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| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? Lew, AFAIK Dave Slagle of Intact Audio is a transformer manufacturer. He isn't merely a user or repackager of transformers made by other companies, but designs and winds his own transformers, including AFAIR, MC step-up transformers.regards | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Giggsy was referring to the Clavis DC. This is a far older design (its replacement was the Helikon, which itself has been in production for 10 years).Your situation starts to make a bit more sense, Axelwahl, thank you.But if you had a chance to co... | |
| Will SME-V, etc benefit with non-stock alignment? Axelwahl: The Dorian is designed to have a mounting screwhole to stylus distance of 9.52mm (3/8 inch - not 5/8 inch which would be 15.875mm!). All of the present Lyra cartridges are made like this, with the exception of the Helikon (the oldest des... | |
| SPU Royal N on an SME V arm? The FR64S has the highest mass, while the FR64-fx has somewhat lower mass. Both FRs are long out of production. The S-series is more sought-after, but tends to sound worse unless you need the extra mass (damping the armtube helps significantly).Th... | |
| Airtight vs My Sonic Lab Ken, although I have a fair bit of catching up to do before I hit 60 (grin), I do know something about these cartridges so please allow me to respond.Matsudaira is the original designer, My Sonic Labs is his brand, and Eminent is his sub-brand for... | |
| Enough detail or too much? For the most part, Robert Greene has it right, in my experience. In many cases, it is impossible to make the recorded sound like you'd hear it in a live performance, because a seat in the audience seat has a much more distant perspective than a re... | |
| Can Sound-Smith tip sound as good as original? Jwglista:Different cartridge manufacturers may have different policies, but here's what we (Lyra) do we receive a cartridge for rework. We don't just retip the stylus or cantilever, but replace all wearable parts with brand-new ones. This includes... | |
| Can Sound-Smith tip sound as good as original? Ferrari: I don't know what you have been told by your dealer, but what you posted is factually incorrect. We regularly service our cartridges, normally through our authorized dealers and national distributor. If anyone has a problem with a Lyra ca... | |
| Can Sound-Smith tip sound as good as original? Jwglista:>I'm not sure as to whether or not Sound-Smith changes the damper materials when preforming a cantilever upgrade, but I venture to guess that they do not.<In most cases, cartridge dampers are proprietary and unique to the individual... | |
| Can Sound-Smith tip sound as good as original? A few words from a cartridge designer's perspective.One of the most sonically critical factors in any MC cartridge is the matching of the cantilever to the suspension and damper system. The rubber dampers and cantilever have a particularly strong ... | |
| The best phono stage out there? Ralph, of course I was including state-of-the-art, award-winning designs. Of course.I invariably dial in the amount of feedback that I use by ear as well as meter, and sometimes the result is more GNFB, sometimes less (or zero).FWIW, when a circui... | |
| The best phono stage out there? Ralph's assertions are not entirely correct. While there may be a propagation delay associated with feedback, if the designer knows what he is doing, global feedback can remain useful in circuits that operate in the hundreds of MHz, which is far, ... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret Guys, the reason why skating forces are generated is that with an offset angle tonearm, there are two vectors involved. One is the drag of the LP groove pulling the cartridge stylus forward, and extends from the tonearm pivot through the cartridge... | |
| Uesugi UTY-7 phono stage Disk Union in Ochanomizu has a decent jazz selection. There are a few local LP stores where I live (Shimokitazawa), but Time in Takadanobaba, and Parade in Mitaka are better.The major problem in Tokyo is having the space to put LP purchases. If I ... | |
| Difference between micro line and gyger s stylus Arnold, very interesting! In my experiments, changing the stylus from a small side radius (including an microridge) to a larger one kept styrene records from being chewed up. Other parameters were kept the same, so I have fair confidence that the ... |