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| Lyra Delos or Helicon versus Soundsmith Zephyr I have a TNT jr with flywheel, ET 2.5 tonearm going into a Herron VTPH2a phono stage. I had a lyra Delos for a year, broke the cantilever and bought another based on how much I liked it. Overall I used Delos' for about 4 years. A year and a hal... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? As and ET 2.0 owner for 25 years (Upgraded to 2.5 10 years ago), I have a few observations. One - it is difficult to completely dial in. That being said after using the Feickert app for azimuth and fine tuning by ear, I've not made any further ad... | |
| First impression: Herron VTPH-2A phono preamp beatlebum wrote"Just to amplify what some of the others have said regarding the upgrade from the VTPH-2 to 2A, the improvements are easily heard in a more dynamic presentation (perhaps due to the quieter background), even sweeter treble and punchi... | |
| Cartridge Suggestion Requested I've got about 50 hours on my Soundsmith MIMC Zephyr and concur with ninetynine 100%. The cartridge disappears. I liken it to listening to a master tape. Fremer refers to it as "freedom from mechanical artifacts". Peter Lederman's explains why... | |
| Herron VTPH 2--what cables are you using? Thanks for the response arsh. It makes sense that a power supply mod would make for a punchier presentation. | |
| Herron VTPH 2--what cables are you using? Beatlebum,I honestly don't know the details of the upgrade. It was $325 including shipping, so not a lot of the really expensive parts. My takeaway is more "punch". The technical term I suppose would be macrodynamics. The noise floor is lower.... | |
| Herron VTPH 2--what cables are you using? For my VTPH-2, I've tried grover interconnects, Morrow MA-1, and anti-cables but I kept coming back to the Herron interconnect. Then, last December I installed a .9 meter pair of the TEO Audio Game Changer "liquid metal" interconnects. Jim Jordan... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners In response to Chris - Yes I am disconnecting the tonearm at the gooseneck, so in theory I'm preserving Azimuth and the tracking line when I swap looms. I still have to reset tonearm height to get VTA right, but I rely on the runout gage readings ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Actually, when I said I dread setting VTA and SRA, I meant to say SRA and Azimuth. | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Chris. Thanks for the feedback. I've found that the string tension needs to be pretty loose for best performance. As for the arm situation - I did in fact have the Delos mounted in the Carbon arm for a good while and was getting good result... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Chris. I realized I never responded to your question about using silk thread in lieu of the rubber belt. For one, the noise floor is lower. Speed stability I'm not sure of, but it's definitely as good as with the standard belt. Getting the ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi ChrisI also have a moister collecting bulbs but I've never seen a drop in them. My JUN-AIR compressor is about 25 feet away and has a moisture collecting feature that must work pretty well. Link to image below. My spindle moves very easi... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Thanks for the picture of the manifold Chris. Mine looks nothing like that. Every screw hole has been, for lack of a better word, buffed. The edges around the holes have been sanded to where the edge of the screw is merged with the manifold. No... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Chris. I too have a custom 2.5 manifold, set for 12 PSI. I'm sure the fix is to adjust the screws on the manifold to adjust airflow, but there are two issues. First, I'm not sure exactly which screws should be adjusted, and second, for the mo... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners BTW it's Mike Kiser. Just jumping in to say that I've posted some turntable and tonearm pictures in my virtual forum. Amp and speakers are in a state of flux, so for now it's just turntable pictures. As long as I'm here I just want to thank you... |