DIY Phono Cartridge Loading, Balance And Other Information.

[Wombat]

Article: http://www.filmaker.com/papers/pap_RM-Phono C-load & balance.pdf

 

[Wombat]

Record restoration and recording information:

http://www.keith-snook.info/Stuff-you-should-read/Analogue Sound Restoration - Peter Copeland.pdf

 

[Wombat]

Studer notes on half-speed cutting EQ settings/mods: ftp://ftp.studer.ch/Public/Products/Recording_Analog/A80VU_MkI/Technical_Info/TI_62-81_E_A80VU_HalfSpeedCutting.pdf

Digital EQ for half-speed cutting: https://www.udiscovermusic.com/halfspeed/

 

[Wombat]

On record specifications: http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yosh/recspecs.htm

 

[Wombat]

Mechanical Phenomona In Gramophone Pick-ups At High Frequency:

http://www.extra.research.philips.c...ve/PTechReview/PTechReview-18-1956_57-089.pdf

 

[Don Hills]

Thanks for that. The references to other papers at the bottom were thought provoking too.

 

[Wombat]

Mono and stereo grooves:

One man's look - http://dgmono.com/2018/04/06/deep-groove-mono-and-the-great-groove-width-mystery/

You can scroll to the conclusion for a quick summary.

 

[watchnerd]

So if all my mono LPs are recent reprints, I don't need a mono cart, right?

 

[Wombat]

I'd say so unless they are 'boutique, historically accurate reproductions of the old groove standard'.

Even then, probably not an issue unless you are an absolutionist,