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- 2010-09-20 18:09
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: cartridge loading (for LINN ARKIV B)
- Replies: 4
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cartridge loading
Thanks for the great info. I use tube electronics, they are apparently less sensitive to the resistive load, also, according to the manufacturer (Jadis), the phono stage autoadapts to the cartridge used (there is no choice of resistive or capacitive load on the phono preamp). So, in conclusion, I th...
- 2010-09-20 12:20
- Forum: HiFi
- Topic: cartridge loading (for LINN ARKIV B)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7914
cartridge loading (for LINN ARKIV B)
The Arkiv B specs sheet says recommended load is higher than 50 ohms . This gives however a lot of choices possible between 50 ohms and the standard 47Kohms. In the stereophile review of the Arkiv B, I read “At 7.4gm, the Arkiv B is not a particularly heavy cartridge, and its stiff compliance will s...
- 2010-08-15 16:36
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 set-up part 1 cartridge alignment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26293
for the antiskating setting I used , having an early ekos SE, the general rule VTF+0.5; then checked with hifi-news test record and adapted little bit however, to fine tune by ear I like the method indicated by my first post in this thread: Anti Skating This is new and vital information, never befor...
- 2010-08-15 16:27
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 : the right torque
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8958
"law" of diminishing torque along energy path...
Thanks, this explanation makes sense; anyway experimentation with ears as ultimate tool seems the best
- 2010-08-14 08:42
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: The sound of LP12 plinths?
- Replies: 107
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- 2010-08-06 15:04
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 A/C ground wire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8751
- 2010-08-06 14:59
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 A/C ground wire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8751
I forgot to say that the phono and line preamps have a chassis grounding post, and I attach the tonearm cable earth wire to the phono preamp grounding post (otherwise there is hum), and not to the Keel (dont ask me why, I just happened to have done like this so far). These two preamps are plugged to...
- 2010-08-06 14:50
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 A/C ground wire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8751
Is this possible with the Radikal power supply? For the rest of the system, I use Jadis tube phono preamp, line stage and power monoblocks, each with their external power supply, with a little bit complex installation using two power strips and two wall outlets. Ground issues is something which elud...
- 2010-08-06 14:42
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 set-up part 1 cartridge alignment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26293
- 2010-08-06 14:40
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP12: Radikal installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9542
This is how to determine the speed deviation: First, you measure the drift from the laser light , in my case (excert from an email): I used the time line to check the speed of a newly upgraded Linn LP 12 with the Radikal DC motor, no speed adjustment available (automatic adjustment by tachemeter and...
- 2010-08-06 11:25
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 A/C ground wire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8751
LP 12 A/C ground wire
The Linn installation guide speaks about an optional green A/C ground wire attached to the rear chassis bolt, where there is also the P-clip. My LP12 does not have this ground wire (I am not speaking about the tonearm nor the Keel earth jumper wire). Would like to know the interet of this A/C ground...
- 2010-08-06 10:01
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 set-up part 1 cartridge alignment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26293
OK, point taken for the protractor. However my question had two parts, the other one being the process of optimizing the different parameters VTA, VTF, antiskate, (azimuth), and their relationship with each other. The description of the process given in this paper is comprehensive and constitutes an...
- 2010-08-06 09:50
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP12: Radikal installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9542
That's an interesting idea, but I don't know if this time line device, rightly called unnecessarily exact :mrgreen: can allow you to get an idea of the initial speed adjustment using different belt configuration in order to determine which belt drive configuration has better efficiency (higher initi...
- 2010-08-04 16:17
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 : the right torque
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8958
- 2010-08-04 16:11
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 : the right torque
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8958
LP 12 : the right torque
Regarding the torque to be applied to different component of the LP12, In particular for proper vibration draining from the cartridge-arm-Keel to the plinth, I had this answer from extremephono: With the Linn system, just make sure you use progressively more less torque moving up the mechanical path...
- 2010-08-04 14:20
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP12: Radikal installation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9542
LP12: Radikal installation
I used Sutherland engineering time line speed measurement device: http://www.sutherlandengineering.com/time.html to check the speed of a newly upgraded Linn LP 12 with the Radikal DC motor, which does not have speed adjustment available (automatic adjustment by tachemeter and low jitter clock) contr...
- 2010-08-04 12:21
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP12 set-up: part 2: balancing the tonearm
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4592
LP12 set-up: part 2: balancing the tonearm
Some analog experts suggest that the industry standard of balancing the tonearm by having it parallel to the record is wrong and advocate a tonearm sloping slightly down towards the back (i.e. towards the pivot). For example, Ringmat development writes (the guy who plays with cork...): "If there is ...
- 2010-08-04 12:08
- Forum: Inside
- Topic: LP 12 set-up part 1 cartridge alignment
- Replies: 20
- Views: 26293
LP 12 set-up part 1 cartridge alignment
I discovered recently, on the website of vacuum state, a cartridge alignment method which looks promising: http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/GuruSetUp.pdf which uses first the unorthodox Rowan McCombe's (aka The Guru) Phono Cartridge Protractor : http://www.vacuumstate.com/fileupload/Guru_protra...