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| Cartridges: Complete Scam? Hi, madavid0,You don't happen to hang out at the HydrogenAudio forums do you? Regards,Tom | |
| What gain should I have? Hi, titus1,As mofimadness says, the 41.5dB of gain should work well with your setup.If you want some numbers to see why:4mV output of AT150 into 41.5dB of gain in R32 gives you approximately 475mV output.Using 46.5dB gain setting in R32 would give... | |
| Thoughts on the new Sutherland KC Vibe? Hi, gritter2,I don't have direct experience with the KC Vibe but do own a Sutherland designed phono preamp (AcousTech PH-1P) and have been enjoying it matched with a Gyro SE and SME 309. Sutherland's phono stages consistently get high marks and wh... | |
| Tonearm or Turntable... Hi, perkri,I agree with inna, hold off until you can afford new speakers, although depending on what you end up with, that Cary amp may not have sufficient power to drive them.You didn't mention which cartridge you're using but you might find a no... | |
| JOLIDA owners Hi, dill,That chart is one I made years back and is applicable to the earlier version of the JD9, vintage 2006. It appears that the latest version, the JD9 II, has a different configuration for gain so the chart no longer applies, at least for the... | |
| I Find Primalunas Ugly. How about You? Is there an alternative? defiantboomerang, you must be new to the audiophile hobby. You complain about the looks of PrimaLuna products and they’re basically borrowing the same aesthetics as used by a number of high end manufacturers. For decades! And then you declare that... | |
| Any Pro-ject and/or Music Hall table owners out there? Hi, pivetta,I have a Music Hall mmf-7 (with Pro-Ject 9 aluminum tonearm) that is 11 years old and still running strong. The Pro-Ject tonearms are relatively easy to set up and accommodate a range of cartridges.If I was upgrading my mmf-7 'table to... | |
| Best combo Given all the caveats needed to qualify an opinion (stereo system, setup, and room acoustics), here’s my take on the combination of PrimaLuna Prologue Premium preamp and NAD M22 power amp. I had been using a Musical Fidelity A3.5 integrated amp (s... | |
| "on the fly" Hi, stringreen,I've found that the Herbie's Donut mats I use can actually sound better than a bare platter with thinner LPs because they reduce resonance vibrations (distortion) and especially because the mats maintain correct SRA when using micro... | |
| "on the fly" Hi, boofer,Your question has been more or less answered but I wanted to add that typically you would adjust tonearm height to compensate for different thicknesses of records. Record thicknesses can range from 0.85 mm to over 2.15 mm and being able... | |
| learning what a huge difference cartridge loading makes! Hi, Jim, To really get a sense of the effect of resistance loading on a LOMC cartridge, try the extremes, and the (available) increments between them. You'll find that the optimal loading for your system becomes clear. The trick is to listen to a ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Avanti1960, I haven't heard an Ortofon cartridge but I can say that in comparing the Dynavector 17D3 to the ART9, I found that the tonal balance shifted from a slight emphasis in the lowest bass output (~80Hz and lower) to a more balanced bass ou... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Hi, Avanti1960, I've been using an ART9 with my SME 309 (9.5g effective mass) without problems and it sounds very good, even surpassing a Dynavector Karat 17D3. The one potential problem using the ART9 (or ART7) with a lighter weight tonearm is su... | |
| Cartridge recommendations for second system turntable please Replace the platter bearing oil, I use Mobile 1 synthetic oil. Clean and check the belt. Clean and treat the RCA connectors. Check the tonearm bearings for corrosion if the 'table has been sitting in a humid environment.Enjoy your "new" turntable!... | |
| Cartridge recommendations for second system turntable please The mmf-7 came with the Pro-Ject 9 aluminum tonearm while the mmf-7.1 came with the first generation of the Pro-Ject 9 carbon ’arm.I haven’t tried the ART9 on the mmf-7 but given that it plays fine on the SME 309, which has a lower effective mass ... |