jcarr
Responses from jcarr
| Why is the Shelter 501 mono so expensive? With hand-built cartridges that are built by one person (as is the case with us, and I assume Shelter), the builder works most efficiently when he is building a single type of cartridge, in continuous production-line fashion.Having different model... | |
| MONO cartridges David: I don't think that the Dorian should be much worse than the Helikon when it comes to noise or sound quality. After all, although the Dorian doesn't use the custom stylus profile of the Helikon, it still uses a Microridge, which is one of th... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges Hi Dertonarm: Yes, I am aware of that the FR-7 was referred to as "FR-1 MK7" prior to launch. But I am also aware that the marketing department (in many companies) can twist and turn things in a way that may be at odds with the intentions of the d... | |
| Difference between Lyra Argo and Argo i Mark: The differences between Argo and Argo i relate to the suspension system, and the "i" will track and sound somewhat better than the non "i".The specific differences between "i" and non "i" are in suspension metallurgy and damper composition. ... | |
| Phantom custom mount on SME slot? Note that some Phantoms have longer armtubes, which have been made primarily for use with turntables that have oversize platters. I think that these are 10 or 10.5 inches.hth, jonathan carr | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges T_Bone, I would easily be willing to pay up to the low 30's for a PMC3. At 40 I'd probably think about it, and buy it after all (grin).The very low coil inductance of the FR-7 implies that loading can be fairly flexible, so I wouldn't be so concer... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges T-Bone: Both the FR1 and FR7 were air-core MCs, so in a v-e-r-y general sense you could regard the FR-7 as being an integrated headshell version of the FR-1. In reality the 7 had a radically different coil former (cube-shaped), likewise for the ma... | |
| MONO cartridges "Narrow profile stylus" isn't an accurate term to describe the stylus used on the Helikon Mono, as it isn't intended to be narrow. On the contrary, it is intended to "fill up" the LP groove as completely as possible without triggering difficulties... | |
| Audio Tekne top end gear? T_bone: No, Imai prefers things that are less commonplace and more creative (^0^). I'm the one who has to be satisfied with a Final (^_^).Most real craftsmen who love what they do are genuinely concerned about their past creations, and want to mak... | |
| Audio Tekne top end gear? T-Bone, weren't you in Japan? If so, why don't you look Imai-san up? I visited him at his shop some years back, which was in Hachioji, Tokyo. He is quite a nice fellow, and has some rather exotic gear (particularly if you like turntables).hth, jon... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Raul: Yes, I think that to insist on 9.52 would be a severe limitation on cartridge designers. I can easily envision configurations which would tend to be shorter than 9.52, and I can envision configurations which would tend to be longer, too. Of ... | |
| Verdier Upgrade Kit My God, Tuboo! That was _extremely_ kind of you.I feel both honored and humbled by your post, and motivated to do even better work in the future.kind regards, jonathan carr (Lyra and Lyra-Connoisseur designer) | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Mike, it sounds like the base of your Skala has been pushed backward relative to the pillar, probably during a mounting/unmounting operation. Unlike any of our other cartridge models (which are all monolithic structures), the Skala employs a two-s... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Fair enough, Axel. Thank you.BTW, please note that applying tracking force to a cantilever will extend the stylus position forward by a small but noticeable amount. This is why Bob Graham's gauge uses a see-through crosshair piece that is weighted... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Raul, first we should ask if most cartridge manufacturers give much (if any) consideration to the IEC standard, or are even aware of it as a standard. Second, in reality it isn't easy to make each and every cartridge design accomodate a mounting h... |