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| FR64 cartridge suggestions Heavier silicone won't help your b60 clone with the side movement- it is the tolerance of the guide pin. Ask me how I know :)If anyone has extra guide pin screw (of the correct dimensions) I'd love to get one... | |
| Soldered VS ...everything else @ erik_squiresI'm not proffessing expertise in welding specification, but it would seem to me that the usual crimp connection afforded by audio terminations is not a true cold weld (vacuum, pressure, etc.)At any rate once a connector is attached i... | |
| Soldered VS ...everything else A few thoughts:As alluded to above solder comes in many alloy formulations.The good old wire looped into a screw down terminal alleviates one connection point.Silver and silver oxides conduct better than gold.As to what everyone prefers... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... The record labels rejoiced when digital came along (40 years in there are new problems of course). Vinyl mastering is fraught with potential for error. ( I know as i owned a vinyl mastering studio). Record pressing diitto. Damaged stock returns, y... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... There are trials and tribulations in acquiring and setting up a good system.There are trials and tribulations in selling and setting up a good system.The market size for high end analog is very small.Cartridges are subject to damage, quality of in... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions My experience echos others vis a vis effective mass- the fr64s is surprisingly flexible with carts of various compliance/weight. I have an fr7 and it is very nice but not fantastic. (Never tried better versions, have wondered about retipping mine ... | |
| Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record? I bought a Sweetvinyl Sugarcube SC-1. I am wondering because of the conversion to A to D and then again D to A, it there a possibility that the sound differences from different carts are not so significant anymore? OP is asking a different questio... | |
| Decent 6-8ft phono cable advice needed. If you wanted you could always add a phono preamp at the table location and have the 8' run be at line level. | |
| JVC tt-101 repair My option is same as chakster, great work by Dave ... | |
| I need a good arm to mate with a modified Lenco L75 You planning to use any particular carts? Might help refine the answers! | |
| JVC tt-101 repair Often the boards need significant resoldering to eliminate cracked or compromised connections, and the boards are fairly fragile at this point...making tricky work for the tech.I didn't know that the TT-101 was made in a 120v version...good to kno... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations There are plenty of very good carts for under $3k, but the Spiral Groove / Phantom combo is very much high-end. Honestly carts in the $3.5-$5k range would be typical. Not that spending money is important in itself, just saying the table deserves a... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Sub $3k for a new cart, in today's dollars, is a bit below the potential of the rest of your very fine equipment. Lightly used is another story...It might help to mention what you were running and how it did, both positive and negative... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? I'm not a big fan of the Delos (despite being a fan of JCarr, and higher up Lyra's when in the right systems) and tend to agree with some of the comments vis a vis it's tonal tilt, but will ask if you're pretty certain it's dialed in, optimally lo... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x Why are you guys guys interested in these super high mass tonearms? Synergy with vintage carts (as mentioned), and of course heavier modern carts (Sensitive Sound for example at 20-23 grams). Not to say heavy = good by any means, but it happens to... |