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| Author: | David McGown [ January 2nd, 2018, 11:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
Any way you can load the phono input down to 15K or so. That "should" improve things by getting the right impedance. I find a 1:20 transformer into 47k phono input works well with the 103R. But you might have other issues in play. David |
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| Author: | Pelliott321 [ January 3rd, 2018, 6:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
My SUT is adjustable either 1:10 or 1:20. My phono stage has 54db gain and at 1:20 it seems to exaggerate the problematic sound. Anyway I just have to fight through the 50 hour break-in period, which was just the point of this thread. I am only about 20% in at this point. I was just making a statement that how painful the break-in period is and is one that just has to be gone through. That is all I was trying to say and apologize for not making that clear. |
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| Author: | David McGown [ January 3rd, 2018, 9:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
This is a good case for having an old automatic turntable/changer around for cartridge break-in. Just put on a burner record and let it go for a couple of days on auto-repeat. David |
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| Author: | Pelliott321 [ January 3rd, 2018, 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
I have a test record that has some tracks for testing resonance, with tracks running from 15hz on down to 2hz. I suppose that would be a good break in exercise |
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| Author: | Roscoe Primrose [ January 3rd, 2018, 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
Pelliott321 wrote: I have a test record that has some tracks for testing resonance, with tracks running from 15hz on down to 2hz. I suppose that would be a good break in exercise Unless you plan to use it as a test record in the future, then you might not want to have the wear on the test record. I've got some old kids Disney records I use for such purposes (one of them is my "dust cover"). Roscoe |
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| Author: | Pelliott321 [ January 7th, 2018, 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
I am into burn-in about 10 albums. Either I am getting use to the sound or its getting better. I still keep the volume down and let albums play as I do other chores. |
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| Author: | SoundMods [ January 7th, 2018, 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
Pelliott321 wrote: I am into burn-in about 10 albums. Either I am getting use to the sound or its getting better. I still keep the volume down and let albums play as I do other chores. And do I dare ask? What are you using to connect the turntable to your transformer and transformer to your preamp? |
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| Author: | Pelliott321 [ January 7th, 2018, 1:08 pm ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly | ||||
Walt was concerned that I had purchased this cartridge on ebay and got a counterfeit one the last pic is cropped from a photo from Denon's website the other photos are close-ups of mine So I think I got the real thing
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| Author: | brombo [ January 7th, 2018, 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
I am not a vinyl fanatic, but I am curious. Does any of you have a laser phono cartridge - http://www.ds-audio-w.biz/?page_id=39 or going back to the days of mono a Weather's FM cartridge? http://www.psaudio.com/article/weathers/ |
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| Author: | SoundMods [ January 7th, 2018, 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New Cartridge brake-in deadly |
Pelliott321 wrote: Walt was concerned that I had purchased this cartridge on ebay and got a counterfeit one the last pic is cropped from a photo from Denon's website the other photos are close-ups of mine So I think I got the real thing YUP! Paul has a genuine Denon cartridge in an aftermarket body. But beware! Just everything we hold dear is being counterfeited. OUCH! |
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