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| Graham Phantom Supreme? Thanks for your feedback guys...Dave, thanks in particular for the detailed analysis. My mkII is quite recent so the upgrade should be straightforward.The comparative newness of the arm is a barrier to getting an immediate fix. I'm thinking of acq... | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital For me this argument is a very simple one to answer....Listening to vinyl for several months at a time before switching to a CD based session (and this because someone requested a current album that I didn't own a vinyl version of) pretty much tel... | |
| Can bad LPs damage good cartridges? Ltodd..... I think the phenomenon you are referring to is induced cantilever resonance. This has nothing to do with whether the record is new or old. It has to do with "pinchwarps" (very fast warps) in the vinyl.Also please note arm/cartridge matc... | |
| How to reduce anti-skate on Graham Phantom B44 II Hi Muzcal,Did you have any joy with your bias problem?(I know Bob's a busy guy and can sometimes take a while to get round to e-mailing.)Cheers.....M. | |
| Brinkmann Bardo, Raven 1, SME 10 Hi Pete,Are you asking the question for academic reasons or thinking of buying an additional 'Table?I'm surprised to hear the R1 is as expensive as this now (would have expected closer to $4-5K). Sure it wasn't the AC you were thinking of?These ar... | |
| why is a 13" tonearm design really superior? Hi Thuchan...some interesting comments about the use of carbon fibre in this article (see the Wilson Benesch arm)http://www.positive-feedback.com/pfbackissues/0605/gordon.tonearm.6n5.htmlThe author/s have tried as hard as they can to assess the pr... | |
| Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. My new toy. Dcarol....I hate you. :) Having recently adjusted to my PS0.3R, I'm now utterly disgusted after reading your report....I want one (or maybe a Ref2 :)As an aside on the MM/MI debate, I don't think James Henriot is trying to be controversial. It's c... | |
| How to reduce anti-skate on Graham Phantom B44 II Muzcal, your problem is so unusual and specific I'd recommend contacting Bob Graham directly on this issue... | |
| why is a 13" tonearm design really superior? I believe Clearaudio does a 14" variant on one of their designs. Remember being quite surprised at the time. | |
| Setting Antiskate - visually Regarding bias test tones on the HFN/RR : It may be useful to note that each tone isn't just continuous but fades out at the end? I found with one particular cart that with a "centred" tone I could hear the tone "pulling" to left or right after fa... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Actus, no problem buddy.:)I could imagine a few users returning their carts for remedial action but you wonder if that's the right thing to do in all(?) cases. Does this mean the manufacturer would crank up the suspension to compensate - giving th... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Actus. The manual states that when in use the cantilever should appear to be at 90 degrees to the front face. This seems to be the case when the cart is "low riding" (by this I mean the sort of "ground" clearances you describe).Mine is the same bu... | |
| Music to soothe the mid-winter soul "Aerial" by Kate Bush. (Helpfully available on both vinyl & CD). It's one of the few CDs I have time for because it's so well mastered.Pure unmitigated genius but I warn you it's a grower.... :o)Also try, "Somewhere Deep in the Night" by Swing... | |
| Reminded once again of VTA criticality... Curio, I agree with your comments. Do you own both?By coincidence earlier today I was double-checking VTA with the micropoise and noted that even a 0.3mm ht adjustment produced a noticeable offset on the bubble. (I noted the setting on the calibra... | |
| Reminded once again of VTA criticality... Tobes :"Moonglum that depends on the arm being used. My old Graham 1.5T, which had stable balance (weight slung below the pivot) like most unipivots, used to vary VTF by a similar amount - maybe more. With the Phantom arm, which has neutral balanc... |