captain_winters
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| Thinking About Upgrading the VPI Tonearm Base FYI, link to the thread where I listed the VTA offsets for digital scale, MINTLP, 180 gram records, etc.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1366675416&openfrom&13&4#13 | |
| Thinking About Upgrading the VPI Tonearm Base I've taken both apart, the classic 1 base and the classic 3 base. Both are directly bolted into the plinth, certainly the mass involved is a huge difference. The classic 3 base has a solid steel "hockey puck" with 3 holes drilled directly through ... | |
| Thinking About Upgrading the VPI Tonearm Base I can't help much with the incremental upgrades, because I jumped directly to the classic 3 from the classic 1. I am very happy I did. From a resale perspective the classic 3 is class A in Stereophile 2013 recommended components. You won't necessa... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Actusreus,Well I just mounted my Dynavector XX-2 MK II, I haven't used the cartridge since last year. And for precise cantilever alignment with the MINTLP it did require a slight twist. Very slight, the cartridge which is at the outer part of the ... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm Additional comments.With such a precise method for aligning to the baerwald arc, you need to ensure you know your optimal SRA first. Which is an entirely different conversation. The MINTLP is the thickness of a 180 gram record. Standard records mi... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm I'll mention a couple of other things, even though I am sure you are already doing them. I find the 3x much easier to use for viewing the cantilever than the 10x. Too much distortion at the outside of the lens for the 10x for the cantilever. I kee... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm ActusreusI suggest ensuring that you have zero azimuth when you are aligning the cantilever with the MINTLP. If you have azimuth other than zero, either cartridge tilted to the inner or outer groove, you might be twisting the cartridge to compens... | |
| Offset Angle on VPI Classic Tonearm "Twist" are we are talking about aligning the cartridge body with the headshell front face? which is also offset from the tonearm? In my case Classic 3 both of my cartridges align pretty close to the headshell face as viewed from the front. So I h... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE There was a question brought up about the Effective Mass of the VPI tonearm. I did receive information directly from VPI that the effective mass of the Classic 3 tonearm is 11.1 grams. That arm is called the JMW-Classic 3 damped stainless steel to... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE Great news I am glad it is 258mm, yes the height makes a big difference. The spindle to pivot distance should be measured on the same horizontal plane. As another point, after you dial in your VTA, realign with the MINT, otherwise your stylus will... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE One more point about MINTLP and classic spindle. The spindle gets a little fatter as it meets the platter the last half mm or so. That is why my MINTLP never was flush on the platter, also why it seems thicker than it really is. What I did was cou... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE On the VTA question I convinced myself that the MINT protractor is the thickness of a standard record. Therefore with your VTA set and alignment to the MINT your standard records will be "on the arc". Based on my measurements you need 50 units on ... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE I've convinced myself that the MINTLP uses IEC standard Lofgren A (Baerwald), which at 258mm results in 15.025mm. The Lofgren B IEC standard comes out to 15.422mm which might be the difference between the MINT and the VPI jig. It looks pretty clos... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE The VPI jig wants more overhang. Using the calculator:MINTLP uses Lofgren A (Baerwald) the overhang is 15.025mm. Maybe the VPI jig is using Lofgren B the overhang is 15.422mmLöfgren B - minimizes distortion between the inner and outer grooves resu... | |
| Mint Protractor for the Classic Toneram 10.5i-SE Interesting, I optimize my VTA the realign with the MINTLP. For my cartridge I have 9 turns on the VTA tower. I then realign with the MINTLP with the 9 turns on the VTA tower, that ensures I am right on with the arc protractor at my optimal VTA. I... |