@dwette , Great. One comment. The only thing record weights do is wear out your bearing faster. Add the weight of the peripheral clamp and you increase the wear rate even more. The good reflex clamps obviate the need for a peripheral clamp and do a better job of flattening the record. They are used by SME, Kuzma, Dohmann and others. The only thing better is vacuum clamping.
Lyra Atlas experiences
A few years ago, I invested in a Lyra Atlas cartridge / pickup. I have moved up, from Lyra Clavis in the early 2000s and Lyra Titan i later. The Atlas was expensive, but I have not looked back. Yet I wonder, can something more be done, to optimize the Atlas, in my system, and others. How can this remarkable pickup run its best. What are the best phono preamp and system matches. Should the system be rearranged. Have anyone done mods or DIYs to their systems to get the "reception" right? What happened? Comments welcome. You dont need to own a Lyra Atlas but you should have heard it, to join this discussion. Comments from the folks at Lyra are extra welcome - what is your experience.
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Thank you for your feedback, You might want to read up on my turntable a bit more before getting too critical of how I use it. I might look dumb but I do kind of know what I’m doing. LOL You are wrong about the risk of bearing wear regarding this TT and how I use it. The Clearaudio Ovation has a ceramic-magnetic bearing, and is designed to accommodate the weight of the clamp and outer ring with no consequence on wear, because the platter floats magnetically on the bearing spindle, making no contact at all from the top. It would take far more force to make the platter bottom out on the top of the ceramic bearing than the 2350 gr I am adding. In fact, Clearaudio makes a clamp of about the same mass, and the outer limit ring I use is theirs, and approved for use with my turntable. My use case is all within their design spec. I am aware of reflex clamps and vacuum clamping, but I am good to go with what I have. I’ve used it that way happily for years. The clamp and ring I have do an excellent job keeping my records flat and coupled to the POM platter. I see no reason to make any changes in that regard. |
@dwette A very encouraging complimentary write up, on the early usage of the 'LAL-SL'. I can only see the smile increasing and the enthusiasm topping out, as you go over the 100ish Hour of usage marker. Happy Listening |
@pindac Thank you. Trust me, the grin is very much ear to ear at the moment. I am closing in on 50 hrs. and I think it has already opened up and shown what it is capable of. That jives with what a friend who knows this cartridge (non-SL) and the mono version tells me (he uses both to evaluate test pressings professionally). Interestingly, I also upgraded my subs from a pair of REL R-328 to a pair of S/510 earlier this month, and as they break in more I am enjoying the music that much more. |
A system I am extremely familiar has been demonstrated to me within the past week with a New Floor Standing Cabinet Speaker in use, or not in use🤔, the only way the Speaker could be identified with was from Sound and Visual, the Speaker Cabinet impact on a SQ, is something I am sensitive to. These Speakers Cabinets have no effect to what my ears perceived. The Vinyl Chain due to these speakers is one I am unfamiliar with, and I still scratching my head about the demonstration, it has made such a good impression. It certainly has reinforced a view I have carried for a long time, being every thing up stream of the Speaker is processing a electric signal, it is from the exit of the Speaker Xover that the Sound is produced, and it is the Sound that we listeners Judge and Assess by. Looks like the different Sub's fit into this theory/fact. |
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