twl
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| New cart, step-up or ??? Personally, I think you have too little gain for that cartridge presently.55db in the front end, for a 0.25mv output cartridge is at least 20db too low. I'd suggest the step-up.In my experiences, I found that the sound from the TT had more "life a... | |
| Question for DIY people: Butcher block shelving?? Gregm,I notice the same thing when I use Audiopoints(which are a type of brass cone).I noticed about 1.5db more headroom on my system when I went to these points.We are not the only ones who have noticed this.Since I am in the sales dept at Starso... | |
| Good Bookshelf Speakers for Dared SET Amp You might consider the Loth-X BS-1 speakers. They are also an affordable speaker system that is very efficient.They are 2-way, and I'd normally favor single-driver, but in your price range the pickin's are slim. | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Keep us posted on your impressions of your new gear Pat.We're interested to hear how everything is coming together.Also, please try to hang in there.I'm sure it's tough. | |
| Will Michell Technoarm work with Denon 103R? The main thing about the Silver that I like over the other RB250 hotrods is that the Silver has the bearings moved out to the bearing housing yoke instead of having them in the arm tube. This widens the "stance" of the bearings, and this is a much... | |
| Will Michell Technoarm work with Denon 103R? If you fit the HiFi mod to either arm, the effective mass will be fine for the DL103R. Yes, there is a little difference in mass between the two arms, but with the HiFi mod on them, you won't notice it.I think that the OL Silver is the better arm,... | |
| Will Michell Technoarm work with Denon 103R? You can apply the HiFi mod to the Technoarm, in a very similar way as the RB250. Just Blu-Tack the weights onto the sides of the bearing housing, so it appears like they are extensions of the bearing axle, and it will work fine.Very worthwhile mod... | |
| Cartridge/Tonearm Matching No, the Shelter is going the opposite way. They are lower compliance.If you have the Connoisseur arm that was standard with the BD2A, and not a Grace tonearm, then it may be a better match with the Dynavector. The Connoisseur arms were heavier tha... | |
| Cartridge/Tonearm Matching Technically, the low mass Grace 707(if your Grace arm is in fact, a 707) would not be a very good match for the 12cu compliance of the Dyna 10x5. It would put the mass/resonance figure outside the "optimal range".However the Grace arms have good b... | |
| Step-Up or Not to Step-Up: This is the Question The MC cartridge phono amp/or step-up is required whether you do anything with a subwoofer or not.You are not doing justice to your system by using such a low gain on the phono.Some people prefer electronic phono "head amplifiers" to provide the a... | |
| Sound Progression Yes, the DL-301 is a low output(0.3mv) moving coil cartridge, and yes a moving magnet cartridge would have much higher output.However, I don't think that many moving magnet cartridges are going to match the nice sound of that DL-301.While some may... | |
| Idler wheel drive vs Belt I'd love to hear from Lloyd Walker and Andy Payor on this thread. | |
| New Cain & Cain IM Ben Fostex/double horn - help I had a similar problem with my Lowther drivers in my Voigt Pipe cabinets.The fix was to use a set of SP-004 Sistrum Platforms under them. Like magic. Boxy sound gone, smear eliminated. I've posted this numerous times in the past, and also emailed... | |
| Idler wheel drive vs Belt I have a question for Jean.Now that we've come to the situation where various sytems of drive have been used and accomplished significant performance levels, what do you think is the best one?We now have a market which will bear any amount of engi... | |
| Sound Progression Yes, it's pretty normal for the TT to have somewhat higher relative position on the volume knob than the digital player. In your case, it is a bit more than usual, and I'd suspect that your phono stage gain is a slight bit too low for the ouput of... |