Dear Raul, My assumption is that you don't speak German so my intention was to add some info that I got from the site you provided. To me it is obvious that Alex buy corpuses of both : AKG and B&O. He then provide them with styli of his own making and resell them. I never looked at B&O carts on the German ebay but well the AKG. The AKG P 8 ES Super Nova one can get for, say, 10 Euro without stylus. Idem the AKG 25 MD. I own 3 Super Nova and 2 of 25 MD. All of them without styli. I bought them because they were so cheap. But 200 Euro for one aftermarket stylus I don't regard as cheap. BTW there are often the AKG's with original stylus on the German ebay for less money. So, it seems to me, even in Germany one is profiting from your thread.
Regards, |
Dear Nandric: IMHO this german cartridge repair source is a welcome " discover " for some of us that need that kind of help.
Price?, that's up to you. Profits?: well no one works for " free ".
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Thuchan: Me either. Please excuse me not to give you an answer about those FR cartridges, not in this thread but I understand your " take " there.
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Dgarretson: +++++ " The 980LZS has a nice low impedance to complement a MC phono stage. " +++++
yes, that was designed to be runned in a MC stage. The B&O MI was a totally different design that needs a specific MM phono stage as any other MM/MI cartridge.
Of course that Lewm could try in his MP-1 but I'm with you about.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
"Of course that Lewm could try in his MP-1 but I'm with you about." Dave's view was that the load resistor on my MP1 input might be too low in value to suit the MMC1. If you noticed, I responded by saying I have switchable input resistors, 100R, 1000R, 47K (may change the latter to 100K). So that's not a problem. I also have two levels of gain available in the MP1; the low gain setting would probably work fine with the MMC1. I do also have an entirely separate phono stage for really high output MMs. However, I think the output of the MMC1 will be too low to drive the MM section of that phono stage. (Silvaweld SWH-550 just replaced the Ayre P5Xe for that use. The Silvaweld is amazingly good, but you might not like it, because it uses only tubes, including even a tube rectifier. It does also have a pair of MC inputs which surely would be capable of working with the MMC1.)
To me, the big advantage of solid state vs tubes in a phono section, lots of gain with low noise, is negated by using MM/MI cartridges, except for the really low output ones.
Meantime, listening to Ella Fitzgerald sing Harold Arlen via the Acutex driving the Silvaweld makes me think that you are quite correct, Raul. We don't need no stinkin' MC cartridges. |
Dear Lewm: Good. Yes, I love the Acutex and the MMC1 is just: amazing!. Have fun.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Hi Lewm and Raul, my observation was strickly about the high background noise level that I experienced with a high-impedance MM/MI cartridge driving MAT02 transistors at phono input in the bottom of a hybrid cascode. Lewm, please post your results in this regard with MMC1. |
Dave, I've only used it so far with the Stanton 980LZS, which is low-ish impedance. Actually, the input stage of the MP1 is a dual-differential cascode in its totality, as you know. Cascodes have high input impedance (I think) notwithstanding the fact that in our cases the lower device is a transistor. I will have to look up the math, but the input Z may be high, certainly higher than that afforded by a typical 47K or 100K load resistor seen in parallel. In fact, are you sure the MAT02 even by itself has a low impedance at its gate? Gotta check it. |
Dear Dgarretson: Do you own the MMC1/2 B&O cartridge?
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Hi Raul, Unfortunately I don't. I'm hoping to try one, but first need to get back on track with repair or replacement of my low-gain phono stage.
Lew, Allen Wright once mentioned that a low-impedance cartridge is less noisy into the MAT02 cascode. This has also been my experience. There is a similar remark in the application notes section on the last page of the MAT02 data sheet. |
Dear Dgarretson: Well I think you are talking on the " venerable " AD MAT02 transistors.
What a coincidence, my 20.6 Levinson monobloks works around those devices at its input stage. I think it came from the very first model of those amplifiers: the 20's ( 1985. ) that latter on were the 20.5s till the 20.6s that I own. Btw, great audio designed products.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Btw, I was unaware that Atmasphere is an hybrid design. I always thinked was full tube design.
