On the advice of Ypsilon's Demetris Baklavas, I connected a nude Vishay 15k ohm resistor in parallel with the secondary winding of my Ypsilon MC-16L step-up transformer, which resulted in the Proteus "seeing" a load of about 44.4 ohms. Using a digital oscilloscope, I got minimal crosstalk with the cantilever very close to perpendicular to the record surface. The advantage is that it's almost impossible to accidentally break the cantilever.Ī stylus rake angle (SRA) of 92° was easily achieved with the tonearm close to parallel to the record surface. Installing the Proteus in my Continuum Audio Labs Cobra tonearm was hampered only by the cantilever's being tucked well under the body, which somewhat impeded the setting of overhang and zenith angle. In short: When you buy a Proteus, you get the build quality and low-tolerance specifications you're entitled to for $6000. The cartridge weighs a moderate 7.8gm, meaning that between its mass and compliance, the Proteus is intended to be used in a tonearm of medium to high mass. The body is of resonance-controlled aluminum. The recommended resistive load is greater than 10 ohms (or 10 times the internal impedance, which is a useful rule of thumb for the resistive loading of moving-coil cartridges). Compliance is moderate at 13 x 10 ≦cm/dyne, and the recommended vertical tracking force (VTF) is 2.0gm. The claimed channel separation is better than 30dB (200Hz≡kHz), with a channel balance within 0.5dB at 1kHz. Send us a note and tell us about your musical world.The cantilever is of 0.3mm-diameter solid boron, to which is affixed a PA (3x30µm) stylus of solid diamond. And it ends with you too because the ultimate test is whether you hear more of what you've always wanted to hear from your music. Our approach is to first understand your current audio reality and needs, and then consider possible solutions to those needs second, purchasing new gear, when necessary, only becomes helpful and meaningful after those first two steps. Sometimes these "differences" can accumulate or even work at cross purposes with other components (and their differences)-and ultimately can cause your system to perform at less than the sum of its parts. And the implications of these "differences" for your system are huge. It's often far more appropriate to talk about the "differences" of one component from another rather than simply which make and model is "better" than another. The problem may be less about having one "great" piece of gear versus another, it may be about having something that is "different" in just the right ways to achieve the sound you want or to best match other aspects of your system.
If you have a high-end audio system, you likely have some outstanding equipment. One elephant in the listening room that's seldom mentioned is the fact the top-end of high-end audio components are often distinguished more by subtleties of "differences" than by crude standards of "good"/"bad" or even "better"/"best". We're able to translate the things you like and don't like about what you hear from your audio system into an understanding of what you are getting or are not getting from specific components and aspects of your listening environment. Our expertise lies in intimate knowledge of and experience with the panoply of ever-evolving, ever-changing high-end audio equipment and how each component affects the system. We believe that you know better than anyone else what you like and what you don't like about your current listening experience. Sometimes it's time to consider a new system. Sometimes there's a single component dragging the whole system down. Sometimes those solutions are about better use of gear you already have, better placement of components, or better room treatment. Only then can we start thinking about the best and most meaningful solutions for you. The first thing Wes will do is talk with you about the music you enjoy listening to, the equipment you use, your listening environment, and what aspects of your music experience makes you most happy or causes you the most concern. Wes Bender Studio NYC starts with you and ends with you.
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