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In the Thread: Vinyl Ceremonies: Repeatable VTA
Post Subject: Speaking of silicone...Posted by Paul S on: 5/13/2008
Needless to say, my arm (the Well Tempered Reference) is all about silicone.  And indeed, damping does change - somewhat - with the temperature.  However, it takes extreme temperature changes to make me feel the need to adjust damping (which is actually pretty easy to do on my arm); and the house is +/- temperature controled, after all.  Further, I have not noticed that there is ever an "optimum" temperature, when silicone is "correct" and I can ignore VTA/SRA.  Basically, it's always an issue for me these days.

So far, I am not aware if temperature changes alone make me want to change VTF or VTA/SRA; but neither have I looked for the connection yet.  Although it is very easy for me to adjust VTA/SRA, VTF is a pain.  Also, I cannot so easily keep track of anything except relative height for VTA/SRA; there is no good way for me to "mark" the height for a given record, to make that setting exactly repeatable.

By the way, I did not have this "problem" at all with the same TT and arm, but with a different cartridge (Grado Sonata), and I did not even worry about it with my present TT, arm, Ortofon 3000 II cartridge and my previous phono stage/pre-amp, a highly-modified Audible Illusions M3A.

That's right, the K&K and the Bent TAP "caused the problems" by making everything so clearly audible.

This would be Life In Hell, for sure, except that the best I'm getting with this configuration is very very nice, much better than before in every way...

(except I miss the peaceful bliss of ignorance...)

Remember when I said I love having a remote for my pre-amp?  I think if I had to get up and down for that, too, then I would give it up.

No...  I guess it would take more than that...

Paul S

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