Raul. |
Dear Raul,
those old ML Mono blocks were really good designs some 25 years ago. Today you'll find several different approaches and IMHO better sounding amps. But if you are happy with them it is fine. Don't get me wrong I am an afficinado of vintage designs, especially on the TT, tonearm and cartridge field.
No need to discuss the MM/MC topic here cause the main focus is on MMs. Agree! You did such a deep survey of almost every vintage MMs and also some new designs. Hopefully there will be no natural end of the crest. This will become the first thread on Audiogon with over 5000 inputs. Incredible!
best & fun only - Thuchan |
Raul, the stock Atma MP-1 phono preamp is all-tube with cascoded 12AT7s at input. Lewm creatively adapted the MAT02 hybrid input stage from an Allen Wright phono stage schematic. RIP AW. |
Dear Thuchan: +++++ " Don't get me wrong I am an afficinado of vintage designs, especially on the TT, tonearm and cartridge field. " +++++
don't get me wrong but maybe you are an afficionado on electronic amplifier designs too.
I'm not a proffesional one either but not a rockie here. I know in deep every single circuit stage on my 20.6s that were modified where it needs. I know too several today amplifier designs and IMHO, as you said it, have different approaches but not necessary with better quality performance level than my modified 20.6s.
Thuchan, take a good/top electronic design and with the knowledge/skills need it modify it and you could achieve not only a simple up-grade but something you can't imagine.
I can go in deep talking on the subject and talking on my 20.6s but I think is useless other than say:today are very competitive to any other amp out there and a real challenge for many others like your Wavacs.
+++++ " No need to discuss the MM/MC topic here cause the main focus is on MMs. " +++++
No, it's fine to do it , what I'm refering is to discuss in specific FR in your system because then I have to " dissect " very carefully your audio system to relate your cartridge findings and I don't think the thread is good for that.
Through the thread we discussed time to time the MM/MI alternative against the LOMC one, nothing wrong with that. Nothing is perfect and both alternatives have its own advantages and disadvantages even with some of us both share its performance in our audio systems at the same time.
I always say that trade-offs are a main subject on audio quality performance level. Our each one accepted trade-offs are the ones that determine/define what we are hearing.
Yes, today my accepted trade-offs are oriented to the MM/MI alternative till a new LOMC one or other alternative came here and tell me: " I'm way better alternative ".
Any one ( like you ) has the right to " live in the error/mistake ", Ja Ja Ja.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Dgarretson: Now I understand about, thank you.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dave is correct about my/our mods to the MP1 phono section. You and I once discussed this, Raul. Well, if the MMC1 does not mate well with the MP1, I can try it into the MC inputs of my Silvaweld. But the Silvaweld seems to use a JFET gain stage at its MC input which then feeds the all-tube MM stage. Conceivably there might be the same problem with noise using that input as well. If all else fails, I could use the MM input of the Silvaweld with a SUT. But we don't care for SUTs in principle, altho I am sure the proper one could sound great. I won't worry until I hear a problem in actual practice. |
Dear Thuchan: Anyway, your electronics use 50+ technology made it not for audio. What makes those electronics a today top design not against my old 20.6s but against say: Tidal, Vac or the Momentum monoblocks?
I assume you own those electronics because you are certain are a step or steps forward to achieve the real Nirvana, how is this with that kind of technology against today new approaches like the ones I name it? quality performance advantages? which ones?
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Lewm: What happen with the Ayre?
regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Nothing happened to the Ayre. Decided to try the Silvaweld, because there was a great deal on eBay, and because I have a certain belief that the designer knew what he was doing. Plus, the Silvaweld got a fantastic review on Positive Feedback a few years ago, although that was of secondary importance to me. Anyway, I now prefer the Silvaweld. C'est la vie. |
Dear Thuchan: Nevermind, you don't have to reply my latest post.
