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| Capacitors in Cary PH302 phono amp Thanks for the replies.I don't know the type and value of the original cap - hopefully a ph302 owner will volunteer the information.The input resistance of the my SP16 line stage is 50kohms.Assuming the value of the substituted Multi-cap is correc... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update 05-10-11: GadflyDo not use the guard when removing the body. It will only get in your way. Easy does it, slow and steady, and you will be ok.I've nuded a few 103R's and have always kept the stylus guard in place while cutting the glue points. This... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update If you are thinking about the SS retip and Midas body, I suggest trying the Midas first.You may find the improvements all that you require. Personally, I prefer it to my Ortofon Jubilee - but they are very different cartridges.I have a second Mida... | |
| Denon DL-103R cartridge update I also recommend replacing the stock plastic body. I've recently started using the Midas aluminium body and I think it makes a far better cartridge than the Uwe wood bodies (I've own the ebony and the panzerholz versions).In my system the Midas ha... | |
| Anyone tried Soundsmith VPI Zephyr MI Cartridge Bsme85 - quite right. I used line contact type styli with my previous Graham 1.5T - which is a traditional unipivot - and got very good performance.I was just repeating the SoundSmith ad-speak. They're suggesting the elliptical shape of the Zephyr... | |
| Stealth Hyperphono vs. Silver Audio Silver Breeze? 03-08-11: Jafox....if the SB has only increased to $650 after all these years, it continues to be the runaway steal value for phono cables. But with this said, the Hyperphono is altogether at a completely different performance level.Yes, according... | |
| Anyone tried Soundsmith VPI Zephyr MI Cartridge Thanks for the reply Macdadtexas.After reading the blurb on both products it seems the Zephyr's elliptical stylus was used to alleviate the tracing problems with azimuth roll in unipivot arms. Since the Phantom has the 'magnaglide' stabilisation t... | |
| Stealth Hyperphono vs. Silver Audio Silver Breeze? I've used the Silver Breeze for 6 or 7 years - great cable.The Hyperphono would have to be extraordinary to justify its $3800 price tag (vs ~$650 for the Silver Audio).IMO you'd have to have completely exhausted all other phono upgrade options to ... | |
| Anyone tried Soundsmith VPI Zephyr MI Cartridge Macdadtexas, Did you speak with Peter regarding the sonic differences between the Aida and the Zephyr? Both are the same price but utilise very different cantilever/stylus arrangements. Aida has the SS's topline Ruby cantilever/optimised line cont... | |
| Anyone try the new Parasound Phono Stage? The comparison (if any) to the Sutherland 20/20 reviewed in the last issue will be interesting | |
| Reminded once again of VTA criticality... 01-07-11: MoonglumMike, the burning question is : are the changes the result of minor VTA or the change in SRA resulting from VTF? I recall someone did measurement on this and they estimated +/-3mm = +/-0.1g...Moonglum that depends on the arm bein... | |
| Kleos Sibilance 01-06-11: GoatwussI don't believe the RB1000 has adjustable VTA. If I decided to move forward with that arm, I would probably go with the shim-based approach. Once I get VTA roughed in for an arm/cartridge I don't usually mess with it too much, an... | |
| Kleos Sibilance FWIW, Fremer reviews the Kleos in the January S'phile - he used it with an Avid Diva II/ SME 309. He certainly didn't experience any sibilance issues - quite the opposite in fact. Some comments from that review:"It's performance fresh out the box ... | |
| Graham Phantom Bearing Removal I release the magnaglide by pushing the stabilising arm forward - to prevent any stress. I also have the arm cradle released to prevent any stress on the arm-tube. Then I use my left hand to lift the bearing housing: placing my thumb between the m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks again for your thoughts Halcro. Maybe I'll look around for a suitable low mass arm, but the Garrott is not really high compliance. At 18 x 10-6cm/dyne it is very close to the compliance of my Ortofon Jubilee (16µm/mN)- it should work best i... |