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| Azimuth observations and importance The Shure and Audioquest test LPs, both of which contain bands for setting azimuth in conjunction with the Signet Cartridge Analyzer, generate a pure test tone of 1kHz, first in one channel only and then in the other channel only. I think anywhere... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In the wake of the brouhaha about the Technics EPC P100C, has anyone tried the Technics EPC P550, available NOS from Thakker? I know that Raul commented it was a mid-level cartridge back in the day, but that does not mean it is not also a "contend... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Dear Gp49, Have you seen a photo of the actual tt that Salvatore is listening to? If so, does it retain the original Lenco chassis, or has the chassis been ditched in favor of the Peter Reinder's PTP? I ask because I think the PTP makes a big impr... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Essentially, I think Hiho is saying that to adjust azimuth without altering VTA, the adjustment must be made downstream from the ~23 degree offset angle that is typically built into the geometry of fixed bearing tonearms. (It's not always 23 degre... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Hiho, Great idea about the magnetic or other drive to "connect" the platter to a dd motor. I know it's good idea, because I have thought about it, too. (Heh-heh.) The problem is that if you are a direct-drive purist, any such coupling mechanism co... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Did not know there was anyone out there who still preferred the FL to the E. Thanks for the post. I still like it, too. | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Dear Tim, I think the business of torque is over-stated both for its virtues and its problems. The motor, any motor, does not use its full torque unless or until there is an equal force opposing its rotation. So if you turn on your turntable and p... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The styli are different. The M20E has an elliptical stylus. I think the FL has a line contact stylus. Those who have heard both apparently like the M20E better than the M20FL. I own the M20FL and like it very much. Also, they can be interconverted... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Dear Hiho, I am not sure what you mean. Any well designed tonearm should have no play in the bearings, regardless of the offset angle. Unipivots are uniquely likely to induce a variation in cartridge azimuth during play, because they can potential... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance Dear Teres, You make a good point, mostly because with most all the cartridges that I have ever bothered to align electrically, there IS no one "correct" setting. Usually I have ended up choosing a setting that gives seemingly the least possible c... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance I first realized the importance of proper azimuth adjustment when someone demonstrated it to me using his Triplanar tonearm. From that point forward, I lusted for a Triplanar. For a very good treatise on azimuth, how to adjust it, why you are adju... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I am using 28g 5N silver solid core, cotton-insulated wire, available from M Percy in the US for a couple of bucks per foot, and it is spectacular. I use it in my interconnects as well. IMO, it is a good move to get rid of the mechanical connector... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Headsnappin, Raul, et al,Last night I listened again to the Azden set up as per my original. It was evident to me half way thru the first side of the first LP that the objectionable qualities were still present. ("Grainy and harsh" are very a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, As I wrote further up the page, I have bypassed two out of the four mechanical connectors that normally exist when one is using a P-mount adapter in a removable headshell. It is impossible to do away with the mechanical connection betwe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder, I have the Ayre on its lowest gain setting, as you surmise. This gives 44db gain in single-ended mode, but I am using balanced in and out, which is why I bought the Ayre in the first place, to feed my all-balanced MP1 with a balanced ph... |