Now, in good shape and only with the attitude to help and no report/reply need it either: this is only for you.
My advise is that you borrow home Tidal and Lindemann electronics, listen to both ( of course with your benchmark as you name it: FR source. ) and compare against what you own today. If what you have outperform Tidal/Lindemann then IMHO your system is in serious trouble. Anyway, this test can confirm if you are " seated " where you think you are.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Lewm: Well that korean Silvaweld design looks unimpressive but only looks as that because you are really impressed with!
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
There you have it Thuchan... Don't respond, but do check, but... know before checking that if you like what you have vs what visits, you already know you are wrong so don't need to respond then either. It's good to know you have someone watching out for you, isn't it? |
Only a stupid person like you " eat other person food and feel bad ".
R. |
Lew, I would be surprised if the Silvaweld did not have a SUT for the MC gain. Considering this is the main selling point of his Allnic amps. Special SUTs.
I am guessing you like the sound, so who cares if it has a SUT in it.
Cheers |
Dear friends: Another nice B&O good performer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/B-O-BANG-OLUFSEN-MMC20CL-MMC-20CL-CARTRIDGE-BEOGRAM-/270759515189?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D400331121620196071#ht_659wt_1139
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Raul,
was heavily engaged with my new (NOS old design) EMT 997 tonearm now mounted on my EMT. Hey, when you are suggesting new brands for me it rather looks you are inspired going for some other amps. As I know what the ML Monos can and what they cannot ( I don't know about your modifications ) my only idea is you deserve better. Yes, there were and are many errors if we do assess it that way. One could also say we enjoyed the units we had at that stage of experience. It is not about SS against tubes. Both designs offer advantages and disadvantages.
I am not suggesting specific brands for you, would never do. The ones you mentioned I either would not go for or cannot assess them at the time being. Again, don't get me wrong. From the distance only being able to see some units on our Audiogon pages you may get only a clue about one's systems capabilities. So maybe your modified Monos are Thor's Hammer... and I am completely wrong (error/mistake).
In the case of the FR- carts I made up my mind. Of this selection I do prefer the MC. A Signet TK5Ea just arrived at me. I will put my new ATN155LC needle in it. Let's see...
best & fun only - Thuchan |
Regards, Stupid Person:
In Kritik der Urteilskraftwork [Critique of Judgement], published in 1790, Immanuel Kant maintained that taste is an autonomous realm independent from external influences, be they rationality or passions, as well as from considerations of utility, morality, or economy. A matter of discernment and education.
Now it is held, as Thorstein Veblen saw it a hundred years later, that standards of taste do not reflect autonomous and eternal standards of beauty, but a sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty, a thing to be bought.
Taste classifies, and it classifies the classifier.
But, Dear Stupid Person, do not worry; if you work diligently at it, you too may be fortunate enough to be called insecure.
Perhaps, before this wonderful thread is deleated due to name-calling and personal attacks, we should return to the subject of cartridges?
Peace, |
Dear proffessor, "Insecure" ? Most probably ... "Ignorant, Confused, Deluded, Not worthy to read his posts" Some of us the most we try to help & post our findings, the worthless became our validity on this forum ... Depression & disappointment & of course ... "EACH HIS OWN" as our egopathetic times enforce. Where we have lost all of our kindness? Is it not our egoism our greatest enemy? Regrets |
T_Bone, you can imagine how it feels to be treated like this and you`re right it gives a safe feeling that someone is watching out :-) Nevertheless I like your humor and we all will not stop laughing at ourselves especially when it comes to controversial discussions on taste and...
best & fun only - thuchan |
Dear Timetel, you have a wonderful Urteilskraftwerk, esp. on MMs (.-) and I love masquerading as most of us do. I told the Stupid person stop eating anymore in neighbours garden, it might become dangerous - I guess you have heard the stories about the deadly flue in Germany in the last week. No one may delete this thread cause we have to go into the second 5000 posts. Do we have enough MMs left?
best & fun only - Thuchan |
Dear Raul, I am sure that we all will agree that we are crazy to be involved in this hobby. The strange thing however is that the most of us will feel insulted with the qualification 'stupid'. I myself prefer to be stupid rather then crazy. As such I am able to buy as many MM carts as I like. Otherwise I will need consent of my superwisor. Regards, |
Dear Thuchan: ++++ " T_Bone, you can imagine how it feels to be treated like this ... " +++++
before the thread I defend human dignity, my human dignity or other human dignity.
