wrm57
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think you might be right. The eBay seller of the TRX-2 posted a pic that showed a single owner's manual for both cartridges. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Siniy123,Do you know whether the replacement stylus for the TRX-1 (part no. RTRX-1) will work in the TXR-2? Thakker has them NOS. The stylus for the TXR-2 (part no. RTRX-2) seems hard to source.Thanks,Bill | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,Thanks for the comments. I already tried recalibrating the digital scale and setting VTF at 1.25. Needle looks intact under the digital microscope. Oddly, though, it's brown-gold in color like the cantilever. This is the "gold" version and it... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Ddriveman, thanks for the suggestions. Level seems good. Platter is level; the Graham has a tiny built-in bubble-level to check VTA, and that direction is level; azimuth is perpendicular when viewed against a line parallel to the record surface... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I'm definitely not using a blank band to set anti-skate, or even to check it. I mention it only to illustrate the odd outward movement of the cartridge with no anti-skate set (beyond the .5g that occurs in a Graham when set to zero). If I set the ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I recently picked up a NOS Empire 4000DIII "Gold" from an eBay seller (thanks to Acman3!). It arrived today; I mounted it in my Phantom II, aligned using a Wallytractor, removed the stylus guard (and busted it!), set VTF to 1 gr. per instructions,... | |
| Excellent MM phono stage w/ capacitance loading? That possibility is certainly worth investigating. Should have thought of it myself. Thanks! | |
| Replace OL Illustrious 3 with Graham 2.2? Addendum: the hole can be from 1.5 to 1.75 in. according to an email Bob Graham sent me a while back. | |
| Replace OL Illustrious 3 with Graham 2.2? Yes on the wands. 1.5-in. hole, pivot-to-spindle 217.4 mm (roughly 8.5 in.). It's actually an extremely easy arm to mount because Graham includes a little nipple that fits over the spindle; then you fit a specified hole in the headshell onto the n... | |
| Replace OL Illustrious 3 with Graham 2.2? I don't know the Illustrious but the Graham 2.2 is a great arm. I've had one mounted on an Orbe SE for several years and think it's a great combo. All of the necessary adjustment parameters are at your finger tips with the 2.2. It's a fully realiz... | |
| Anyone try the Fosgate Fozgometer Azimuth meter? I got one yesterday after waiting 6 weeks or so. Don't know how it works exactly or whether it's the most precise way to adjust azimuth but I like the results. Used it on two cartridges and both sounded better after the Foz. Took all of 5 minutes. | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom Downunder, thanks for the info. I think I see an A90 in my future :) | |
| Ortofon A90 with Graham Phantom The Ortofon Cadenza line has the same three nubs. I've been dissuaded from buying one, or the A90, for my Phantom II for this reason.I ran across this carbon fiber spacer product from MusicDirect. It's rather expensive but might do the trick. Come... | |
| Ikeda 407 VTA adjustment Got it. Thanks to you both.Bill | |
| K&K phono break-in period Your estimate is just about right on. I bought a "maxxed out" built by Kevin a few months ago. He told me the big Cardas caps take the longest--100 hours or more--to fully settle in, and that was pretty much my experience. But the great bass you m... |