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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dgob, Better than the vaunted Glanz cartridges? Highphonic is a strain gauge type; yes? | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? JCarr, Not to worry. When I am corrected or my views are "modified" by an unimpeachable source, such as yourself, I take it as a learning experience. Furthermore, I am all for dispelling BS that prevails in this hobby. | |
| audiophile help needed in CT Oddly enough, my wife is from Deep River. Her family are long time pillars of the community. If by some poor luck your problem persists that long, we expect to be visiting in a month or two. Would be glad to help.The nearest audio store I can thin... | |
| Channel Balance on Dynavector XV1-S Others have already implied it, but azimuth adjustment has very little effect on channel balance, as you already have learned by direct experience. And the goal of azimuth adjustment is to minimize crosstalk, not to balance the channels. I was int... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? 2 meters + ~ 6 feet, 6 inches. Now I translated it to the British/American language, I am impressed too, if this is Syntax's actual height. Let's see: the only major areas of disagreement between me and Syntax is he dislikes Koetsu and all MM cart... | |
| " Dumb and dumber " audiophile question ? Depends what kind of sand, where you got it, what is the crystal content. Black volcanic sand from Hawaii sounds the best but is very pricey.Sorry, but it's fun to free associate. | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear Jonathan, I take your point on frequency response, and I am sorry I ever wrote it; it was really beside the point of my post. On the matter of load resistance, I SAID at least twice, albeit perhaps badly, that load resistance CAN affect gain,... | |
| Wet Cleaning the Stylus Dear Doug,I re-read your original post, and I was reminded why I've never had the courage to try Magic Eraser. You say many times, "be careful" and the stylus can "snag". That's enough to prevent me from trying it; I am the klutz who will NOT be c... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear JCarr,This is what I found, quoting your quoter:"Regarding loading of low-impedance MC cartridges, in general I recommend trying to reduce any capacitances present between cartridge and phono stage input to as little as possible. Use the lowe... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Ugghh! Syntax (the linguistic, not the person) is my bete noir today. In my second paragraph above, I mean to say that the load resistor can affect gain if it's value approaches, equals, or is less than that of the cartridge. | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear JCarr, Touche'. The problem with my statement is that it was general and followed Audpulse's specific comment about a 47K load on an MC. Are you suggesting that the load resistor never has any impact on frequency response of an MC? If so, tea... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Duelands won't fit into my budget, let alone into my chassis'. Although I am a stickler for parts quality myself, where "affordable" (everyone has a different definition), my experience tells me that tweaks to the circuit itself (such as what you ... | |
| JC3+ Anyone? On "setting azimuth with a voltmeter".You need a high quality voltmeter and a test LP that has bands with signal in R channel, only, and in L channel, only, respectively. Preferably the frequency of the signal is 1kHz, but you will get slightly di... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Dear Dover,"As is always with audio it is a sum of the parts." Set that in stone. I totally agree and have operated on that principle for the last 10-15 years. A knowledgeable DIYer can dramatically improve upon almost anything commercially availa... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? The load resistor might affect frequency response but not gain. However, I too am wondering about Dover's claim that his 7C has adequate gain for "any" LOMC cartridge. I tend to think his unit must be modified, but he will tell us. |