dougdeacon
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| No deep bass or highs: VTF or VTA issue? Al,If Ian's tonearm mounting distance weren't right he would know it. With an arc protractor like the Mint the stylus either tracks precisely along an arc or it doesn't. If it does, tonearm mounting distance is correct by definition.Ian,As Swampwa... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret We're on the same track as you Dan, I've removed the entire AS mechanism from the arm, back to the bearing frame, and noted a small improvement. Also agree with your observations about the weather and its effects. VTF requirements correlate with c... | |
| TW Acustic Raven One owners Most recently here on Audiogon a fellow member has mounted a Dynavector XV-1 on a run of the mill tonearm that retails for $700.00.In fact the retail price of this very good cartridge alone is more then his entire front end.Any superb tonearm with... | |
| No deep bass or highs: VTF or VTA issue? Ian,Excellent advice from Dre. Just trying 1.80g isn't enough, since no two cartridges are exactly alike. You need to keep going lower until you loose bass/dynamics and/or reach the mistracking point, then start moving VTF back up in very small (.... | |
| No deep bass or highs: VTF or VTA issue? Many good observations already. Dan's Rhea (which he, Swampwalker and I all heard in my system) was indeed limited at the frequency extremes and that may be what you're experiencing. Two friends who've compared Aesthetix and Steelhead reported a s... | |
| Cartridge Setup w/Geodisc by MoFi Rockyboy,If the alternatives you named (GeoDisc or a professional) are in fact the only two you'll consider, I'd recommend the latter.If you're open to other suggestions, please let us know which tonearm and turntable you'll be using. That's at le... | |
| Record Clamps? Hold the LP label and clamp stationary by pressing them against the platter with the thumb and finger of one hand whilst tightening the clamp with the other. No rings. How tight depends on why you're clamping...To reduce intra-vinyl resonances: Tr... | |
| I got a stylus cleaning kit for, but--------- Wow, it's been nearly 5 years since I first wrote about the Magic Eraser for stylus cleaning. Time flies! Here's the original thread .Only one thing has changed from that original recommendation: stylus cleaning should be done after every side, n... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret Belated Merry Holidays to all. Just catching up on this fun and fascinating thread.***Hevac and Dgad both suggested - correctly - that the damage to Thomasheisig's cartridge could have resulted from sticky tonearm bearings. Most of the discussion ... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret Stefanl,Your method seems much like Nsgarch's. As he mentioned, the higher the compliance of the cartridge, the better it works. I would add that this method works best for arm/cartridge combinations which need a fair amount of AS. As one approach... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret I cannot get the distortion to stop coming from the left channel first no matter where I put the anti skating weight. Start by taking the AS weight off altogether. AS on top level arms and carts should be started at "zero". Adjust upward only if n... | |
| Cartridge / Needle Repair Why not identify the cartridge? You might get more responses if people knew what they were trying to help you with. | |
| ZYX Atmos/D4 and SME4 antiskating Mattheus,Once the cartridge has broken in a bit you'll probably need very little antiskating, if any at all.Read the responses on this thread , where you'll see that the majority who've tried it prefer very low/zero antiskating levels with modern... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret FWIW, the methodology I posted does result in a zero antiskating setting (with our present arm and cartridge). That's where we play every day. Other carts have produced different results however, so IME it would over-simplify to say "no antiskatin... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret Here's a method for setting antiskate (AS) that's more effective than visual methods for lower compliance carts (and works for any cartridge, subject to the disclaimer at bottom).1. Play 2-3 sides to warm everything up.2. Reduce AS to zero.3. Choo... |