"Rob" wrote in message
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: TT wrote:
: "Trevor Wilson"
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: :
: :
: : "TT" wrote in message
: :
. au...
: : Yes I have downloaded the manual and yes I am
competent
: at setting up
: : T/Ts.
: :
: : So just a brief question to clarify one point
please.
: :
: : In the manual it alludes to the arm dampener as if
it is
: supposed to
: : remain in contact with the arm while playing. Is
this
: so? Or does it
: : only contact the arm when the lift is engaged?
: :
: : The problem is I can't seem to adjust the lift
mechanism
: low enough to
: : clear the arm when the stylus is in contact with the
: record. BTW cart is
: : a Shure V15V.
: :
: : **Nice cartridge. It deserves a better arm than the
SME.
: Having said that,
: : damping the V15V is not really necessary. The damping
: system is there to
: : counteract the crappy bearings of the SME, when used
with
: MC carts. These
: : comments do not apply to the SME V, which is a
stunning
: tone arm.
: :
: Hi Trevor, I am only using the V15V to set up and test
the
: arm. I will be using a Garrot Bros FGS cart later.
:
: As I have said to you before I am in the process of
building
: my own arms and I just wanted to see and test one of
these
: before going too much further. The geometry of the arm
is
: excellent although the operation and manufacture are,
how
: shall we say, a little to be desired. Now that I am
: familiar with this arm I don't see how people can be so
: unkind about the standard Technics SL1200 ones ;-)
:
: I bought it cheap off FleaBay so it shouldn't be too
hard to
: get rid of afterwards. BTW I know why it was sold cheap
as
: one wire was badly corroded in the arm to holder
connector.
: 3 wires = 0.2 Ohm and one at 52 Ohm :-( So I imagine
the
: sound may have been a little off ;-)
:
:
: I've been playing with a III for a while.

This sounds promising ;-)

: The clearance issue is similar
: on mine - it's very tight, but seems clear when the
needles in the
: groove.

This is why I am setting mine up with a Shure cart. A very
popular unit made in the same country so it should be
dimensionally right for all the adjustments.

When my needle is in the groove I have zero clearance :-(
With a V15V and only 1g of TF it wont take much to lift out
of the groove :-( As Serge said, it would only take a
slightly warped LP and this thing will be all over the
place.

: I haven't filled the damper further to a recent exchange
on this NG.

Does your lift mechanism slide up and down or is only able
to rotate at the top of the travel?

:
: I simply couldn't get it to work properly with an AT MC
cartridge -
: muted treble and lack of bass. It works fine with a MM
cartridge, in
: fact very nice indeed. But like you, I'm not impressed
with the fit and
: finish, and it doesn't compare well sound wise to a series
2.
:
So it's not just me being a little over critical then?

Thanks Rob for the post.