Dyna DVxx2 Mk2 for me. Works wonderfully on my LP12 rig
Linn LP12 & Miyajima Madake or ?
A little bit sad today, as I waited for about 3 months to get my Shindo Vosne-Romanee up where I am building my system in NorCal. Put the system together for a week and it was magical. A day before all my friends came up, I was enjoying some Aretha and noticed some dust forming so I stopped the record to clean it, somehow, someway - I taccidentally hit the cantilever of my Krystal MC on the LP12. Uoofff. It bent back all the way. I tried my best to straighten it out, got another few hours out of it. Right as my friends came over, put on Purple Rain, so much distortion - tried to adjust it and ultimately snapped off. Brutal. I guess luckily had a Naim Wireless Speaker I could set up outside, of course not the same lol.
ANYWAYS! With a lot of money down the drain and the need to replace the cartridge ! I am curious!
I spoke to Jeremy at BasilAudio who could trade in the broken Krystal and just get a replacement which is probably the most cost effective method. But I began to think of other possibilities! Firstly, I know some peoples thoughts on the LP12. The reality is that, while yes expensive, I think as you move up the ladder, the LP12 is pretty magical and I know not all feel this way!
So I could move up the Linn ladder. The system has an Ekos arm and Lingo Power supply, so it makes sense to me that it could easily move up.
Buttttt... I recently learned of the Madake from Miyajima and curious if it could work. I have heard both yes and no from a few forums. Anyone have any idea of this? I haven't yet reached out to the them to ask.
Alternatively, I do need to buy 1 or 2 turntables for Thatcher's Wine flagship shop opening later this year anyways, so its a possibility that I could move the LP12 there, but if I was looking at the Madake, what would work better? And considering it would paired with an Shindo Vosne and A23 SUT Homage.(which I don't quite have yet, so I have the ability to make adjustments if needed bases on the Cart)
Appreciate your thoughts!
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Is trying to straighten a slightly bent cantilever possible ? I know the OP tried on a severely bent one. I also am inclined to try it since it was mentioned on this (educational, informative, respected,) site especially for me. Do one of you have a “do it this way” link etc ? or tell me don’t do it ? |
The connection of the Armature/Bobbin is a very fine tuned and optimised arrangement. The Armature being damaged through a applied force, however it occurred is most likely going to impact detrimentally on the under the hood assembly within the Cart'. Going through the motions of attempts to straighten the Armature whilst it is still attached to the other critical components, soes seem to suggest that more unwanted stresses are to be subjected to parts that are already worse for wear. One can do as they please it is not for me to interfere with their intentions, especially a Botch remediation. Even better when all is done that the Cart' is identified for scrap value only. |
Thank you @pindac I get it. I will move forward with a new cartridge. Still love my grandkids although . . . . |
Dear @soundandmadeira91 : I owned the Linn Akiva that outperforms the Krystal both in my system.
The Kandid is too superior to the Krystal and I think that Linn could takes in change for the Kandid plus some money. One of the advantage of the Linn cartridges ( I owned too the Arkiv. ) is that continuity of the coil wire to the tonearm/headshell input connectors and obviously that the Kandid makes a very good match with the Ekos tonearms that as the Ortofon ones are made by Jelco.
R. |
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