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In Reply to: RE: The Audio Technica ART 9 is...AOK! posted by dirtyvinyl on July 01, 2015 at 18:37:10
I'm running the low output ART-7 on my HRX and love it. Tremendous clarity, tons of detail, and (like your 9) sibilance issues are non-existent. Enjoy!
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I was curious about the 7 and getting a budget step up and plug into my tubed(Fosgate) phono.
Then I thought, more extra "stuff" $$$ between the cart and amp.
I'm hearing a "drier" tone I associate with uber show rigs that, to my ears is more realistic.
Another thing I'm doing different is using no antiskate-per HW.
Inthe past I've just guessed on the conservative side with it, but couldn't hear a difference.
Non existent sibalance? I guess I need to futz over the weekend with the azimuth?
I still have some, but greatly reduced.
I use the counterintuitive to set azimuth, which is much more effective, and much easier, than shifting the counterweight. Does your arm allow you to screw out the weights on each side of the ring mounted on the bearing cup housing? That would also work well. The vpi jig is ok, but I've found the better solution is the MintLP protractor. It aligns the cantilever much more exactly and that is the reason my old sibilance issues have gone away.
I use the SSCI. What determines which way(L/R) the CI should be moved when trying to tame sibalance?
Up to now, I just eyeball VTA and azimuth level.
When I have some time to burn, I may dust off the Feikert and try Baerwald alignment which compared to the VPI jig, shoves the cart forward.
The cart now has a couple more miles on it, and I can say comfortably, the ART 9 is in a different league compared to a couple of other carts I have used in the 1 K price point.
The OC9III, a fine cart in its own right, now sounds artificial.
At least in my system, a Benz Glider and Sumiko Blackbird both revealed their weaknesses
eventually.The ART 9 has yet to reveal any shortcomings,other than this sibalance issue.
I have a stellar period copy of Yes CTTE,the music is quite complex and gives any table a workout. The 9 handles the pipe organ section like a champ!
Buyers remorse was a concern since I was trying to convince myself to shell out another $700 for a Lyra Delos. Not anymore.
I use a Fozgometer and test record to set azimuth with the CI. The Foz has directions, and it works well. It is far more accurate than eyeballing or using VPI's metal straw across the headshell trick.
If I can't get the sibalance resolved through trial and error, I will decide to either lug the table to a dealer for a pro setup or invest in the Foz/test record.
I'd recommend buying the mint lp protractor first. It allows you to align the cantilever much more accurately than the VPI jig does, and uses the genuine Baerwald geometry. (VPI's jig uses a proprietary set of null points that HW thinks sound better.). In my experience, the Mint will get rid of most sibilance (assuming you have tonearm height somewhere close to the level that allows the magic 92 degree stylus rake angle. I can't measure that directly since I don't have a microscope/camera/software, but my experience tells me most carts need to be slightly tail up.). You know you're right when bass is strong highs are clear, and s sounds are not spit across the soundstage.
"In my experience, the Mint will get rid of most sibilance (assuming you have tonearm height somewhere close to the level that allows the magic 92 degree stylus rake angle. I can't measure that directly since I don't have a microscope/camera/software, but my experience tells me most carts need to be slightly tail up.). You know you're right when bass is strong highs are clear, and s sounds are not spit across the soundstage."
Reading your post encouraged me to give the Feikert a go. To my surprise, using Baerwald and fussing with VTA did reduce sibalance a wee bit.
Not having on the fly adjustment makes fussing a hassle, so I only did one pass with bumping the tail up a bit. Not having something like the Foz obviously will limit things also. Perhaps during another session, I will tinker a little more.
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