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In Reply to: RE: My latest toy... posted by EdAInWestOC on March 19, 2017 at 08:02:44
I bought an Eagle and a second RoadRunner just in case I decide to buy a Prime. Maybe I'll replace my SL-1200 with a Prime. It's just that $4000 is a lot of money when I have a very nice turntable already. ;-)
Oh, well. Such is life!
John Elison
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I was torn between the SL-1200G and the Prime. In the end I decided on the Prime because of the excellent implementation of VTA on the fly (it is a source of argument but it is very important to get the most from a line contact or better stylus). The Prime also has an upgrade path.
As nice as the SL-1200G is, you do not have as many upgrade options as you get with the Prime. The SL-1200G has something you could call VTA on the fly but its not as easy to use as the setup on the VPI arm.
I will add the VPI ADS to allow the electronic switching of speeds and then I intend to setup the triple drive belt thing. The 3D tonearm is very sweet and plays music beautifully.
Ed
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Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
Several of my tonearms lay claim to that feature, but I wouldn't dare try to adjust VTA while playing an LP; none of them "stay still" while you crank the pivot up or down, no matter how carefully you do it. Nor do I really think it's necessary to be able to do it. For me, it's sufficient that the tonearm has a precise, repeatable mechanism for setting VTA, not the old set screw method. I guess my point is whether there is a significant difference between the 1200G tonearm and the VPI 3D, given that I would always stop play and lift the stylus off the LP while making an adjustment to VTA. The VPI 3D is probably a better tonearm, for other reasons, however.
It is very easy to adjust VTA on the fly with my Technics SL-1200 Mk2. It has a large knurled wheel that can be turned to raise or lower the tonearm base while a record is playing. I rarely adjust VTA on the fly, but it is very simple to do on my SL-1200.
Best regards,
John Elison
And it works great. I have two tonearms with VTA on the fly. One is a RB-300 mounted on a Riggle VTAF and the other is the new VPI 3D.The Riggle VTAF works but you have to take care when you adjust it during playback. The VPI Prime is a better implementation and seems to be impervious to any bad side effects when you adjust VTA. Nonetheless you always take care.
Most of the time I adjust the VTA just prior to spinning the LP. The advantage is I am familiar with my library and know which LPs sound best at which settings. I am somewhat anal about my LPs and I keep a maintenance log with each LP and some of them have notations for VTA settings.
For the ones that do not have VTA info, I adjust the VTA based on the weight of the vinyl.
Now that I have a new setup I have to update those VTA notations with the settings on the VPI 3D arm.
Ed
We don't shush around here!
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
Edits: 03/21/17
"I am SOMEWHAT anal about my LPs and I keep a maintenance log with each LP and some of them have notations for VTA settings."
Somewhat?? Wow! I don't know how you do it. I barely have the patience to clean my lps. Changing VTAs for each record would put me over the edge. Needles to say, I guess you don't let anyone near your turntable.
Not much to worry about.
You make it sound like setting VTA is some big deal. It is harder to clean the stylus. Setting the VTA is no more than turning a knob next to the tonearm. It takes no more than 1 second.
Ed
We don't shush around here!
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
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