From sometime now this person was posting here ( and in other threads. ) some posts with a tone of gibe/taunt and till yesterday I was supported and try it to be polite with him but : enough is enough, yes as any one of you my patience has a limit that is different from your limits.
He knows exactly what I'm refering to. In the past he never act with me like in the last few months. I have nothing against him but that I don't have to support that kind of posts any more here or in other threads.
I appreciate all the persons as a human and what happen in Agon ( I mean discussions ) is only audio discussions where sometimes are really hot.
Even that this guy was posting what he posted I was worried about him on the nuclear accident on japan and I let him knowed.
Gentlemans, I explain all this because my post was not at " random ", there were IMHO good reasons to posted.
There are another persons on Agon that I know for sure I don't like them. Downunder is one of them but he ( till today ) always is " on line " with out try to make a " damage ", I know Downunder ( he likes me. ) and is fine with me.
There are other persons that I respect a lot like Halcro and Nandric that from my point of view already insult me in this thread when they posted several times that I don't post a cartridge alert when I'm bidding: they questioned my person integrity. I let go that time because I want it to figure why some persons in the last times are changing their " tone " with me. I revise several of my posts and other that my very " direct " subject attitudes or audio disagreements I can't find something that could provoque that attitude's changes. Of course maybe I'm wrong and only I have the culprit.
Maybe for some of you those posts in a gibe/taunt tone are non-important but for me are especially when comes one after other and then one more......
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
and Timeltel is no exception.
R. |
Dear Thuchan: +++++ " I am not suggesting specific brands for you, would never do. The ones you mentioned I either would not go for or cannot assess them at the time being. Again, don't get me wrong. From the distance only being able to see some units on our Audiogon pages you may get only a clue about one's systems capabilities. So maybe your modified Monos are Thor's Hammer... and I am completely wrong (error/mistake). " +++++
I know you are better than that. My suggestion is a in deep serious subject for your in deep consideration. I think that you can't understand yet the overall real subject behind my post. IMHO when you try to understand it and make something about you will know why I said " trying to help " ( I know you are not asking for any help but you like me. ).
My post to you was a serious and useful one it depends on your attitude about. There are IMHO good reasons for what I posted.
++++++ " From the distance only being able to see some units " +++++
certainly not me and I hope not you either because some of us are able to see a lot more than only " some units " and is your audio learning curve status ( on that speciifc subject ) the one that help you to see more than only units.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Raul, You are completely wrong in your assumption that anyone of us has the intention to question your integrity or good will. But the case is that we are used to express our thoughts in a different way then is probable common in Mexico. There are cultural differences in communication. I for example like to tease the Germans in particular. But you can see that Thuchan, Syntax or Dertonarm never feel insulted by me. Thy understand my intentions. You shoud be not so distrustful. I am sure that T_bone is only trying to be funny and I can assure you that this is not easy in our international forum. We can have many differences of opinion but this in noway imply lack of respect for the other.
