Tranfiguration Orpheus description

Friends: Sorry for sentence mistake: " Between other things that Doug or Andrew mentioned ", it should be: not mentioned.
" yet what I aked him: ", will be: asked him.

Raul.

Hi Raul,

I am responding to you because part of me does believe that you are genuinely interested in helping to sort out the missing pieces to this puzzle.

I have conversed with Nick recently regarding other things completely removed from this thread. He is pretty busy these days with his main line of work. I don't happen to have the specs you are asking for either. But I don't think it is anymore "curious" that Nick hasn't responded than it is that Jim White, or Mr. Hagerman or any builder has ever responded to any thread as full of speculation as this thread is.

Be safe and happy,

Dan

I think it unlikely that Nick would post on a thread as pointlessly contentious as this one. Unlike many of us, he actually has a life! ;-)

Neither Andrew nor I have anything to apologize for, and it's a waste of time responding to people who don't read what we wrote before posting criticisms. For example, I've stated at least three times that we played the O with slightly positive SRA, but I'm still being told that we should have done what we did, or how to do what we did. Has everyone gone blind?

Nsgarch launched this thread to discuss the Orpheus. I have nothing more to add unless I hear one again, and I'm unlikely to share it here if I do.

Doug

Dear Doug: Sorry to disturb again. My last post was only to state that there are differences in what Andrew think was the O set up and in what you state about. This Andrew post confirm it: +++++ " We did not evaluate a broad range of VTA in Doug's system . Paul tried several setting within a small range but I beleive all of the settings put the arm lower than parallel. Although, I preferred one of these settings, we did not make large enough changes to evaluate the cartridge with a parallele or slightly elevated arm. " +++++, I can tell you I'm not blind and I'm not doing criticisms only for doing that but for trying to help to understand the results of that cartridge test: that's all !!!!

Btw, those three subjects: precise volume gain, frequency response with changes in volume gain and RIAA accuracy, are crucial in any two cartridge test and are very important to understand the results and if you can it will be nice that you share the info with us.

Doug, it is normal the reaction of all the people ( including me ) in this thread when the test's results are controversial like this ones, be patience.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

All,

I've been experimenting with VTA/SRA on my setup. Using a maginifying glass I inspected the SRA with the tonearm completely parallel to the record surface and determined that the SRA was slightly negative. Approximately ~ -1 degress (stylus tip pointed away from tonearm base). I had to raise the tonearm approximately 4.5 mm to achieve an SRA of approximately 0 degrees.

This improved bass extension, tightness and detail as well as high frequency extension and dynamic attack. I also hear a little more record wear noise which probably suggests it's tracking the grooves more precisely.

I suspect the system might now sound better at 100 or so ohms. I think Nsgarch may be right on compensating for high frequency losses by increasing loading to 47K. I'll try reducing loading next and report back.

Andrew