Sony TTS-8000 Turntable

[Bigman80]

VTA is a vertical tracking angle , I'm talking about SRA -stylus rake angle , here is a picture how to set up Replicant stylus taken from Ortofon website:

Rake angle should be setup between tracking surface and rear facet

Yes you are correct! That'll teach me for scanning the post while I should be working lol

[mac72]

Yes you are correct! That'll teach me for scanning the post while I should be working lol

We all do that from time to time ,
my point is that the angle of Jamie's picture must be wrong as it looks nothing like Fritz Gyger stylus

[Bigman80]

We all do that from time to time ,
my point is that the angle of Jamie's picture must be wrong as it looks nothing like Fritz Gyger stylus

Just had a look at mine best I can and it looks very similar to Jamie's.

Rear of the cartridge is level and so it the headshell against the record surface.

Admittedly, I can't see the stylus very well.

[karma67]

We all do that from time to time ,
my point is that the angle of Jamie's picture must be wrong as it looks nothing like Fritz Gyger stylus

that picture was taken on a cd,with a torch shinning from behind,it wasn't set up for correct sra.

[phonomac]

The Replicant is an FGS profile (described in the Fritz Gyger patent) and is quite different from the FGII which is the stylus profile on the Kontrapunkt B, so Ollie's and Jamie's pictures aren't going to look like the stylus in the top right of the picture. I covered this when I responded to the statement that the Vienna FGS (or Jimbo's retipped 2M) was the same as the Cadenza Blue - not remotely the same.

[Bigman80]

The Replicant is an FGS profile (described in the Fritz Gyger patent) and is quite different from the FGII which is the stylus profile on the Kontrapunkt B, so Ollie's and Jamie's pictures aren't going to look like the stylus in the top right of the picture. I covered this when I responded to the statement that the Vienna FGS (or Jimbo's retipped 2M) was the same as the Cadenza Blue - not remotely the same.

Thanks Angus, as usual you know the details.

[karma67]

perhaps he will comment on are tonearm differences?
post 139 https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...tioning/page14

[mac72]

The Replicant is an FGS profile (described in the Fritz Gyger patent) and is quite different from the FGII which is the stylus profile on the Kontrapunkt B, so Ollie's and Jamie's pictures aren't going to look like the stylus in the top right of the picture. I covered this when I responded to the statement that the Vienna FGS (or Jimbo's retipped 2M) was the same as the Cadenza Blue - not remotely the same.

Yes , I have found some more details/differences between FGII and FGS , it's clearly visible on the cross- sections below :


To be honest after owning Cadenza Blue with standard FG stylus and Bronze with Replicant if I have a choice I would never go back to the former .
Kontrapunkt B is a very nice cartridge btw , after hearing one I bought Cadenza Blue which in my opinion was better than "B" , I have also demoed Cadenza Black but despite being more truthful there was something not right/missing in the sound .

[Bigman80]

Yes , I have found some more details/differences between FGII and FGS , it's clearly visible on the cross- sections below :


To be honest after owning Cadenza Blue with standard FG stylus and Bronze with Replicant if I have a choice I would never go back to the former .
Kontrapunkt B is a very nice cartridge btw , after hearing one I bought Cadenza Blue which in my opinion was better than "B" , I have also demoed Cadenza Black but despite being more truthful there was something not right/missing in the sound .

It'll be a different world when they get retipped and upgraded to Vienna status (or as close as possible)

[Ian7633]

Get behind me boys, you'll have to try harder to beat this....
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