Though the argument against that is high pressure has more resonance and low pressure more suspension effect so less resonance. You had the air tangent which is still considered to be the best. However if these benefits were unique to that all out example or can be generalized, I do not know. Vyger is high pressure so could be true
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Though the argument against that is high pressure has more resonance and low pressure more suspension effect so less resonance. You had the air tangent which is still considered to be the best. However if these benefits were unique to that all out example or can be generalized, I do not know. Vyger is high pressure so could be true
Unlike other tonearms mentioned here Thales Statement is a tangential pivoted tonearm, not any kind of LT. I heard many Thales Statements and non of them lacking bass like LT arms. Although it’s not my favorite but It’s a proper pivoted tonearm. Maybe that’s why it’s not lacking bass and maybe lack of bass is inevitable with LT arms.
Gentlemen, this is why I kindly asked Kedar to start a new thread on this very interesting topic.
Errrmmm, I am doing a big write up over the next few months on my favorite analog.
Are you currently using a LT in your setup Bill ? DaVa and air-bearing LT's must be hard to get right, with those extra wires.
Hey - no I have 2 pivoted arms right now. The DaVa is on my 12” Japanese inspired The Peak arm.
ok, time to ask for some help. tonight i'm going to try my best to reduce or eliminate some noise from my DaVa Reference with tube PSU. i can't judge the gain properly until i get the noise under control. and i need to do that so Dave can supply me with the correct SUT.
any little tips to make it easier will be appreciated. particularly a method to ground one of the power poles on the cartridge? how can i do that on that tiny pole and still have room to slide the cartridge pin on the pole? just thinking about it scares me.
Darius has provided me with a few diagrams to guide me as to choices to try. and talking to Dave Slagle about it he suggested that maybe others here have already found the 'easy-peasy' way.
maybe a short tiny wire with thin metal washers somehow attached at both ends? where to source, how one with zero skills might build it? how to make sure it grabs the pole? i can think of things, but no clue how to make it.
so i'm asking. here are the diagrams Darius has provided. thanks in advance for any help.
any little tips to make it easier will be appreciated. particularly a method to ground one of the power poles on the cartridge? how can i do that on that tiny pole and still have room to slide the cartridge pin on the pole? just thinking about it scares me.
Darius has provided me with a few diagrams to guide me as to choices to try. and talking to Dave Slagle about it he suggested that maybe others here have already found the 'easy-peasy' way.
maybe a short tiny wire with thin metal washers somehow attached at both ends? where to source, how one with zero skills might build it? how to make sure it grabs the pole? i can think of things, but no clue how to make it.so i'm asking. here are the diagrams Darius has provided. thanks in advance for any help.
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ok, time to ask for some help. tonight i'm going to try my best to reduce or eliminate some noise from my DaVa Reference with tube PSU. i can't judge the gain properly until i get the noise under control. and i need to do that so Dave can supply me with the correct SUT.
any little tips to make it easier will be appreciated. particularly a method to ground one of the power poles on the cartridge? how can i do that on that tiny pole and still have room to slide the cartridge pin on the pole? just thinking about it scares me.
Darius has provided me with a few diagrams to guide me as to choices to try. and talking to Dave Slagle about it he suggested that maybe others here have already found the 'easy-peasy' way.
so i'm asking. here are the diagrams Darius has provided. thanks in advance for any help.
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Hi Mike,
Are you using a SUT at all at the moment?
Mike - please can you draw a simple diagram or send a couple of photos of what you are doing right now. Has the Tosca already got a ground cable to your Emia from the arm base?
yes; only SUT.
the end goal is to use the EMIA MC Trio. which combines 2 or 3 SUT's into one unit, which is switchable, then a single connection to the EMIA phono corrector.
but before i can have it built, i need to identify what value is needed for the DaVa. i have the 1:28 on hand, which may not be enough gain, but to find out i need to get the noise under control. then we can accurately judge the gain and Dave can build the right SUT to do the final check prior to building the MC Trio. we already know what the 2 Etsuro Gold's need.
no, the Tosca is not grounded. and it uses a carbon fibre arm tube. there is no apparent spot for a ground, but i could loosen a base screw and attach a ground without too much bother. but with the carbon fibre arm tube not sure where that would get me.
Try winding a single strand of copper wire around dc cart pin (like wirestrapping)and lock it under the head of one of the cart screws. From there on to riaa gnd
In my setup I have no connection between dc and gnd, but all is gnd to riaa and NOT SUT. Then SUT to riaa as well
In my setup I have no connection between dc and gnd, but all is gnd to riaa and NOT SUT. Then SUT to riaa as well
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Also a friend tried winding dc wire around armtube and it acted as coil and generated serious hum. Just use thin o-rings/ narrow masking tape and let dc wire go parallell along armtube