tketcham
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| phono preamp Hi, Dogsonka. I'll recommend one of the more obvious choices if you're interested in experimenting with cartridges and want to try some tube "rolling". I've been using a Jolida JD9 phono preamp ($450 USD) with a mmf-7 for many years and it's a goo... | |
| Feelings on the Music Hall MMF 7.1 Louis, glad to hear that you're enjoying the mmf-7. Your description is right on. It is a great turntable for the money, and a used one in good shape is a true bargain. (Though you have to be careful, I bought a used mmf-7 that wasn't properly pac... | |
| Adjusting Anti skate on a Music Hall MMF-7 The Music Hall line of turntables uses the Pro-Ject tone arm(s) system of three simple notches to adjust anti-skate. I've considered adding intermediate notches for fine-tuning anti-skate but after numerous 'experiments' I've come to the conclusio... | |
| Adjusting Anti skate on a Music Hall MMF-7 Agree with Mr. Hall's advice. But I found that adjusting the anti-skate position does make a subtle difference. I found that the stereo image moved ever so slightly from center depending on which position the weight was placed. And the image would... | |
| Feelings on the Music Hall MMF 7.1 The Music Hall mmf-7.1 and the VPI Scout are not in the same league because the Scout now lists for $2100 and the mmf-7.1 lists for $1300 (without cartridge). That's over 60% more money to buy a Scout; I would expect it to be in a different league... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi, Raul and Lewm, what you've posted makes sense (at least to this layman) and helps to explain what might be going on in regards to 47K LOMC impedance. And Tobes, your approach to charting the output voltages for a range of impedances might be u... | |
| Dynavector 20XL Hi, Axel, it's funny that you mention zenith as a more concise description of the vertical/perpendicular alignment of the cartridge to the record surface. I've been wondering why azimuth has become the more common term when zenith is perhaps the b... | |
| Dynavector 20XL Hi, K, it might be an azimuth problem. I've had some distortion (not really "static" though) show up with a DV-20XL when the azimuth was off. Resetting azimuth solved the problem.You shouldn't be hearing anything harsh with that new 20XL. It sound... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Lewm, I didn't offer the Jadis as a reference, Axel mentioned it in his initial post. I checked some prices and one their premium designs (JP80MC) was approaching $20,000 USD. That's when I retracted my suggestion of the Reflex as an example o... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Axel, it makes sense that newcomers to vinyl would benefit from using MM cartridges initially. And having a high quality, affordable (but dedicated) MM phono stage would be something they could continue to use as they upgraded the turntable an... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Lewm, it was my first reply to Axel that mentioned the Reflex as a dedicated MM phono preamp. And it was also me that too quickly dismissed the Reflex as not being in the same league as a preamp costing multiples of the Reflex. After seeing wh... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Thank you for the reply, Raul. You and the others have been kind in answering all my questions. Based on what I've learned here I feel comfortable that I can make more informed decisions in future phono preamp purchases. Compromises abound in audi... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Raul, I was wondering about the design of the 3160: What level of gain is bult into the LOMC side of the preamp? It seems that 60 dB or so is the typical level of gain for many (most?) LOMC stages and I was curious what you use in the 3160. Th... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Axel, it was this comment that I probably misunderstood: "I have the idea that Raul will be the person to explain to you in his words why he has opted for two **dedicated** phono-pre option in his 3160 and NOT a one-serves-all (just with a jum... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi, Lewm, nicely stated explanation. And after reading Raul's responses again I see what was implied, that convenience may override preamp performance. I can certainly understand the convenience factor.But Axel, I'm confused a bit by your comment ... |