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VdH VTA setting preferences

I have a new Condor. I am curious what VTA people have been using on their varoius Condors, Grasshopers or Colibris for best sound. It seems to be that just a little bit negative is great. I am breaking it in right now so we will see.

Dgad (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-13-05

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10-13-05 No negative! what cartridge maker in their right mind would ... Nsgarch

10-13-05 Thanks for your help. i have the 0.35 copper coil condor. ... Dgad

10-13-05 Hi dgad. the .35mv condor has an internal coil resistance o ... Nsgarch

10-13-05 I have a vdh frog and followed the instructions on the van d ... Raquel

10-13-05 I am using an sme v & repeating vta is difficult. i did rep ... Dgad

10-13-05 well, ask any shelter owner! i didn't have my shelters loa ... Dougdeacon

10-13-05 My experience with the vdh frog has been identical to that d ... Cincy_bob

10-13-05 Unless any of you taildraggers would like to explain to me w ... Nsgarch

10-13-05 Nsgarch, all i can tell you is what sounds better to me in m ... Cincy_bob

10-13-05: Raquel
I can only second what Cincy_bob has added. It just sounds best this way to me.

FYI, I run my Frog into a Rowland Cadence loaded at 400 Ohms.
Raquel (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-13-05 Bob (and others as well), with all due respect, this is begi ... Nsgarch

10-13-05 Raquel, assuming you have the original frog (.65 mv output, ... Nsgarch

10-13-05 Nsgarch: god forbid i would be associated with the intellig ... Raquel

10-13-05 Fwiw, in a related but not vdh specific matter, my zyx airy ... Wc65mustang

10-13-05 Here's a little reading for you zyx owners by hisayoshi naka ... Nsgarch

10-14-05 Allow me to chime in on my own thread. my koetsu urushi was ... Dgad

10-14-05 Thanks for the info. regarding the tilting back of the arm, ... Wc65mustang

10-14-05 Dgad: first regarding your cartridge loading. most cartrid ... Nsgarch

10-15-05 The van den huls are known to be "artisanal' in the sen ... Raquel

10-15-05 The shibata stylus was definitely a precursor to the line co ... Nsgarch

10-16-05 Nsgarch, thanks for the excellent quotation from nakatsuka- ... Dougdeacon

10-16-05 Doug, thanks for your support. your are right of course abo ... Nsgarch

10-16-05 Excellent discussion nsgarch and dougdeacon. i'm right ther ... Rushton

10-17-05 Dear dgad: +++++ " vdh recommends 200 ohms. i can play ... Rauliruegas

10-17-05 Raul, according to the vdh website, the recommended load for ... Nsgarch

10-17-05 Just to clear some things up. i changed my load from 1000 a ... Dgad

10-17-05 Dgad, check your condor box again. i betcha it says "2 ... Nsgarch

10-17-05 Nsgarch, the information from the box is loam impedance is ... Dgad

10-18-05 Dear dgad: i don't know how many hours had your condor on wo ... Rauliruegas

10-18-05 Dgad, i find the discrepancy between the specs on your box ... Nsgarch

10-19-05 I posted this tid bit in another thread and thought it might ... Wc65mustang

10-19-05 Wc65: +++++ " and read them for the entertainment conte ... Rauliruegas