Yes, SAS/B, purchased in 2020 and lightly used since. It is!That IV + SAS looks rather nice. SAS/B?
Yes, SAS/B, purchased in 2020 and lightly used since. It is!That IV + SAS looks rather nice. SAS/B?
So 2020. Can you say colour of the damper and what is written on it? For my older V15Vx it was black with letters ”Stereo” my latest is red with letter ”VN5xMR”.Shure V15 Type IV with JICO SAS/B:
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Shure V15 Type IV + VN35MR (Type III) stylus:
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This Shure probably has too little pF that's why the highs are so low.
I would not skip it but you have so many cartridges to choose from. I was just curious since they changed their labeling. That said, I sent back one during my latest purchase that had the old marking. The replacement I got had the red damper that measured much better.Do they perform differently? Should I skip getting a SAS/B for the cheap Vx I picked up?
Wow!Empire 4000 + Jico S-4000D/III
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Notes:
- Used Jico S-4000D/III stylus with unknown hours
- Turntable: Technics SL-1210GR with KAB Fluid Damper
- Headshell: AT-MS11
- VTF: 1.25gr
- Tracking test passed with no distortions: 50μm
- Phono stage: HusaRIAA v2 (http://tinyurl.com/45ke55cx)
- ~360pF (set at 267pF)
- 48kΩ
- Cable capacitance
- 85pF (measured total tonearm+interconnect)
- ASUS PRIME B660M-A Line In and Audacity
- Test records: Clearaudio CA-TRS-1007 Side A & Ortofon Test Record for tracking
Well... I'm not in a hurry to get one, that's for sure.I would not skip it but you have so many cartridges to choose from.
Yes. I would however double the capacitance as well.The best I could do with it:
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With those settings applied almost all problems with sibilants are gone.
The best I could do with it:
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With those settings applied almost all problems with sibilants are gone.
Empire 4000 + Jico S-4000D/III
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Notes:
- Used Jico S-4000D/III stylus with unknown hours
- Turntable: Technics SL-1210GR with KAB Fluid Damper
- Headshell: AT-MS11
- VTF: 1.25gr
- Tracking test passed with no distortions: 50μm
- Phono stage: HusaRIAA v2 (http://tinyurl.com/45ke55cx)
- ~360pF (set at 267pF)
- 48kΩ
- Cable capacitance
- 85pF (measured total tonearm+interconnect)
- ASUS PRIME B660M-A Line In and Audacity
- Test records: Clearaudio CA-TRS-1007 Side A & Ortofon Test Record for tracking
It seems that cantilever resonance is of very high Q, crosstalk looks fine quite high up in frequency. Spec says induced magnet.It seems that the problem here is not too much resistance, the problem is too much capacity. Try a smaller capacity in the Husari.
Isn't this Empire 4000 an MI cartridge?
The bracket should be terminated with an iron rod, not a magnet.
If so, does the Jico replacement terminate with a metal rod or a magnet?
Could this be the problem?
The sibilants haven't disappeared, they've only been muffled
This needle has poor tracking: 50 - maybe that's the problem. Maybe, I don't know, it's also the fault of the cantilever, which may be terminated with a magnet, but should be terminated with an iron rod?
It seems that cantilever resonance is of very high Q, crosstalk looks fine quite high up in frequency. Spec says induced magnet.
I believe that may be a misprint, as the other two say 100K ohms.
You'll poke someone's eye out with that! @VinyLuke Anyway - indeed, thanks for taking one for the team!
Is it Jico's elliptical or shibata? My guess is the spike will be bad either way... I used to be drawn to the idea of buying Jico/Tonar shibatas (or LPGear vitals) for old classics, this thread has helped me steer clear of that. I did have that LPGear stylus for Pickering 4500Q though, with similar results - excellent crosstalk, though.
And yes, just as with the Pickering, the Empire catridge is low inductance and lower capacitance will have a very marginal effect on that horrible spike.
True! I forget which of all the different 999's that is, but of the more commons ones, one of the 2000E's could work, and pretty sure there are also high inductance versions of the 66's. There's a thread with just inductance and resistance measurements of Empire carts over on Audiokarma.@VinyLuke I was also thinking of using a similar stylus (LP Gear version) with a higher inductance Empire body. I forget which one right now as I have been away from my set-up for a while and there are numerous bodies floating around. They were a mess for a while. 999 TE/X Improved? I have a bunch of random bodies with dead styli. Completely forgot to order styli during Black Friday.
Perhaps the results are better there. I'd experiment. But double check fit first.
Yes, that's a misprint, it should be 100 kOhmI believe that may be a misprint, as the other two say 100K ohms.