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| The Schroeder has arrived Yup! What y'all said. Last night I put in the caveat on my spreadsheet for the unsuspecting.It's interesting - I'm also finding the maximum safe bottom f. res. at about 9 Hz. A bit lower can work with some carts. but 9 seems to be safe number (sol... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Doug, Raul ...I wonder if I am doing a disservice by publishing the mass/compliance chart. I think some explanatory notes should be added and I will do so. This all goes back to listening being the final arbiter of "goodness". I need to put som... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi all,The whole res. freq. thing is certainly intriguing. Keep in mind that you can go a bit lower than the 10hz number depending on the turntable you're running.This 10-12Hz range was arrived at as a means of splitting the difference between 20 ... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Raul,The "J" shaped 'Seikis have always intrigued me. I have an MA-505 Mk III (straight, removeable arm wand) which is on lone to a friend. Another friend has a MK I version of the arm which is indeed "J" shaped with removable headshell.It's be... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Hi Doug,I also thought about hacking it off (unscrewing it?). Maybe I can convince Tri to sell me a spare part to experiment with. Hey! If I'm on to something (arm rest and counterweights), maybe I can qualify for a "G" designator on his arms (gri... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Dang !!I'm already thinking about the arrival of my TriPlanar and Tri hasn't even received my check yet !! I see tip #'s 9 and 10 (or is it 10 and 11 ??) dancing in my head.Maybe not so much tips as mods:10. Try to stabilize (beef up) the arm rest... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Speedy, Raul ...I know what you mean about off-topic. OTOH, I've come to the opinion that these sorts of things help all of us get to know each other better.One of the problems we face behind a keyboard is that we sometimes gain too much "coura... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Hi Doug,Yes, the protractor is a dead-ringer for Tim's (Turntable Basics) protractor. I believe Tim is also in Minnesota. My only complaint about this protractor is that it falls slightly short of my Ortofon (Thorens? I forget ... I picked it up 2... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Great post as usual, Doug Here's another one - so obvious to you you likely forgot it, but useful to someone who has not handled either a Schroeder Reference or a the Triplanar. Because the bearing pivot is not concentric with the VTA tower on bot... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Speedy,Off topic .. I understand your competitive urge at the tennis club. Since I was never that good, competition was all about measuring personal improvement rather than climbing to the top of the ladder. I was (and am) terribly hard on myse... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Raul,Yes, the folks at Micro Seiki were real maniacs. Did you know that the last year (or two?) of their operation they were owned by the Pilot Pen company?I don't know more about this story, but can well imagine it involves an audiomaniac memb... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi George,Because my armboards allow for adjusting the p-s distance, the choice of protractor (and alignment) determines everything in a straightforward and simple manner. The short answer is that I used a Baerwaald alignment. Think of an SME tone... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Speedy,I'll absolutely have to get together with you and Doug when I make my way back East (this Summer?). I'm a native New Yorker. Some say I wear it all to obviously - others are surprised to hear it ... whatever.I'm just drooling to show Dou... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Thanks, Raul.I was using a standard 2-points Baerwaald alignment.I've primarily used the dial (spring) to set tracking force - of course verifying with an accurate tracking force gauge (see http://www.galibierdesign.com/images/digital_scale_adapto... | |
| The Schroeder has arrived Hi Frank, all ...Not only does a link to your "keeper" post land on my Schroeder FAQ page, but I'm framing it !! Your comments have great value for owners of all tonearms - not just Schroeders. For example, I encourage Rega owners with aftermarket... |