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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Have you seen the new $16,000-ZYX? Evidently the ball is not only in the LOMC makers court; it is also on the cartridge. By my calculations, one can own anywhere from 60 to 100 MM cartridges for the price of that one. | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Here's the thing. If you fire up your SP10 MkII while it is just sitting naked on a shelf, you will see that IT will "do a little dance" (altho I never saw one make a little love). It does a little dance because of Newton's 3rd Law of Motion, and ... | |
| Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II Jock strap gives better bass response and lower rumble. I don't like the hf response with panty hose. | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Dear Raul, You were once kind enough to post photos of your SP10 with "no plinth". As I recall it does sit in a piece of plywood, but it is supported underneath the chassis by some Audio Technica or similar compliant "feet". I always thought that ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Just when you guys convinced me to try it, the Sumiko Andante P76 for sale ad seems to have expired. Ah, well.... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III FWIW, I have removed and replaced the platters from two different SP10s, a MkII and a Mk2A, in order to lubricate their bearings and in order to replace electrolytic caps in the electonic module. (In medical training the aphorism regarding procedu... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III I fully agree that nearly all production dd tables can be improved by improving their plinths. And I take your point about the suspension of the motor in the SP10. Albert addresses this issue by supporting the motor/bearing assembly via a brass ro... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Hiho, Are you saying that for the SP10 MKII you just lengthen the wires from the chassis-bound electronics to the motor, when you install the motor only into a dedicated plinth? How long are the leads between the motor and its electronics when you... | |
| Turntable Motor Maxon, too. | |
| TriPlanar Tips Dear Nandric, There would be no problem here either if I were gay. My one-line comment was an allusion to a one-liner written by the great American humorist Mark Twain, probably 100 years ago. A newspaper had erroneously reported that Twain had di... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Rumors that I am a "smart gay" are exaggerated.Nandric, if you re-read what you wrote and what Dan-ed just wrote, you will see, I hope, that there is no way that Tri could accommodate, or indeed anticipate, all the neurotic needs of us audiophiles... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Dear Ralph (Atma), What cartridge are you using that requires no AS compensation? I know that Doug uses the ZYX Universe. Nandric, I am very sorry you had to pay so much for your Triplanar. However, as you yourself noted, most of the money did not... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III I use the same tech as Albert, and I can confirm what he says. But Bill Thalmann would be the first to say that he is not the only man in the world who can restore the electronics of a MKII or III. The point is really that replacing the electrolyt... | |
| TriPlanar Tips Dear Nandric, As Ralph implied, anti-skate is a bugaboo of pivoted tonearms with fixed-angle head shells. This notion of using micro-amounts or none at all is Doug's idea based on his listening. Moreover, the tiny o-rings he uses really are not ha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I was just doing some exploring on my own. Your assessment is probably correct. However, I will have a listen and decide for myself. Thanks for your comments. PS, I just bought an NOS ATN20SS stylus, so when the "right" cartridge comes along, I wi... |