Regards, |
Dear friends: Again appear this bargain at the same price does not matters my cartridge alerts in the past on this cartridge, even at lower price because now is worlwide " free shipping ":
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sonus-Gold-Blue-Audiophile-Cartridge-NEW-FREE-SHIPPING-/220794400319?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33685f2e3f#ht_1227wt_1139
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Dear Raul,
with this thread you have won Guru-status on MM, so no need to be suspicious that one is trying to bring you down. If we exchange ideas and improvements everyone is able to assess if its valuable for him or not - and BTW i don't regard Nandric as stupid, he only has a stupid humor which I like...
best & good relaxation - thuchan |
Hey Nandric,
you like to tease the Germans? did I miss something? :-) :-) :-) you are right with your answer to Raul.
best & fun, fun, fun only - Thuchan |
Dear Raul, You wrote, "Well that korean Silvaweld design looks unimpressive but only looks as that because you are really impressed with!" Really? You have some information on the Silvaweld SWH550? Because I was unable to find any information anywhere on the net. I searched high and low for a schematic in fact. The only relevant info I found was the review on Positive Feedback by Brad Morricab. He reviewed, loved, and still owns the lesser version, the SWH450. Brad told me himself he never has heard the SWH550. So if you have any info on the SWH550, I would appreciate your sharing it with me. I never thought it would impress you; it uses tube rectification, tube voltage regulation, and of course an all tube circuit, apart from the jFET that is used to add gain for MC cartridges. I have not evaluated the MC gain stage, but the MM one is divine, after a few tweaks. However, no, it does not use coupling transformers or LCR phono EQ, unlike all the Allnic stuff subsequently marketed by Mr Park. It's quite old school in that regard. Downunder, no trafos in the signal path. |
Dear Lewm: Not really, I see the same as you on PF and just imagine that with the input Jfet.
Anyway, you are not an easy guy to impress so you have something in hand that I hope is not the emotion of something " new " . I don't know with which cartridges you already tested and if its quality performance level is " constant " with.
Btw, something about your B&O MMC1 listening experiences?
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |
Regards, Thuchan: I've some familarity with the TK5ea. Output impedance of 900 ohm is just above the range of most cartridges described as having a "sweet" midrange, consequently the resonances spanning the mids and hf's seem to me to run together at 100k res. in combination with any total capacitance above 200pF. The ATN155LC is a good choice for the TK5ea, I hope you enjoy it.
My cartridge attentions for the past several months have been claimed by a Signet TK7LCa. In order to preserve the pristine (near unobtanium) OEM stylus, the ATN155lc has been utilized. DC resistance, impedance and inductance at 550mH are identical to the TK5ea, but the coil windings are 6n pure PCOCC rather than 5n LCOFC. To my ears the Pure Copper by Ohno Continuous Casting windings exibit an improvment in seperation, balance and soundstage. Greater presence in the midrange is heard without loss of detail or substance in the extreme ranges.
Now, the real purpose of this post. Overprized, cheap cartridges fall into the caveat emptor category. Overprized expensive cartridges can be found, I have several. Halcro, known affectionately as "Boots", has written me about the AT7V. One arrived today and I have to admit his enthusiasm is well placed. A member of the proven AT 100 engine, this line is represented by the AT120ea, 125LCa, 140LCa, 140ML & 440ML & MLa, and the 150, 155 and 160 variants. The AT7V offers the full metal construction of the higher offerings rather than the plastic mount of the 120 through 140/440 models, these can be resonant and on some arms microphonic. In appearance the 7V is identical to the TK3-7ea/LCa models, the body shares the gold surface of the TOTL models but the plateing appears to be not quite as heavy. Also, the back and what can be seen of the channel above the cantilever is white instead of black. Just to cover all the bases, it also has the PCOCC windings.
The important part: The spec sheet is in Japaneese, this is considered a Japan-only cartridge. The numbers are in Arabic and as best I can decipher: F. R.: 15-25k hz. Output: 5.0mV (1kHz-5cm/sec.). Seperation: 27dB (1kHz). Balance: 1.5dB (1kHz) VTF: 1.75-2.25gm. 2.0 rec. ?: 3.0kOhm Output impedance: 650 Ohm. Rec. loading: 47k/100-200pF. Vertical (?) compliance: 7.0 x 10-6 cm/dyne. Horizintal (?) compliance: 35 x 10 & etc. VTA: 23*.
