dhcod
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| Heaviest Headshell? It is. No cantilever. I went ahead and bought a Yamamoto that's 18.4 for a good price and the brass screws that soundsmith sells. I also saw a sme headshell spacer/weight on ebay that I ordered. Hopefully that'll get me heavy enough to use the ext... | |
| SF Cremona Auditor M vs Harbeth 30.1 Thanks for your response! It's interesting because I went ahead and purchased the SFs and did the same comparison and had pretty much the same experience..... except the Harbeths won out in end. I think ultimately that's because in my situation th... | |
| Heaviest Headshell? No the quarters are on an sme headshell. The cartridge is a Decca London Super Gold. | |
| Heaviest Headshell? I know but not enough weight. I have 3 quarters sitting on the headshell now which is like 18g with the Blu Tak. I'd like a more permanent solution. | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question I answered my own question by adding a bunch of weight to the headshell and then putting on the second counterweight onto the sme. Much quieter and more under control sound. | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question Surface noise may be the deal breaker on the Super Gold. Is that affected by the arm in any way? Are there arms that are better suited than my SME possibly easier on surface noise? | |
| People That Have Upgraded From Harbeth 30.1s.... Interesting. Looks like they only make the 8 now though. | |
| If you love the Ortofon 2M Black, you'll really love...... (help me upgrade) How do you even find one of those? | |
| If you love the Ortofon 2M Black, you'll really love...... (help me upgrade) I was looking carefully at that a90 but didn't pulled the trigger. As of last night I finally figured out how to get my London Decca Super Gold working and that's way better than the 2M so I'm thinking I'm going to listen to that and reevaluate in... | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question I added 4.4 grams using an SME headshell weight and that was the difference maker. That and finally getting the VTA correct! The surface noise is really interesting because it's almost like there's a threshold that if it hits, there's noise. Other... | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question It should work pretty well with that arm. Try the SME headshell. Maybe add a little mass.Thanks bpoletti. I did this and the Decca came alive! Quite a bit of surface noise but wow. So immediate sounding!Now trying to deal with a little thin soundi... | |
| If you love the Ortofon 2M Black, you'll really love...... (help me upgrade) I have a SME M2-12R. | |
| If you love the Ortofon 2M Black, you'll really love...... (help me upgrade) Thanks for the advice. Is there a particular model of Ortofon that you recommend? | |
| If you love the Ortofon 2M Black, you'll really love...... (help me upgrade) Thanks Chakster but I'm not looking to get back into the vintage market. | |
| Decca London Super Gold Compatibility Question Thanks, I did that this weekend. I got it to sound ok but not great. My arm just isn’t right. Considering now a Moerch DP6, a damped unipivot, since I’ve really enjoyed that arm in the past. |