement, but perhaps Jonathan or Peter are lurking and can comment further. A good way to think of compliance is in terms of mass compatibility with a tonearm. In short, decreased compliance means th... | |
| Is my cantilever broken? Suspensions (rubber damper) tend to get brittle (stiff) with time and exposure to air pollution - specifically ozone. Cartridges from Benz, Koetsu and Allaerts tend to be very stable over time. I'm sure that there are other brands that are also fa... | |
| 12 inch tonearms Hi DMgrant,I applaud your quest for knowledge and musical truth. I cut the following comments from the Schroeder FAQ's section of my website ... not to deter you from your quest, but to add another point of view. I think you should look at a secon... | |
| 12 inch tonearms The Moerch DP-6 is an anomaly, in that the consensus is that its 12" iteration is a better arm than the 9" version. Equivalent mass 9" and 12" Moerch arms sound different. I have some thoughts as to why, but no time to elaborate on this.In general... | |
| Lubricate track of straight line tracking tone arm Yes, yes, yes to everything Doug and Rwwear wrote. As far as cleaning, you might use alcohol. Microfiber cloths (any decent hardware store) work great. They don't leave any lint residue.I'm not familiar with this arm. I take it that it's not an ai... |