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In Reply to: I'm also using the heavier counterweight with my Jubilee posted by Paul Tobin on September 18, 2006 at 07:55:11:
>Ken J may well be right with his general observations about the heavier counterweight - but the lower effective mass probably suits the Ortofon Jubilee better as it's compliance is a bit higher than the norm at 16cu.
Certainly both the vertical and horizontal resonances are about ideal - in the 10-12hz range.I only meant that one should not automatically use the heavier counterweight just because one can. With heavier cartridges like your Jubilee, you don't have a choice. OTOH, the heavier cart increases the effective mass of the arm, so decreasing it slightly by using the heavier counterweight is probably a good thing.
>I like to have my arm damping set a bit below half-way on the dipstick. There seems to be a particular spot where it sounds just right in my setup. I suspect people who claim the Graham is too sterile, may well have heard the arm used with excessive damping at the pivot.
Good point. I've played around with the damping fluid level quite a bit myself, and have found that it can really make a significant difference to the sound of a given cartridge. IMO, my OC9 ML II and Spirit MCs need a bit more damping to sound their best (2/3 to 3/4 up the "dipstick"), while the Shure V15 VMR and VxMR sound very closed-in and unexciting until most of the fluid is removed (i.e., maybe 1 or 2 mm showing on the "dipstick").
Ken J.
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