Equipped with a nude .2 x .7 ellip. diamond on a nice tapered alu. alloy cantilever, the 7V comes ready to saddle up on a mid-upper mid mass TA. Henry reports it needs adequate break-in time and attention to set-up, particularly VTA, before it comes into it's stride. Less patient, mine immediately recieved a tried ATN155LC stylus. The cartridge warmed up quickly and was almost immediately rewarding. Impedance at 650 Ohm (?, it's the Japaneese) and the ATN155LC stylus results in a character that those who find the TK7SU too organic or woody, or the AT440MLa overly bright, might think the 7V just right. Lots of presence and clarity in the mids, hf's are clear and free of sibilance, the bass is clean and strong without objectionable bloat.
Although the 155LC stylus is a game changer, the AT7V falls neatly into the category of "underprized, cheap cartridge", although at $125 "reasonable" might be a better description. Obviously one needs to spend more than six hours with it to be confident, and also tried with the AT140LC (tapered alu. cantilever), the 440MLa styli as well as a minature ellipt. high compliance micro-mass Signet stylus that's been waiting for just this opportunity.
Henry?
Ancient rig, my ears, IMHO, disclaimers & etc.
Peace, |
A ‘killer’ MM cartridge for $130? In the 3 years since Raul began this thread (which incidentally converted me back to the ‘lost’ joys of the MMs I had once loved), most of the really fine recommended MM examples were from the golden era of analogue……the seventies and eighties. As these became harder to find, or in dubious condition, or increasingly expensive, or with replacement styli no longer produced, we bemoaned the fact that really good, modern MMs were not really being designed? The diminishing analogue market is probably the primary reason…….but I suspect that the ‘swamping’ of the serious analogue market by the MC behemoth is the secondary cause. Apart from Soundsmith, it seemed that a seriously ‘high-end’ MM modern design……..one which could compete with the vintage ‘classics’ promoted here by Raul, Timeltel and others…..would forever be a figment of forlorn hope?
Enter the Audio Technica AT-7V at a cool $130 available from LPGear. For several years this cartridge has been available only in the Japanese market but has recently made a splash on AudioKarma Forums and as Timeltel gave me the ‘Heads Up’……I rushed in and so did he!
What attracted us both I believe, is that the 7V body is based on (or is identical to) the motor design of the wonderful Signet range of TK-3,5 and 7 cartridges which he and I have been extolling over the past few months. I have had the AT-7V for the last 6 days and have not wanted to be premature in my evaluations, being careful to test it extensively against many of my valued cartridges. As the Professor’s enthusiasm indicates (and he and I appear to hear similar traits in our different systems), the 7V projects most of the extraordinary characteristics of the our beloved Signets. The immaculate midrange, full and palpable, dissolving seamlessly into a liquid, shimmering and airy treble which seems to ‘hang’ above and beyond the soundstage. The bass, deep and authoritative……perhaps not quite as well controlled as the famous TK-5 and 7…..yet not overwhelming. Slip in the AT-155LC stylus assembly and the change is complex and stunning. The soundstage heightens and deepens and the presentation takes on a refinement of subtle proportions. This is almost a ‘different’ cartridge to that with the standard stylus and I have not experienced such a change before. This is not to say that it’s a ‘better’ cartridge (for I can happily live with the standard 7V)…….it simply gives one two cartridges with the same body, but as the 155LC stylus assembly is no longer made and its availability is severely limited, this is mostly academic for those of you reading this.
There are however, no free lunches as they say. The AT-7V is a ‘Prima Donna’……at least for the first 20-30 hours. Unlike Timeltel’s, my example was extremely sensitive to the arm on which it was mounted. It is the first cartridge of my collection, which did not like the Fidelity Research FR-64S tonearm, producing a mid-bass to midrange resonance probably caused by its high (35x10-6 dyne) compliance figures. It also initially produced lumpy, ill-defined bass until about 3 hours of use and its sound was constantly changing with any changes in VTA, SRA and VTF (they are all intimately connected of course). Mounted in the Micro Seiki MA-505S tonearm which allows for all these adjustments ‘on-the-fly’, I was finally able to ‘tame’ this recalcitrant performer. So those of you with high-mass tonearms like the Grahams and Triplanar (which simply don’t work correctly with high-compliance MMs), should stick to your LOMCs (the Reed and Copperhead arms are apparently fine).
