karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| What do you think of your Soundsmith Cartridge I'm having a similar experience with the Zephyr MIMC as @fsonicsmith and @jbny. I like its ultra-natural presentation and really low groove noise which speaks to P. L.'s design goals. But I was hoping for more given the proposed advantages of low... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? I understand the urge to find the one perfect cartridge for your system. Then you stop listening to the cartridge and enjoy the music. If the Delos distracts you with its high frequency energy then it is probably not the right cart for you. I h... | |
| Cartridge alignment question/problem It can be a sign of a bad mastering of a recording. If the spacing on the cutting lathe was too tight, the cut extends too close to the previous groove. Just recently heard this on an Atlantic recording of Milt Jackson and John Coltrane. Always d... | |
| Any of you experiment with optimal VTA for Benz Micro Cartridges @prof. If you re-read the post from @artemus_5 from atma-sphere, you will see that the general rule about higher resistance settings sounding brighter is dependent on the phono-pre not the cartridge. Of course there are many other factors that af... | |
| Choice of Vandersteen models FWIW, I had a pair of 5s and now a Quatro Wood (non-ct). The Quartos sound better than I could ever get the 5s to sound. But I'm sure this is also influenced by room and upstream components. | |
| Cartridge for my Rega RP6 The Pass XP-15 a superb phono preamp that will handle a variety of cartridges including LOMC. I have never listened to the Apheta2 but you have listened to it before. It will be an easy cartridge to mount on your arm unless you want to learn how ... | |
| Which preamp for a pass labs? Like the OP, I use a Pass XA 30.5. My phono pre is a Pass XP-15 and my Pre is a Pass XP-10. Even on the high gain setting on the phono pre, the system is very quiet, black backgrounds, I'm sure due, in a large part, to the balanced design and CMR... | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre Nothing in particular. Delos is easy to set up because the clearly visible cantilever and stylus. I like to use arc protractors. I generally follow Fremer’s advice about SRA at 92 degrees. For the newer Lyras it is important to nail the VTF as cl... | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre @asp307 , I use the medium gain, 66db setting, which I feel gives the right amount of gain without adding a slight edge that I hear on with the highest gain setting. | |
| Lyra Delos and Pass Labs Phono Pre @asp307 I have used the Delos on my XP-15 for several years. I settled on a 250 ohm load but honestly anything between 100 and 1000 sounded fine with that combo. I always have used the balanced outputs to the line preamp. The XP-15 is a very wel... | |
| Koetsu surprise @james1969 I will check them out for sure then. I think I will also try to solder up some headshell leads with some Cardas tone arm wire and rhodium clips I have on hand. I know those are flexible and like the Cardas clips in general. | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? Glad to see that the Anvil is getting some recognition. I have been enjoying my version of Bruce's creation for several years now. Such a versatile table that has allowed me to hear the differences in tonearms and cartridges in my system. I use ... | |
| Koetsu surprise @james1969 It would make sense to match the Ortofon headshell with those leads however I have read that they are difficult to use due to stiffness and have low quality clips. Maybe that is not your experience?@nandric In this hobby, command of y... | |
| Koetsu surprise Just an update after dialing in the Koetsu RSP on the FR-64S tonearm. I have tried a couple different headshells including a stock Jelco, a Jelco HS-30 Rosewood (which is heavier and with different headshell leads but still contacts the cartridge ... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @ausliebesurmuzik, please let me know what you think of the 407/Yamamoto/Koetsu combo. I just received an HR-6s headshell and mounted a Koetsu RSP on an FR-64S. I was interested because it is unclear to me how to fine adjust the zenith given the... |