3ox
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Panasonic EPC-450C II is a strain gauge cartridge that hit the market back when 4 Channel Quad was still on the market. I believe it was based on Sao Win's work. Being a strain gauge type and not at all compatible with a conventional phono stage, ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Just thought I would follow up with some info on the "Strain Gauge" type carts I have known...The first one I had was Sao Win's FET10 cart, around 1990. It came with it's own Power Supply that provided line level output. I first heard it at a deal... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Flieb, yes it was interesting! I worked at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab back in the '80's where the Tokemak Test Reactor was located and we had 8 2 megawatt RF sources whose purpose was to "shoot" into the plasma to keep it hot and sustai... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Fleib, I knew Dan as he was at the time located in Trenton and I live nearby and some of my friends had his modded X amps and phono stages. I worked on one of my friends (a fellow named Glen) amps when it failed at one point (it was sometimes h... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have been reading through this thread for the last few days, a lot of fun! but I have a question for Flieb...You mentioned a few times having an electrostatic speaker/amp system, "I had mono OTLs direct driving electrostats at 50KV...". I am so ... | |
| KEF LS50 My thoughts here:http://theaudiolog.com/2012/11/09/kef-ls50-further-thoughts/ | |
| Anyone Heard the New Soundsmith Sussurro Cartridge FWIW re:Soundsmith Strain Gauge cartridge.As I recall, John Iverson and Sao Win both produced Strain Gauge cartridges (Win also produced a FET-based cartridge) that measured flat as compaired to RIAA curve through their included box, so it is poss... | |
| Jadem6 stumbled... but hasn't fallen. Yet. I had a ham radio friend who had a transplant, lots of stories. When they found a heart for him, they flew it in by copter (in a styrofoam beveridge cooler packed in ice, no less) and showed it to him before the operation. As he later said, "How m... | |
| Harbeth SHL5 or M40 The M-40's work great in my room, about 13 X 17. They are probably the best monitor-type speaker I have heard. Some people have problems with the warmth of the M-40, but I think it is because they are accustomed to the modern "lean 'n mean sound" ... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Well, respect right back, but there is nothing nostalgic about my assesment of the Quads. They still make the majority of speakers today sound deficient in the midband. Not to say that it isn't possible to better them, just that so few do! Most of... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. LFT-8's slain in midrange by 50 year old Quad 57's. Now where are we? (smile)Kevin | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Giant Killers IMHO must be reasonably affordable, have had an serious impact on the market and/or been outrageously good for the bux. So here are a few...Speakers: Spendor BC1, Quad 57, Quad 63, LS3/5A, Vandersteen 2, Infinity IRS, Tannoy Concentr... | |
| Low priced giant killers If it must be small, Spendor s3/5 are a really good HONEST speaker under $1k new, around $600 used. If you can go with a modest bookshelf your options open up considerably. | |
| Need monitors with a BIG sound It strikes me that by the time you get a pair of monitors big enough to make decent bass on stands, the composite is not much smaller than the Vandy's! But I can very highly recommend Harbeth Compact 7's or Spendor 2/3's (the Spendors can be found... | |
| Am I being fair? Don't worry about it. What ever you did that some people might consider unfair (probably self-servingly) is NOTHING compared to what goes on every day in the "Wild Wild West" of the internet... |