dougdeacon
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| Tonearm effective mass Raul,I agree that for practical purposes moment of inertia changes must be made at the headshell end. (Of course as you know, raising headshell mass can impair tracking performance over warps, there's no free lunch.)Hdm,The answer to your last que... | |
| Tonearm effective mass Excellent clarification by Quiddity, thanks. I should have included the proviso that the two c/w's be of the same shape.With apologies to my friend Raul, this question is not as simple as you say. You're correct that changing to a heavier c/w woul... | |
| Tonearm effective mass Correction. If ALL you change is the counterweight (same cartridge, same mounting screws, etc.):- a heavier c/w closer to the pivot REDUCES effective mass- a lighter c/w farther from the pivot INCREASES effective massEffective mass is a function o... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" That's an overly simple assumption. The sonic problem you described could be caused by many things. There's no obvious reason to suspect an arm/cart mismatch. The UNIverse is actually quite forgiving as to tonearms. It sends less stray energy into... | |
| New member w a Cleaning Question SO I was wondering if there's any point in using a cleaning fluid like Audio Intelligent which purports being useable as a hand cleaning (i.e. no vacuum) solution, or will the crud just stay on the record, just maybe move places?Exactly right. Dis... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" David,I'm reminded that my BentAudio Mu's are the copper wired version, and that your silver ones are more transparent by all reports of those who've heard both. Take that into account in your decision.Doug | |
| A question for Graham owners Agree with Curio. I can think of many problems that are more likely to cause mistracking (or mistracking-like sounds) than a tonearm. I've diagnosed mistracking sounds on quite a few setups, and in no case was the tonearm itself to blame. In some ... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" I'd go 85%! ;-) The XV-1S is a very good cartridge. I've never heard one do anything wrong, in Dan's system, ours or elsewhere.David,The ZYX pre-pre has a fixed input impedance of 125 ohms, right in the heart of the optimal range for a 4 ohm MC wh... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" Radicalsteve and Linnmaster,I agree the ZYX pre-pre and the Artisan phono are quite good, better than the BentAudio Mu's in our experience. They're also good value. IME, to do notably better you have to spend a lot more money, and even that's no g... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" Halcro,It's certainly not my intent to turn anyone off the UNIverse. Far from it! I agree with you, Radicalsteve and many others that it stands above any cartridge I've heard for reproducing like a master tape (nicely put by the way). My stating h... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" Bill,Our experiences differ, obviously. Dan and I hear what we hear. You hear what you hear. Which experiences are more "true" is nothing either of us can determine. That said, if your UNIverse sounds congested during complex passages then I belie... | |
| how to clean old LPs Nothing wrong with the SOTA RCM (as far as I know), but for fluids I'd suggest you re-read Rushton's post. Any of the fluids he mentioned will outperform the NG fluid, as will the enzyme-based fluid system from MoFi. Old records long stored tend t... | |
| ZYX UNIverse X-SB 0.24 sounding "too much" Linnmaster,I used 1:10 BentAudio Mu's for several years with my UNIverses (and other carts) before changing to an MC phono stage. You mentioned that some have loaded their UNIverse down to around 6.54 ohms. Since that is precisely the value we fou... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction Lew,Chris Brady's Certus DD designs are said to implement this principle very thoroughly, as does his Verus rim drive, both due to the the motor design. His belt drives used bearing design and choice of lubrication to achieve a similar effect (as ... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction Basis, Galibier, Teres, Redpoint, Mosin's Saskia, Garrard, probably many others. Chris Brady wrote an effective explanation of how a carefully chosen amount of steady-state drag (from the bearing, an eddy current brake or otherwise) can minimize t... |