Been meaning to post this for a few days now... I was recently spinning some discs on my Victor Orthophonic suitcase model, and it dawned on me to try something out. I slipped a new needle into the shank, and I pulled it back out maybe a millimeter or so, just enough to keep the blunt end from resting against whatever it rests against before tightening the thumbscrew. I immediately heard a noticeable difference in volume (maybe 1 to 2 dB), slightly wider frequency response, and most significantly, an openness (for lack of a better word) I'd never heard before on any windup phono. It seemed like all this time, something was slightly constricting the diaphragm, just like pretty much every windup phono I've ever heard in person, and suddenly there was a whole new freedom to the sound pouring out of it.
Has anyone else ever tried/noticed this? Mr. Bogantz, is this my imagination? Best to all, Robert _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
