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Quote from: Dan_ed on 12 Nov 2008, 06:23 pmDoes this answer your question?!?! http://www.mintlp.com/userdan.htm I have done about 3 or 4 sessions of iterations with the MintLP tractor and I have yet to be amazed at how move that teeny stylus ever so slightly in the right direction can take LP playback to places I have never heard until I used this product. Yip is a first-rate businessman and fellow vinyl nut case. He has a special version of the tractor that he uses himself. It has even finer lines than the one he sells. But he won't sell that because it would probably drive 1/2 of the people who tried to use completely 'round the bend. Highly recommended. There are a couple of threads on this product on A'gon. A quick search on MintLP should bring them right up.As you say, tiny movements of the tiny stylus can have major implications, in terms of the sound. Have you ever tried a Wallytractor? The mintlp one has many similarities (the Wallytractor is at least 10 years old) but what I like about the Wally is that it enables you to get the cantilever aligned right, as well as the stylus located correctly on the 2 null-points.Regards,Andy
Does this answer your question?!?! http://www.mintlp.com/userdan.htm I have done about 3 or 4 sessions of iterations with the MintLP tractor and I have yet to be amazed at how move that teeny stylus ever so slightly in the right direction can take LP playback to places I have never heard until I used this product. Yip is a first-rate businessman and fellow vinyl nut case. He has a special version of the tractor that he uses himself. It has even finer lines than the one he sells. But he won't sell that because it would probably drive 1/2 of the people who tried to use completely 'round the bend. Highly recommended. There are a couple of threads on this product on A'gon. A quick search on MintLP should bring them right up.
Quote from: woodsyi on 12 Nov 2008, 03:54 pmI am of the opinion that a cart/arm synergy with your phono preamp gives more bang for the buck (or makes a bigger difference) than the TT as long as your TT is up to a certain standard.I can understand cart/arm synergy being crucial - and making a bigger difference than the TT itself - but why should "synergy" with one's phono stage be important? Shirley a phono stage should produce a flat output from an RIAA-corrected input ... it shouldn't contain an RIAA stage which "corrects for a cartridge's rising top end or its lack of bass - or booming bass from an arm/cart mismatch?Regards,Andy
I am of the opinion that a cart/arm synergy with your phono preamp gives more bang for the buck (or makes a bigger difference) than the TT as long as your TT is up to a certain standard.
The better the analog front end, the more patience it takes to dial it in all the way...
do i simply split the difference here ????
Yip will get a protractor to you within 10 days of your order. You can order from Wally and never hear from him for months. That alone makes the MintLP Best Protractor better. But wait! There is more.The MintLP has its protractor printed on a sheet of plastic that is then applied to mirrored surface. This "suspends" the lines above the surface so that when you look down you will see the line you are looking at and a mirrored image of the line when you are not looking straight on. This feature is taking advantage of parallax. Also, the printed lines are finer than on the Wally so it is possible to get much more precise alignment. With the MintLP protractor it is very possible to align the STYLUS and forget about aligning the cantilever. That is what it is all about.The downside of the MintLP is that you need very good light, very good visual aides, and a lot of patience. However, the results you can obtain are amazing!
An old fart (even older than me) once told me that wisdom is not knowedge, it's knowing what to do with knowedge. I guess we're slowly getting wise.Wayner