wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Right, in the end it’s largely guess work, probabilities, and subjectivity. And our approaches are not so dissimilar. I know my VTA dial settings for 180 gram and 140g LPs; I split the difference for 160, subtract that split from 140 for 120g, add... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Of course I meant degrees, not percentage, but I appreciate the correction. Whether 92 degrees is correct or not is actually beside my point, which is that some angle IS correct on any LP, in that it replicates the cutting angle. The physics that... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? I don’t really understand being satisfied with incorrect VTA. We go to all the trouble of precisely aligning cartridges with uber-precise tools, getting cantilevers just right, and dialing in VTF to two decimal places. Some use devices to nail azi... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? I spoke too soon. It looks like the 11 won't fit in the back position after all. My rough modelling shows that the headshell will not clear the tonearm installed in the front position. Bummer. | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Thanks, Steve. Yeah, I'm afraid I'm one of those guys who adjusts for different LPs. Just can't help myself. And if I didn't, I'd just sit there thinking I was maybe hearing incorrect VTA. Audio nervosa takes many forms. | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Thanks @mijostyn , that's good feedback. As you were you posting, I drew a scaled template of the 4P mounting base and broke out my UNI P2S tool. It turns out the 11 (or 9 or Safir) will fit on the back armboard--just barely. And because the plint... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? For the 4P-11 and 4P-14, the P2S measurement is very different from the mounting distance because the pivot is located on an outrigger platform. Mounting distance is where you drill out the armboard and mount the arm base. This outriggered pivot i... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Lewm, I'm not sure which Reed you have but the 10.5's I've looked at have mounting distances of around 231mm or 251mm. Both would be fine for the R. The 11" 4Point mounts at 212mm, however, which scoots it up next to the motor housing, maybe too c... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? @sksos , thanks for your insights. I don’t think the 11" would be a good fit on my SP10R plinth. Because of the Technic’s motor housing, my 9" Graham, at 217.4 mounting distance, just *barely* fits, and its almost too far forward for safety when t... | |
| I need Hign compliance cartridges @pindac , which one did you audition? These are back on my radar as I think about moving to a higher-level MC, like some of the MSL carts. | |
| I need Hign compliance cartridges Phasemation cartridges are all 8 or 8.5, depending on the model. They're big in Japan but not so well-known here in the US. I owned the entry-level P-3G around 20 years ago, when the company was known as Phase Tech. It was excellent..until I broke... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Floggin' it. Anybody? | |
| You've run some pretty fancy MC's, but the _______ MM cartridge really impressed me @rauliruegas , yes, I saw "induced magnet" in the included lit but didn't know what it meant, figuring it was just marketing-speak for MM. | |
| You've run some pretty fancy MC's, but the _______ MM cartridge really impressed me Back in 2010, motivated by Raul’s monster thread (yes, it was even too big back then), I bought a handful of vintage MM carts off eBay, just to try when I had some time. They were all reasonably priced or downright cheap, which of course is one of... | |
| Phantom Supreme to 4Point-14? Apologies for the typos! |