"Keith G" wrote in message
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In article , Keith G
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"Trevor Wilson" wrote


Try your V15III in sub 10oC temps


???

The V15/III carts (and some other Shures IIRC) have a suspension with a
compliance that varies quite markedly with temperature. Thus they work
well
to spec at 20 degC, but if you have a colder room, they may well not!
IIRC
this is because they use a 'rubber' gasket that becomes stiffer as the
temperature falls.


I wuz querying the *temperature* - not the effects of low temperature
(cart suspension, speakers etc) - like, who the hell listens to music at
anything like sub 10 deg C??

**Aussies, of course. We're tougher than Poms.

Seriously, though, my 10oC statement was merely to demonstrate a point. The
suspension systems used in most cartridges tends to be temperature
sensitive. The performance of most cartridges will be different at 30oC,
25oC, 20oC, 15oC and 10oC.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au