I do not understand. Why is it not right?
Tima and Mtemur,
I have heard the same thing about the biwire option. That it can possibly effect the capacitance of both (sets of 4) wires and I should stick with a single wire option....
I do not understand. Why is it not right?
I'm hoping that the process will go smoothly. I believe that their Balanced Force Design method is something remarkable and it should be present on the market.I was told that Alan Perkins was looking for an investor to get the company back up and running again. I was disappointed because I think he is a brilliant designer.
Tima and Mtemur,
I have heard the same thing about the biwire option. That it can possibly effect the capacitance of both (sets of 4) wires and I should stick with a single wire option....
I didn't hear it from anybody. the things I've written are my observations. I didn't mean it's due to capacitance but I think Jfrech has a point. on the other hand if you use two sets of wires in a tonearm you'll definitely increase mechanical resistance caused by wires to bearings and that will effect tonearm's performance. that's why only one set of very thin inner wires should be used inside tonearms.Makes me curious. I wonder what is that effect? May I ask who you heard this from?
if you use two sets of wires in a tonearm you'll definitely increase mechanical resistance caused by wires to bearings and that will effect tonearm's performance. that's why only one set of very thin inner wires should be used inside tonearms.
On my sample the combination of 8 wires made it impossible to adjust the antiskate properly.
thank you, that's what I was expecting to hear.Your opinion certainly is unique, or put differently I have not heard similar elsewhere.
Hi my dealer. It wasn't a definitive comment, more like it doesn't sound like a good idea to have a un-connected wire (we were not going to be using both). Could allow RFI, possible capacitance issues, etc etc.Makes me curious. I wonder what is that effect? May I ask who you heard this from?
I presume such capacitance can be measured. The distance from cartridge clips to termination box is not very long.
Congratulations,The 4-point is installed. Mostly dialed in but I am sure I have weeks of fine tuning VTA, VTF, damping and who knows what else. Cable break-in also.
Couple of things, this is a quiet arm, and the Centroid was one of the most quiet arms I've ever heard (in my system). More solid foundation up and down the frequency spectrum. Appears to be more energy and resolution along with deep deep bass notes. I only have 2 hours on it...
This is a true only the arm changed comparison. The arm is wired with Cardas Clear to the RCA termination block and then my existing Transparent Magnum Opus cabling to the phono stage.
I'll post more as time goes on. I can see why the 4-Point is well thought of.
Congrats on it.The 4-point is installed. Mostly dialed in but I am sure I have weeks of fine tuning VTA, VTF, damping and who knows what else. Cable break-in also.
Couple of things, this is a quiet arm, and the Centroid was one of the most quiet arms I've ever heard (in my system). More solid foundation up and down the frequency spectrum. Appears to be more energy and resolution along with deep deep bass notes. I only have 2 hours on it...
This is a true only the arm changed comparison. The arm is wired with Cardas Clear to the RCA termination block and then my existing Transparent Magnum Opus cabling to the phono stage.
I'll post more as time goes on. I can see why the 4-Point is well thought of.
The 4-point is installed. Mostly dialed in but I am sure I have weeks of fine tuning VTA, VTF, damping and who knows what else. Cable break-in also.
If you have not burned in your cable yet- you should try to. I had a 4 point with Discovery Cable and my current one with Kondo. Both benefited greatly by hooking up the the AudioDharma to them.
Yes better in pretty much every way. It brings a tonal density/warmth to each note that the Spiral Groove didn't possess. It's more quiet, allowing for more resolution. Wider and deeper stage. Maybe ?? a tad less air, but a slight bigger, wider, deeper stage. Seems to unravel things more. Curious I do seem to notice vinyl noise a tad more. I am using a little damping in both the vertical and horizontal planes and beginning to experiment with VTA micro adjustments per 140, 180, 200 gram. Right now I go 4 notches on the dial down for 140's from the 180 position. And 2 up from 180 position for 200's.Curious if you have reached any conclusions as yet?
Agree that it is so easy to use.
Yes better in pretty much every way. It brings a tonal density/warmth to each note that the Spiral Groove didn't possess. It's more quiet, allowing for more resolution. Wider and deeper stage. Maybe ?? a tad less air, but a slight bigger, wider, deeper stage. Seems to unravel things more. Curious I do seem to notice vinyl noise a tad more. I am using a little damping in both the vertical and horizontal planes and beginning to experiment with VTA micro adjustments per 140, 180, 200 gram. Right now I go 4 notches on the dial down for 140's from the 180 position. And 2 up from 180 position for 200's.
Again, I do like the look, feel, build quality. After using the Spiral Groove for years (5+) I don't think I'll ever go back to it. I had intended to keep it for a 2nd table one day, but I think I may put it up for sale soon....
PS, it seems to get more out of my Goldfinger Statement.
So my dealer stopped by Thursday evening. We listened for VTA adjustments. We started with the arm level (by measuring the front and back of the arm with a 180 gram record, needle on surface. Raised the back of the arm, and no. Lowered one full revolution on the dial, and hey that's a little better. Lowered another full revolution and no. Lowered again and hey the way the piano and the guitar sounds. So I ended up 3 full revolutions down on the dial from level. This is for a 180 gram. Right now I am playing with 200 gram, seems like I like the arm 2 notches lower, about to try 2.5 but that's it. My dealer likes his arm 4 notches above the 180 position for 140/thinner records. So I'll begin listening for that soon.Glad you’re happy with the Kuzma.Really interested in your micro VTA adjustments for different thicknesses of vinyl.
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