revox-b77
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Why yes I do.I think you mean N95HE
Why yes I do.I think you mean N95HE
but I think you also have to understand there's different audiences, and a zillion different levels of vinyl listener. I think I'm a case where the Shure cart is probably a perfect match, although you obviously aren't. But that's because we have much different priorities when buying a new cartridge.
I'm a 42 year old guy with kids. I'm not sure what your current life situation is...but kids are expensive Despite the fact that I pretty much ONLY listen to vinyl (4-5 hours a day and constantly am buying/selling it), I'm able, but not willing, to pour $200+ into a cartridge. I'm cheap and I've got other priorities.
So...the Shure is a perfect match for me. I wanted something popular and 'known'. I want a general consensus on 'this is pretty good', I don't want to risk popping $200+ for a cart only to find out that it's not a perfect match for my hodge-podge system. I want the highest chance that I'll be satisfied at the most reasonable price.
I guess my two main points are that people seem to immediately gravitate towards it (due to its proliferation in the marketplace) without considering other carts in the same price class, and that although there are clear upgrade paths for it, they cost money--so if I invest ~$100-200 in upgrades, why didn't I just buy a $200-300 cart in the first place?
I recently have been reborn and will only listen to cartridges that have elliptical stylus.
One issue I still can't get a handle on is tonearm resonance. I can't find a method of determining if the new arm has low resonance compared to what.
because there HAS to be something there!
Automatic?... You must have a giant dust cover for that.
My interest in elliptical stylus has been something new.
For that matter my whole phono activities have been aroused due to the new DIY arm I have made. It is the first time I can absolutely say that I can hear a difference in LP playback.
It took around a year to build the arm taking into consideration all issues as outlined in Vinyl Engine. In part the lower distortion tracking I have now due to the arm length being 18".
During this development I played various test LP's and these greatly enabled me to keep going in the right direction. First longer is lower distortion. Not by much but enough to be audable.
One issue I still can't get a handle on is tonearm resonance. I can't find a method of determining if the new arm has low resonance compared to what. Although I use test LP's I have yet to get any rattling as I have had in my past exploits of modifying well known arms. Such as ROK 12". How does one find arm resonance on a DIY arm? The only way to get arm resonance is to weigh the arm and I am not about to do that.
All I know there is no resonance on this arm no matter what cartridge I use. My corral of carts. is just standard MM, MI like 681 EEE, TM14, some Shure, and a few Pickerings.
This is the first time I have had an arm be non-resonant.
My most enjoyment has been the ability of being able to use different carts. and stylus and hear the difference. The differences are very easy to hear.
Are you asking about arm / cart resonate frequency? a test album with test bands in it will tell you what that is. provided it's between 4 hz and 12 hz, as generally those are the frequencies cut into the albums.
Yes, AT3600. I just recently helped a neighbor resurrect her Sony TT. I sent her down to BB to get the stylus. $29 I believe. Same cartridge, except hers was permanently mounted. No tracking force adjustment etc. Commonly used in entry level TTs. Conical bonded.That is an AT 3600....an entry level conical stylus type. Good performer for the money, but due to the stylus profile...a bit noisy.
They are in business and will not release any info on anything.
not worried about the amp, you watch the stylus. the stylus will start bouncing up and down a bit, the amplitude of the bounce will be determined by natural damping factor in the stylus, and in the arm vertical bearings. You'll certainly hear that through the speakers, and they caution you about having the volume up too high. The resonate bands are included in music You won't hear 4-12 hz, that's below human hearing, but you'll hear the music warble, to down right break up.So are you saying that it takes an excitation energy source vibrating between 4hz - 12hz to create a resonance in most tonearms?
If one uses one of these 4 - 12hz tracks, what resultant signal would we be looking for coming out to the amp, other than that frequency? What is typical of an arm that is showing unwanted resosnance?