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| Stylus just falls off? Just to be clear - has the stylus fallen off the cantilever, or has the cantilever broken off the cartridge?The stylus is usually attached with adhesive to the cantilever, so it's possible the adhesive has failed....but in over 30 years of vinyl l... | |
| Phantom custom mount on SME slot? I've pretty much decided to go for SME mount Phantom. Saves the hassle (and expense) of sourcing a S/H Graham drilled armboard. With the demise of the TNT, armboards no longer appear to be carried by the online retailers either.Thanks all for the ... | |
| Phantom custom mount on SME slot? Phantom, 2.2 and 1.5 all share the same effective length of 235mm.All I really wanted was the hole spacing on the Graham mount. Someone on another forum has advised the holes are spaced 90 degrees on a 2.200" bolt circle.This gives about 40mm betw... | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor I've recently got a MintLP Tractor after having used the Graham alignment jig for about 18yrs. I've read lots of posts of how time consuming and frustrating the MintLP tractor could be, and I wasn't exactly looking forward to using it.In actual fa... | |
| Questions about VPI TNT-MK-IV Platters There shouldn't be any requirement for 'goop' on the bearing flange. I've used the VPI lead filled platter on my TNT for about 20 years and never experienced the slippage your friend reports.The bearing spindle on the TNT's has o-rings which grip ... | |
| Denon 103 or 103R, Matching/Specs. w/Rega Arms etc In theory the medium mass Rega should work fine - I've used the 103R with my medium mass (~11g) Graham 1.5T and it worked beautifully. Sounded fabulously involving and was (surprisingly) one of the best tracking MC's I've used. When measured with ... | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option Sure is interesting. I just measured the platter height of my VPI TNT and it looks like this motor would drop straight in to my setup.....a rim drive TNT!!....wonder what that would sound like?? Certainly a totally different approach to VPI's deco... | |
| The Cartridgeman Isolater. 06-09-07: DownunderPaul,I'll try my 103r with an isolator in the next few weeks and advise. If it does the same for the denon that it did for my Koetsu the denon will sound sensational. But, then again it may not.How bout you try one on your jubil... | |
| The Cartridgeman Isolater. I wonder what the isolator would sound like with the Denon 103?There have been many reports that the Denon benefits from less than rigid coupling - ie only tightening mounting bolts just enough to hold the cartridge in position.Any isolator users ... | |
| Turntable Pre-Echo Sound....? 04-16-07: HeyitsmedustyWow, I can't believe I actually nailed what the sound is called in my post title. It's literally a pre-echo!I have never heard of this phenomenon. Do more expensive cartridges make this better, or does their better tracking ... | |
| Cartridge for Graham 1.5 Yes the scale has .002g precision. Unfortunately this precision is offset by inaccuracy caused by not measuring at record height. Nonetheless, it can still be used as a reference point. Best to make fine adjustment of VTF by ear anyway (though I l... | |
| Cartridge for Graham 1.5 Carl, does the scale look like this one - new VTF scaleIf so, that scale reads about 0.2g higher than my scale that measures exactly at record level. The scale is shown measuring a 1 yen coin (nominally 1g).With 1g test weights placed directly on ... | |
| Cartridge for Graham 1.5 Hopefully the scale you bought uses a measuring platform that places the stylus at true record level (like the Wally Malewicz version).If not, you won't get a true reading with the Graham.I recently bought one of those small electronic VTF scales ... | |
| Cartridge for Graham 1.5 Carl, make sure you experiment with the VTF setting. In my setup the recommended 2.3g doesn't sound best. At 2.3g depth layering, spaciousness and image separation/presence/dimensionality suffer somewhat. The music also sounds less coherent and en... | |
| Cartridge for Graham 1.5 I found the Jubilee is very sensitive to small changes of all setup parameters - azimuth, VTA, VTF and antiskate all have to be carefully adjusted. It'll sound very nice with moderate care - but it will take a fair bit of experimentation to optimi... |