What turntables do you use? Pictures would be nice as well :-)

[Argonaut]

It's not a custom clamp. Btw, after that visit, the owner bought another Dalby from the market immediately, similar to the one I used at his place

Mine actually belongs to another local friend. I had sold it to him on the criteria he would allow me to use it on some visits and sell it back to me should I ever buy a table. Both of them are in London so I could borrow it for this visit.

Zero Distortion: Dalby Record Weight

Just a brief write-up on one of my favorite tweaks http://zero-distortion.org/dalby-record-weight/

www.whatsbestforum.com

Have you utilised the Dalby on a Vyger Kedar ?

 

[bonzo75]

Have you utilised the Dalby on a Vyger Kedar ?

it doesn’t work with suspended tables or with ones having vacuum.

 

[Argonaut]

it doesn’t work with suspended tables or with ones having vacuum.

Curious …

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

It's not a custom clamp. Btw, after that visit, the owner bought another Dalby from the market immediately, similar to the one I used at his place

Mine actually belongs to another local friend. I had sold it to him on the criteria he would allow me to use it on some visits and sell it back to me should I ever buy a table. Both of them are in London so I could borrow it for this visit.

Zero Distortion: Dalby Record Weight

Just a brief write-up on one of my favorite tweaks http://zero-distortion.org/dalby-record-weight/

www.whatsbestforum.com

Thank you 'bonzo75' for your reply post. and link on the 'Dalby Record Weight'. Much appreciated.
Interest read on the Dalby Record Weight.
Have you ever compared the Dalby Record Weight with the Kuzma Ebony on a Kuzma table particularly on an XL DC or Stabi M ?

 

[bonzo75]

Thank you 'bonzo75' for your reply post. and link on the 'Dalby Record Weight'. Much appreciated.
Interest read on the Dalby Record Weight.
Have you ever compared the Dalby Record Weight with the Kuzma Ebony on a Kuzma table particularly on an XL DC or Stabi M ?

Stabi M has suspension so it won't work I think. XLDC I haven't tried but I am sure it will work great.

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

No use of a Lenco tonearm with an Ortofon SPU as a cartridge. Therefore this one.

View attachment 97710

The original Lenco tonearm lounge around somewhere .

But thank you for your hint reg. the tonearms maintenance.

Might be a cool idea to use it with a mono cartridge for the ultimate vintage sound

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

Stabi M has suspension so it won't work I think. XLDC I haven't tried but I am sure it will work great.

I believe from online info etc. (as never touched one in reality) the Stabi M suspension is quite solid i.e. minimal movement not like a bouncy Linn LP12 etc.

 

[kodomo]

Just an update. I have the analog magik v2 now and tested both turntables and cartridges.

Kuzma Stabi M with good calibration achieves as good a speed satbility as the Sony PS X9. Sony is 40 years old and has not been serviced, they both achieved less than %0,1 (about 0,08). Sony supposed to go down to 0,02 but it did not in my test. I am new to it so I may learn more about it and get closer to spec in time.

Fuuga is much better than xl-55pro. It sounds better and measures better. I have ordered an msl headshell, I will try fuuga and madake on sony too.

 

[kodomo]

I have put a comparison video for Kuzma stabi m/4 point with Fuuga and Sony ps x9/pua 9 with sony xl55pro here: https://whatsbestforum.com/threads/horn-based-system-from-southern-coast-of-turkey.26367/page-8

 

[McDee275]

Might be a cool idea to use it with a mono cartridge for the ultimate vintage sound

No way, Sorry.
Only one tonearm stays with my Lenco and this is the GrooveMaster III.
If I like to have mono sound, I switch to it on my pre-amp.

 

[DasguteOhr]

Just an update. I have the analog magik v2 now and tested both turntables and cartridges.

Kuzma Stabi M with good calibration achieves as good a speed satbility as the Sony PS X9. Sony is 40 years old and has not been serviced, they both achieved less than %0,1 (about 0,08). Sony supposed to go down to 0,02 but it did not in my test. I am new to it so I may learn more about it and get closer to spec in time.

