tketcham
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| Azimuth and the Fozgometer Madfloyd: You will probably have to wait like the rest of us. It appears that the demand for the Fozgometer is still outpacing the supply. But the wait time should be far less than it was a month ago. Order up and it will arrive in due time. :-)Tom | |
| real pivot to spindle distance in sme 309 tonearm I forgot to add that the pivot-to-spindle distance is only part of the equation. It's the effective length (232.32 mm) that really matters since the SME 309 headshell does not allow any adjustment for overhang. The tone arm has to slide backward o... | |
| Azimuth and the Fozgometer Slaw; excellent post! Those are my thoughts on the matter as well. Easily repeatable settings. Fine tuning may be worth the effort but if you can get to the same reference point each time with a minimum of time and effort, it's worth it's weight i... | |
| real pivot to spindle distance in sme 309 tonearm The SME website shows the pivot-to-spindle distance as 215.35 mm which I believe is the correct distance to obtain null points approximating Lofgren's A alignment with DIN groove parameters or null points between Lofgren's A and Stevenson's alignm... | |
| Project Align it CartridgeAlignment Gauge is good? Just get a 309 alignment template and be done with it...It's $20 here:http://www.needledoctor.com/SME-model-309-alignment-protractorIt's what I use and it's simple, accurate, and accounts for the variable pivot-to-spindle distance sliding base.Tom | |
| Dynavector 17D3 hitting clamp on VPI Scout Geoff, not sure it's a problem with the clamp(s) so much as it's a problem with the wide body of the 17D3. The Michell clamp is a similar width to the VPI at 3.5"/87.5mm, which is a very common record clamp diameter.Record weights are ok but I pre... | |
| Dynavector 17D3 hitting clamp on VPI Scout I found the same problem with a Michell Engineering clamp. The Karat 17D3 has a very wide body and it hits at least half the LPs that I've played. I try to lift the tone arm before it hits the clamp but oftentimes I'm just a tad late. I don't thin... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables Shrevie: You're asking for a new S2000 on a base Miata budget. Unless you go for a used turntable and preamp you aren't going to find your S2000 setup for $2000 USD. But you could have a decent base Miata setup for that amount.I know there are lot... | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.1 tonearm counterweight Hi, Somec59, I wouldn't call it a design flaw necessarily. Music Hall turntables feature Goldring cartridges that weigh less than 8 grams. An 8 gram cartridge puts the counterweight right at the limits of the tone arm and Music Hall does provide a... | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.1 tonearm counterweight Somec59: When I tried to use the stock 95g counterweight with the 8g cartridge the counterweight hit the dust cover. Now that I use the 120g version the counterweight sits close to the pivot point and provides great cartridge tracking ability.Tom | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.1 tonearm counterweight This is the heavyweight counterweight I use with my mmf-7 and an AT33PTG:http://www.musicdirect.com/product/73925 (120g counterweight) | |
| Music Hall MMF-7 tonearm mass? Pro-Ject's technical specification sheet for the Pro-Ject 9 aluminum arm shows an effective mass of 11 grams. I've run a LOMC cartridge weighing 8.6 grams using the heavyweight 120 gram counterweight and it sounds great.Tom | |
| Milty Zerostat - Questions Forgot to mention that the instructions said you may have to use the Zerostat several times and at different locations for a heavily charged LP and that the final discharge should be away from the LP. Al (Almarg) mentions this.Because the two unit... | |
| Milty Zerostat - Questions I tried two Zerostats (one replacing the other) and neither one worked as described. There seemed to be some confusion as to how to operate the Zerostat (multiple threads here and at Vinyl Asylum) so I was able to get directions sent to me directl... | |
| Cartrodge break-in and counterweight question? You can get the heavyweight counterweight for the Music Hall tone arms (Pro-Ject 9) at Music Direct. I bought one for my mmf-7 to use with a 8.6 g Dynavector cartridge.Music Hall heavyweight counterweight Tom |