I think you are right - it is V15 type II, with small styli. I will use 1.25 as you suggested. Thank you madness!
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I doubt that it still has the original stylus on it. I bet it’s been replaced. I would try 1.4 grams. That’s a good compromise. If you don’t mind spending $50, order a stylus from Ed Saunders. I’m using one on my V15 Type III and it’s stellar. If you ever upgrade to a more expensive table and arm, keep the V15 II and buy a Jico neoSAS/R stylus for it. Now that’s heaven! http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm https://www.jico-stylus.com/neosasnews.php |
Recommended VTF again. It is not my intenion to cotradict eihter Stringreen nor Raul, but I think that the truth is more important than prejudice. When Keynes was asked by his colleagues what will happen on the long run with his recommendation to stimulate demand by the governement(s) his answer was ''on the long we all will be dead''. Well I am not sure if + 30 years imply ''long run'' but the most of us own (MM) carts which are older than 30 years. The most of us, except Raul, do believe that such carts as ''low riders exist''. Are the recommended VTF's still usable for those low riders? If one wants the body of his cart on the record instead of the stylus one can try . But the most will try such a VTF by which, if possible, the body will not touch the record. The reason why there are low riders is the softening of the so called ''rubber ring'' which determine compliance as well the VTF. The opposite also happens. This rubber ring can dry out as function of time while no VTF of any kind will help. To believe in recommended VTF is to believe that manufacturers use invariabe suspension not effected by function of time. This imply that they are clairvoyant because they know what will happen , uh, on the ''long run''. In such (parallel?) universe there are no low riders, no defective suspensions and no need to ever change the mentioned ''rubber ring''. In my case which does not prove anything but may suggest something Axel changed this rubber ring by at least 6 of my carts. He told me that in particular those EMT's and ZYX have suspension problems. My relative new ZYX Airy 3 just got a new suspension . Because the body of this cart is made from plastic which is glued together Axel needed to cut the place where the cover plate is usualy situated to get access to the inside of the cart. So this problem ''may'' exist by old as well (relative) new carts.
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Dear @mofimadness : You are right, no one Grace series 9 is for 0.5grs. There is a cartridge where the manufacturer VTF range is: 0.25 to 1.25 grs and is the Empire 4000D3. I never tested at 0.25grs but I did it at 0.5grs and performs good. In the same Empire series the D2 starts at 0.5grs. Btw, @chakster , could you tell us how good performs your Grace at 0.5 grs. against higher VTF values? Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
Hi Raul, You obviously have memory problems. This is called ''amnesia''. In the Lyra thread you agreed with stringreen statement: ''I always set my VTF to the manufacturer recommendation''. Your comment was: ''You are absolutely right'' and added that ''ignorance level is always the name of the game''. By those ''ignorant'' you mean those who desagree with this ''rule'' or dogma. However in this thread you changed the issue talking about VTF RANGE instead of recommended VTF. As we can see you skipped 0,25 g by Grace and probably started with 0,5; then 0,6; then 0, 7, etc . grams. But why? 0,25 is also recommended VTF. That is the problem with you. You have no idea what you stated in your previous post. I already addressed chakster's dilemma with ''0,5- 2 g'' by his Grace as well my own between 1,5-2.5 g. recommended VTF's which are in my opinion worthless. |
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