Calling all VDH Colibri Fanatics and Experts ...

I measured SRA from my Frog with USB-Microscope
http://orangeaudio.de/temp/Frog%20SRA.jpg

It sounds so good, that i think a inspection in Netherlands is not needful. Never touch a running system....
Channels seperation is 35 and 36dB - LR identity ist 0,2dB - Phase is 82 and 85°
http://orangeaudio.de/temp/frog_azimut.jpg

I think it is the same. Tonearm was parallel adjusted and SRA at 93°
Here some more pictures
http://orangeaudio.de/temp/frog1.jpg
http://orangeaudio.de/temp/frog2.jpg

I never tested another SRA. Not each vinyl is cutted with the same angular.
Temperature and VTF affect it too.
Only one vinyl from 500 hisses a little bit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-zhkLm3pQM
at minute 1:02

Yes, your rip has hot s-tones and sound a bit bright. A lot of today masters sounds to bright with pushed treble. I don´t know if this is the reason or the cartridge.

If you want a cartridge which is unsensitive with sibilance, go for EMT
This is a rip from me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TndhsOrI6Nc
But the Frog sound so much more natural and with more resolution. I have sold the EMT

It is not a rip. This is from digital file. From anyone. I want to show you, that the original audio file has to much sibilance.

Puhhhh, this is heavy. I have no vinyl with this problems.
The Van Halen is from my youth and in no good condition.
Do you have listet your collection online?

What tonearm do you have?

What vinyl`s do we have both?

Last week i have measured 4 Frog´s with Adjust+.
All tracked well and had good measured datas. If you want, i can measure your Colibri, but i am from Germany.

Please tell me a view vinyl´s from us both to compare the recording.

Hi, it sounds good. A little bit of less low end, but here at work i have not the best playbacksystem.

Is the recording from the original Japan pressing?
You can look at my Discogs collection (name: orangeaudio)
If you find a vinyl that you also have, we can compare the recordings.

Ok, i will record "For my Lover" from the Tracy Chapman LP. Please make it too in 96kHz/24Bit Wave. We can compare it.

I think 2min?

Thank you, here is mine. The first song is the Tracy Chapman song
http://orangeaudio.de/temp/Frog_SMEV_XP25.wav

By hearing 1 at SME Scale. A.J. wrote about 0.6-0.9

160Ohm

Hi, i have not considered of L and R when connecting the Focusrite Saffire audio interface.

Yes, i hear the same as you. I have recorded 4 different Frog cartridges and all sound´s the same. On a Micro Seiki MA505 it sound´s not so balanced like on the SME V. Maybe you habe the wrong tonearm.

http://orangeaudio.de/temp/Tracy_Frog_Colibri.wav
First the SME-Frog and than your´s

You can try to measure AS so

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i8rnq3p55zd5q0/AS%20Messung%20mit%20Faden.jpg?dl=

https://www.dropbox.com/s/blqmbi9o3ix5n72/AS%20Messung%20mit%20Waage.jpg?dl=0

Hi, i have a Dinolite 4815ZT.
Yes, the SRA is about 93degrees, but the cartridge has only about 100 hours and the SRA will get down a little bit

It is not the accuratest one, but better than nothing.

I aligned the tonearm horizontal by eye and measured about 93 degrees. A.J. looked at the picture and said this is absolut correct.

Yes, about 92-93 degrees. But i do not make a thesis of this.