For those of you that haven’t got one yet :-)
Sony TTS 8000 Direct Drive Turntable https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F183789700007
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For those of you that haven’t got one yet :-)
Sony TTS 8000 Direct Drive Turntable https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F183789700007
That looks very nice Jamie, well done, let us know how it sounds.
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
update,
a few more good listening sessions with the KB and oh joy!
ive spent a few hours dialling in the azimuth and sra angle,the KB is very easy to get azimuth spot on due to the 3 raised lines on top of the cartridge,to adjust you just tighten or loosen one cartridge bolt and it tilts.
the sra angle is a lot more harder to dial in,the KB uses a Fritz Geiger 80 stylus profile and imo has it a very narrow sweet spot but strangely still sounds good outside of this.
it took me 2 hours to get it sounding right to my ears and also on a selection of lp's i know well, using some piano only tracks getting it right brought out the lovely harmonics and decay to the strings,i think im there but will give it a few more days listening and some small vtf tweaks to see if i can squeeze some more detail out of her.
i thought id miss the audio technica art-7 but frankly im not,the KB has better bass and is more accurate sounding especially acoustic guitar tracks,it has a warmer over all tone than the art-7 which can be a little too clinical.
so for now im happy....oh and better bolts fitted just for oli!
up close and personal!
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Pretty much the same conclusion I came to when I had them both available.
The ART7 was a super cartridge bit once you get that kB dialed in, it's almost unstoppable.
A true audiophile cartridge. Well done for taking the plunge mate.
Yes a great cartridge, I did not find it particularly difficult to dial in compared to the 2M black. Nice full, smooth analogue sound with plenty of detail and bass weight I thought.
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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I always thought Fritz Gyger looks like the one on the top right on attached photo and SRA is the angle between tracked surface and the rear facet
While ago I took photo of my Replicant stylus and it looks like this :
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I'm Slav.
and cross section taken from Fritz Gyger US patent :