wrm57
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| Graham Phantom or Morch DP6 ? I don't think of the Phantom as a pure unipivot either because it is stabilized with the Magneglide system. FWIW, I have a Phantom II and don't find it lacking in bass. I did think the 2.2, which is a pure unipivot, had bass issues. Its bass alw... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights The Michell Orbe, which comes with a threaded spindle and a screw-down clamp, has a slightly-raised disc at the spindle for just the kind of leverage Dover is talking about.FWIW, after listening through the weekend, I'm sticking with the Orsonic c... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights Redglobe--I know what you mean and it's possible that the openness I'm hearing is illusory. I'll have to listen further. My rebuilt Lenco has a metcrylate mat bonded to the platter, reducing resonance. But that doesn't mean it's been eliminated. O... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights Hmm. After posting the above, I decided to take a dose of my own empirical medicine and do another sound-check of my weights and clamps. I hadn't compared them since I added a Minus-K under my rebuilt Lenco, so the landscape might have change, I t... | |
| Screw-down reflex clamps vs. record weights I have two clamps: a Clearaudio Twister and an Orsonic DS-200G. I also have two weights: a Clearaudio Statement and an Oyaide STB-MS. On both of my turntables the weights sound obviously better. The clamps create a "gleam" accentuating the upper m... | |
| Next Phonostage Whart, I hope you're doing well and the region recovers soon. I moved from near you (NJ on the NY border) to the SF Bay Area 30 years ago, never imagining that a move to CA would avoid a natural disaster. Of course, I did have the pleasure of the ... | |
| Next Phonostage Hi Thaluza-- Thanks for that info. | |
| Next Phonostage Whart, you're making want to try the Allnic again! | |
| Next Phonostage I auditioned the Allnic H3000 at home a few years back, when my system was almost entirely different from today. I found it the most 3D and liquid of the several phono stages I brought in, including the Einstein RCA, Rhea Sig, Steelhead RC, ASR Ba... | |
| Graham IC70 v. Furutech Silver Arrow Yes, both of my IC-70s had the stock Eichmanns. I like the Silver Breeze a lot, too, and replaced my AG-12 with it, mostly because I needed a longer cable and it's difficult to buy Furutech cables in anything but the stock 1.2m. I found the Silver... | |
| Graham IC70 v. Furutech Silver Arrow I switched to a Silver Arrow on my Phantom II and prefer it to the IC-70. I compared them directly in my system and found the Silver Arrow to offer everything the Graham does plus its more balanced through the frequency range, more relaxed without... | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF Correction: that should read 2.16 to 2.0, not 2.18 to 2.2. | |
| Ortofon MC A90 Cartridge VTF I keep it 2.18-2.2g with the tail raised half as much, on a typical 140g LP, as I raise it when adjusting from level on a 140g to level on a 180g LP, using a Triplanar VIIuii. 2g is too light for mine--it tracks fine there but becomes too lean son... | |
| Next Phonostage A Steelhead shouldn't be noisy. Probably the tubes. | |
| SME M2-12R Cartridge Choices I have an MP-50 that I haven't tried in that arm but I don't see why it wouldn't work, with a self-weight of 8 g and compliance of 8.5 x 10-6 cm/dyne. You might want to pick up a few aftermarket headshells of various weights for experimentation. I... |