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| VTA setting for 'parabolic' and 'elliptical' styli Regards, Alelwahl, greetings all: Gregm (I think) has the handle on this concern. To my simple understanding, lines in space can be either parallel or divergent. The angle of the cutter head varies from one producer to another, from one standard t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Raul. You always give me something to consider. Now, back to the capacitance thing. I dug out an old manual from about 1977, the following is part paraphrasing and part quote. "MM cartridges have resonance peaks at high frequences". The... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Axelwahl, you continue to make good points. It seems many things relating to vinyl playback are system/ear/PREFERENCE related, the objective being to make the system dissapear, leaving only the music. The Grace is perfect for the Paradigms, ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, I'm chastised! Your point about VTA is well taken. A retired instructor, my solutions usually involve fumbling, not those of a skilled technician. For VTA, I start with the tonearm down at the fulcrum and then raise it until the bass meets t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, Axelwahl: And Rual, thanks for your origional post and boldness in suggesting that "audiophile" sound reproduction can be had without going "boutique". Last night I played my vintage copy of TDSOTM with the Grace. I missed some of the b... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings, all. Thank you Raul and for your praise of the Grace F9-R(uby). I have listened to a F9-E for three days and it is the only cartridge I've had for a generation that displaced my Shure V15-111 for more than two. The high end is delicate ... | |
| Phonostage Question Clearaudio Nano (Paste from description), $350: It sounds just as great with moving magnet cartridges as it does with moving coils. Includes switches for MM/MC, a subsonic filter on the bottom and a unique gain level adjustment to mate the Nano wi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Axelwahl: You will make up your own mind about the Shure V15t3, but it has been my first choice for 20+ years. At first listen it will seem clinical, but after the first shock you'll notice detail most other MM carts. only hint at. There ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, you stated: "I like the 97 and prefer over the V15 Type V". I too enjoy the 97xE, it is a permanent fixture on my stand-by turntable. The V15xMR continues to gather dust, in favor of the V15-111/SAS and the 97xE. With further listening with ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, thanks for this thread, perhaps you or one of the knowledgable A'goners can answer my question. I am impressed by the performance of the Shure M97xE, but it seems to lack that last bit of authority found in certain other MM cartridges. I rec... | |
| Anyone have an opinion, Jico SAS stylus? I recieved the SAS stylus for my V15-111 two days ago and am hugely pleased with the performance. The sense of grainy midrange was corrected by the addition of a line/power conditioner. A remarkable improvment in texture was observed before the ne... | |
| Anyone have an opinion, Jico SAS stylus? Markd51: Pretty much what I anticipate, with hopefully a little more openess in the harmonics through increased groove depth. The type 111 is certainly not lacking in detail, and the EPA-500 presents a with a high degree of resolution. If, as I ex... | |
| Technics SL1000/ EPA100 arm - which cartridge? Hello, Aronesss, congradulation on your purchase. I can refer you to Vinyl Engine for an owner's manual for the EPA-100 T/A, a low mass unit. Technics recommends cartridge compliances between 5 to 15x10-6 cm/dyne. A good place to look might be the... | |
| Anyone have an opinion, Jico SAS stylus? I've been through a lot of cartridges (40 years worth) but keep coming back to the Type 3. After auditioning the xMR, I replaced it with a M97xE I had laying around. The overall impression was that it had a slightly muddy bottom end but costwise c... |