Fuuga is much better than xl-55pro. It sounds better and measures better. I have ordered an msl headshell, I will try fuuga and madake on sony too.

a small question about the xl 55 pro with how many ohms did you complete it on the phonopre?
Sony xl pro vta is 24 degrees tonearm lowered lower?

 

[kodomo]

a small question about the xl 55 pro with how many ohms did you complete it on the phonopre?
Sony xl pro vta is 24 degrees tonearm lowered lower?

I loaded it with 500ohms like they show in the brochure for the xl55pro. Tonearm is lowered a little, close to parallel

 

[Simon Templar]

Technics SP-10 Mk3

Forty years old....still the best at nearly any price






......sT

 

[DasguteOhr]

I loaded it with 500ohms like they show in the brochure for the xl55pro. Tonearm is lowered a little, close to parallel

There is very little information about the XL-55pro. So far I've only noticed that it has a microridge tip (rather than elliptical) and a much lower output impedance (measured around 4 ohms instead of 40 ohms). That's why my question is maybe it's not the original anymore and Sony had a service for the new version II. With 60 ohms it ran excellently for me. Normally you only measure pickups when they have a defect, but you don't want to give away the sound. The height of the tonearm is easy to align and putting a 6mm thick mat on top of the platter worked fairly well. result in wonderful timbres in the midrange, more spatial information in breadth and depth.
My tip 6mm tizo acryl mat

TIZO ACRYL Manufaktur für Plattenspieler Zubehör & Analog Fachhändler

DELTA DEVICE by TIZO ACRYL eine Manufaktur für Schallplattenspieler Zubehör / Acryl Design und autorisierter Analog / Phono Fachhändler. Wir beraten Sie gerne.

www.acrylteller.com

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

No way, Sorry.
Only one tonearm stays with my Lenco and this is the GrooveMaster III.
If I like to have mono sound, I switch to it on my pre-amp.

I see, then enjoy! A spectacular turntable indeed

 

[kodomo]

There is very little information about the XL-55pro. So far I've only noticed that it has a microridge tip (rather than elliptical) and a much lower output impedance (measured around 4 ohms instead of 40 ohms). That's why my question is maybe it's not the original anymore and Sony had a service for the new version II. With 60 ohms it ran excellently for me. Normally you only measure pickups when they have a defect, but you don't want to give away the sound. The height of the tonearm is easy to align and putting a 6mm thick mat on top of the platter worked fairly well. result in wonderful timbres in the midrange, more spatial information in breadth and depth.
My tip 6mm tizo acryl mat

TIZO ACRYL Manufaktur für Plattenspieler Zubehör & Analog Fachhändler

DELTA DEVICE by TIZO ACRYL eine Manufaktur für Schallplattenspieler Zubehör / Acryl Design und autorisierter Analog / Phono Fachhändler. Wir beraten Sie gerne.

www.acrylteller.com

This just arrived! I will make trials and measurements and share them.

 

[DasguteOhr]

Technics SP-10 Mk3

Forty years old....still the best at nearly any price



View attachment 97812


......sT

what a sweet frogi is that copper or gold?. i had a copper with sme 309 a perfect match made me happy for many years

 

[AMR / iFi audio]

This just arrived! I will make trials and measurements and share them.

Wow, this turntable looks like it's one of the units used in studios with rack mounts. What a machine! Do you know its story?

 

[Robert Young]

No way, Sorry.
Only one tonearm stays with my Lenco and this is the GrooveMaster III.
If I like to have mono sound, I switch to it on my pre-amp.

There’s something really magical about the L75 drive and an SPU. Here’s mine, though at the moment of the pic i was testing out the Allaerts on a Schroeder Reference that I had just realigned…both combos are fun (the othe arm is a Bokrand 12” with an SPU)

 

[jespera]

There’s something really magical about the L75 drive and an SPU. Here’s mine, though at the moment of the pic i was testing out the Allaerts on a Schroeder Reference that I had just realigned…both combos are fun (the othe arm is a Bokrand 12” with an SPU)View attachment 98138

Agree! Theres something about that underestimated lenco beat.

Using denon 103 and shure m3d and sc35c/n35x on my lencos. I also like the L70 tonearm.