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In Reply to: RE: High compliance, low output MC? posted by TubeDriver on March 10, 2017 at 16:35:46
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I think I prefer the 301 over the 103. I have been using a 103 of one form or the other for decades. The 301 just has a lot more texture and nuance while the 103 editorializes things (it leaves in the most critical stuff and overlooks the nuance to some degree which is not all that bad). I still really like the 103 but am enjoying the change.
I also really like operating the 160, it is more fun to use then my Well Tempered. The WT feels extremely inert, the arm feels dead and damped and it is almost boring to use. The 160 feels like operating a vintage car, you get a sense that you are operating a mechanical device with switches, springs, motor etc. In contrast, the WT is like almost like a silent, dead, black hole of a device. The sound of the 160/Grace 707/301 is really surprisingly good although in an absolute sense the WT is better.
I ordered another 301 for the WT, it should be interesting to see how the WT Reference arm handles the high compliance 301/II.
All this talk about 100Hz cu and arm eff mass, got me thinking about the old days.
I used to set up tables in the '80s. Most and the Japan mfg said the S shaped arm was for structural rigidity. The bayoneted connector between the shell and arm is a weak point. It adds some mass to the arm, but I wonder how much a 1200 arm would lose if straight, a gram or two??
Some of us converted many AT MM 100Hz cu to 10Hz and found the conversion to be a sliding scale. Low cu carts, AT95 is 6.5cu (100) and is 15cu @10.
\AT-440/120 150MLX etc are 10cu = 18cu @10Hz. 1.6 to 1.8g VTF.
But the AT140 is 16cu @100Hz, but max VTF is 1.6 so cu should be similar.
Denon makes a nice inexpensive LOMC
I had a DL160 and I would guess it would be impossible to beat for what I paid; also has a 304 - nice cart and sounded amazing with a SS ruby line contact. Worth every penny.
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