Cartridge Close-Ups - Show Your Shots!

[vinylrayk]

Nice!

How do you wire the pins on these as they are not marked as magnetics?

ba

[Blue Angel]

Ah, Thanks a lot!

ba

[Twinhit]

Hey Blue Angel,
Just wanted to say this is an awesome thread you started.
Looking all those cool carts people have reminds me of enthusiasts of classic cars and sports cars.
I'd post a pic but I think what I have would stir up an angry mob.

Anyway, this is a fun thread, thanks for starting it!

[Blue Angel]

Alas, this marvellous thread wasn't started by me

It was started by a now dearly departed gent from my country (but still alive).

There's absolutely no need to feel inhibited about what you have in any way. The only qualification is making music from vinyl.

Just for you, I'll be posting a pic of what I sometimes play with

No-one knows what it is but it's stereo and a moving iron type cartridge.

ba

[Twinhit]

Alas, this marvellous thread wasn't started by me

It was started by a now dearly departed gent from my country (but still alive).

There's absolutely no need to feel inhibited about what you have in any way. The only qualification is making music from vinyl.

Just for you, I'll be posting a pic of what I sometimes play with

No-one knows what it is but it's stereo and a moving iron type cartridge.

ba

Don't you just hate it when people don't bother to read, but instead, will only look at the pictures?!??


All I can say about your picture is that your cartridge/headshell appears to be color coordinated. That's kind of taking the hobby a bit extreme, don't you think?

[Blue Angel]

Alas, this marvellous thread wasn't started by me

It was started by a now dearly departed gent from my country (but still alive).

There's absolutely no need to feel inhibited about what you have in any way. The only qualification is making music from vinyl.

Just for you, I'll be posting a pic of what I sometimes play with

No-one knows what it is but it's stereo and a moving iron type cartridge.

ba

Don't you just hate it when people don't bother to read, but instead, will only look at the pictures?!??


All I can say about your picture is that your cartridge/headshell appears to be color coordinated. That's kind of taking the hobby a bit extreme, don't you think?

You're right about that AT headshell- it does look good with the Talisman.

Watch this space - I'll post a nice integrated headshell cartridge soon

ba

[Blue Angel]

AT 23a Integrated Headshell cartridge.

Don't know how it happened but some years ago, the finger lift broke where it was attached to the body. I replaced it with an exact copy made from polished titanium.

I have often thought about the material AT used and I'm not sure if it is plastic or some kind of brittle,m coarse-grained alloy.

ba

[Twinhit]

Now that's a cool cart. That AT23a eminds me of a precision micrometer head.
Do you have any documentation for that?

Someone ought to start a tone arm gallery.

My dream tone arm is a balanced 3-4 foot long tone arm. The needle's arch radius reduces with greater length and as a consequence the stylus diamond's inner groove angle deviation from the outer groove is substantially reduced and
mimicry of the vinyl lathe's tangential (linear) path is more accurately realized with a much flatter arch than with shorter arms. At least, that's my
current theory.
Of course there would needs be much more research and attention to details than
that.

[Bamster]

Micro acoustics ma 382 system II
Got it cheap. 100 bucks for the turntable and the cartridge.
I know I will never find a replacement stylus but there are many hours left on this one.
It sounds great to me but I have nothing to compare it to.
Anybody have any experience with Micro acoustics ?

Please excuse my crappy camera but thats the best shot I could muster

[Blue Angel]

Now that's a cool cart. That AT23a eminds me of a precision micrometer head.
Do you have any documentation for that?

Someone ought to start a tone arm gallery.

My dream tone arm is a balanced 3-4 foot long tone arm. The needle's arch radius reduces with greater length and as a consequence the stylus diamond's inner groove angle deviation from the outer groove is substantially reduced and
mimicry of the vinyl lathe's tangential (linear) path is more accurately realized with a much flatter arch than with shorter arms. At least, that's my
current theory.
Of course there would needs be much more research and attention to details than
that.

Yes, I do. I bought it new.

I have a customer who favours extra-long arms - way beyond 12".

ba

[Twinhit]

Now that's a cool cart. That AT23a eminds me of a precision micrometer head.
Do you have any documentation for that?

Someone ought to start a tone arm gallery.

My dream tone arm is a balanced 3-4 foot long tone arm. The needle's arch radius reduces with greater length and as a consequence the stylus diamond's inner groove angle deviation from the outer groove is substantially reduced and
mimicry of the vinyl lathe's tangential (linear) path is more accurately realized with a much flatter arch than with shorter arms. At least, that's my
current theory.
Of course there would needs be much more research and attention to details than
that.

Yes, I do. I bought it new.

I have a customer who favours extra-long arms - way beyond 12".

ba

Way beyond 12"? Interesting!
I made some quick calculations and drew up a rough sketch of the various arcs and radius'.
(Using round numbers) for example:

An 64" arm that has (64" radius from arm fulcrum to stylus) will have an arc width of approximately .065" at the center point of a straight line (lathe line) distance between the outer rim of the record to the center spindle hole.
Approximately 3.5" width from vinyl rim's edge is allowed for program grooves.

When the needle is aligned with at the outer edge grooves, it will steer to the right toward the spindle as the needle advances towards the inner grooves.
The greater the needle-arc-line deviates away from that lathe line, the more that stylus' groove alignment is altered. The shorter the tone arm's (stylus to fulcrum) length, the greater the deviation.

IMHO, opposed to a typical 9" class tonearm, a 64" arm, dramatically reduces the stylus arc's "lathe line" deviation and as a result, the needle's angular orientation stability remains more consistant throughout the record's program section. though not a perfect straight line as a tangential arm would be, longer arms when well engineered to address other issues, could be a worthy investment costing thousands less than many high end Radial arms, let alone Tangential arms..

Try to imagine a 1" diameter arm that is 5.33' (feet) long! ie 5.3' from the stylus to the fulcrum.
Mind you, this is a traditional Radial type arm.
By doubling the length to 10.66", the arc is reduced to .0325", the stylus' angular rotation is reduced by half, yet again.
Of course no matter how long the arm gets, it will never be as true as a tangential arm. The only way it can hope to compete would be the incorporation
of technology such as used in old school drafting machines. B&J did this decades ago. I honestly would love to see that design in action.

Well, anyway, I just fell waaay off topic.
sorry.

[megatrends]

Got mah replacement SHURE N97xE stylus

Comes in a cute little plastic case.

[lynnot]

Alas, this marvellous thread wasn't started by me

It was started by a now dearly departed gent from my country (but still alive).

There's absolutely no need to feel inhibited about what you have in any way. The only qualification is making music from vinyl.

Just for you, I'll be posting a pic of what I sometimes play with

No-one knows what it is but it's stereo and a moving iron type cartridge.

ba

Hi,

could that be a vintage Goldring cartridge?

Rgds, L.

[purepitch]

Grace F-9 Sound-smith retip

I need to learn how to take dust free pictures

Me too, I do like this cartridge, have you found a "recent" replacement stylus?