For those of you though, with medium to low-mass arms, who might have been following this thread but have yet to ‘take the plunge’ into ‘High-End’ MM cartridges…….what have you got to lose? $130 for a taste of what Timeltel and I have concluded is the ‘crème-de-la-crème’ of analogue sound? I would happily live with the AT-7V over the Empires, the ZYX Universe, the Dynavector XV-1s, the AT-20SS and possibly even the Technics EPC-100Mk3?
As ever….YMMV. |
Dear Thuchan, According to the Dutch the Germans have no sense for humour at all. So your qualificaton of my humour as 'stupid' is not relevant. As such it is also not insulting but rather the opposite. However the Dutch have no explanation for the fact stated. According to me this is the case because Kant in particular and the German phylosophy in general is incompatible with humour. So if you like your own kids you should abandon philosophy from your secondary school.
Regards, |
Dear Thuchan, According to the Dutch the Germans have no sense for humour at all. So your qualificaton of my humour as 'stupid' is not relevant. As such it is also not insulting but rather the opposite. However the Dutch have no explanation for the fact stated. According to me this is the case because Kant in particular and the German phylosophy in general is incompatible with humour. So if you like your own kids you should abandon philosophy from your secondary school.
Regards, |
Thanks Timeltel, I am enjoying it but will give me some time for running it cause the needle is new. At the moment my favourite among my vintage designs is the TK3E. It provides punch and pressure and is also showing the full soundstage.
As always I have realized what a great difference it makes if you exchange the old copper litz with new Ikeda silver wire. Using the old litz coming with the e-bay units you give away some of the potential good sound.
I forgot to name you the second MM Guru in this thread. it looks to me you studied that topic and made your PH.d. on MMs, did you?
best & fun only - Thuchan |
Dear Nandric, you got it right - rather the opposite. the qualifier stupid just came alongside when Raul introduced it. The Dutch did borrow a little more of the English humor than the Germans ever could. Most of the Germans are well known to be "beerserious". the German word is bierernst and maybe my translation not the most appropriate. But it is changing quite a bit. the younger generation is different, so this gives hope...
best & fun only - Thuchan |
Dear Halcro, For what it's worth (not much), the Triplanar is firmly in the medium mass group, at 11 grams. Don't know about the Phantom, but my guess is that it too is in the medium mass group. On the other hand, most Reed tonearms longer than 9 inches will have effective mass at least a gram or two or three higher and on up into the high mass group, depending upon length and the density of the wood chosen. I don't know whether these numbers mean much re compatibility with your new flavor of the week cartridge.
Has anyone tried a mono MM or MI cartridge, particularly one of those AT products?
Dear Raul, FYI, I have been listening to the Lenco/Dynavector DV505/Acutex combo thru the Silvaweld. I have a long prior experience with the Ayre in that set up, so I feel competent to make a comparison between the two in my system. It is a bit unfair to the Ayre, which was never intended for use with such high output cartridges. (The Ayre has 3 gain settings; I have it set for the lowest level for use with MMs.) The Silvaweld uses silver mica capacitors in the RIAA equalization circuit, rather than the typical polystyrenes. I wonder whether that is a source of its transparency and musicality. |
Dear Lewm, That may well be however I know from personal experience with the Phantom II, that it is unable to extract reasonable performance from any of my MM cartridges and if you read the review by Montepilot on the Reed arm, he had poor sound with the Triplanar and the Empire 4000D/III. |
Dear Lewm: Silver mica caps?, I never had experiences with but due that are on RIAA circuit it has a main quality " sound " influence.
Btw, how much do you paid for your Silvaweld?.
Regards and enjoy the music, Raul. |