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But are you sure this is an anti-skate issue? The current Lyra cartridges all ride low - very low. There is hardly any clearance between the stylus tip and the bottom of the cartridge. If the rice paper, or whatever it is, is even slightly deformed, it can bottom out. And the cartridge will skip. Mine was doing this. When you first lower the cartridge, the compliance will move the cantilever up a little, and this is when it is most like to bottom out. Get down on the same plane with a torch and see if this is happening. Just a thought. |
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Myles Astor, Senior Editor., Positive-Feedback.com, Goldmund Telos 300 amplifier, Goldmund Mimesis 37S Nextgen preamplifier, Doshi EVO phono and tape stages; Zellaton Plural EVO speakers; VPI Vanquish Turntable, VPI 12-inch Fat Boy gimbal arm and SAT LM-12 arm; Lyra Atlas SL Lambda, Fuuga mk.2, vdh Colibri Master Signature cartridges; Technics 1506/FM heads; Various cables including TA, MIT, Kubala-Sosna, Skogrand, Viero L3 Equilibrio speaker cables, Audience, SRA Craz 3 rack, Isobase and OHIO Class XL+2.1 platforms. Last edited by Myles B. Astor; 06-13-2013 at 01:10 PM. |
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Preamp: McIntosh C1100T/C1100C, McIntosh MX180 Amp: McIntosh MC611 (2), MC601 (3), MI254 Digital: McIntosh D1100, McIntosh MCT450, Meridian 808v6, Aurender N20, Aurender ACS10, Oppo 203 Analog: McIntosh MT10, Hana Umami Red Phono preamp: Simaudio Moon 610LP, 820S Signal cables: WW Gold Eclipse 7 speaker cables; Shunyata Sigma v2 XLR (2); Sigma v1 XLR (2), Transparent Ref XL (MM2) XLR; WW Silver Eclipse 7 (4) Digital cables: Shunyata Omega USB, Omega Ethernet, Sigma Ethernet; WW Platinum 7 Coax, AES/EBU Switch: Innuos PhoenixNet Power: Audioquest Niagara 7000, Audioquest 5000, Audioquest Dragon, Hurricane PC, Shunyata Alpha HC, AQ NRG Edison outlets, (8) 20 amp dedicated lines, 125 amp subpanel Speakers: Wilson Sasha DAW, Dynaudio Contour 30, Dynaudio Contour 25C Subs: REL s/812 (6), REL s/510 (3) Accessories: HRS M3X2 shelf (MT10), Stillpoints Ultra II v2 w/ bases (21), Ultra SS (12), Mini (12), LPi v1 Sound treaments: Artnovion Last edited by j3brow; 06-13-2013 at 02:10 PM. |
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But the basic geometry seemed similar in photos. Perhaps the Atlas and Titan operate on a higher plane than my lowly Delos and (not SL) Kleos |
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mine is about 3-4mm off of the record. The paper doesn't touch the record at all.
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Well, I was readjusting the VTA, bringing the back end up 2 turns, and now it seems to cue without racing in, strange huh. This thing is amazing! Got an original mint pressing of LIVE EVIL and it is an insanely large sounstage, mind blowing. Still having trouble figuring out the loading with my Manley Chinook phono pre and wondering if I should try some damping fluid. I think the range of 115-266 ohms is best to my ear, but their each different with their own pluses and minuses. I have 125pF of capacitance in my cable.
Coil: 6 -N high-purity copper, 2.7ohms internal impedance Output voltage: 0.25mV@5cm/sec. (CBS test record, other test records may alter results) Compliance: Approx. 12×10 cm/dyne at 100Hz |
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Kleos in my system has proven over time that it has the consistent rightness to reveal what's in there. It appears to be the near perfect balance. Damn revealing.
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I've an Atlas on a VPI SSM with Classic 3 arm and the Atlas rides very, very low.
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