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| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Sirspeedy,Great post! It appears you LIKE IT. Can you comment on your experience with setting up the cartridge and ultimatly finding an optimum combination of settings. I.e., what were the optimum VTF, VTA, and loading? How did the sound change by... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description All,I've been playing around with an Orpheus lately. It only has about 80 hours on it. I thought it was a lot more but it isn't. Therefore, I believe my observations are on a cartridge that isn't fully broken in. It certainly sounds extremely clea... | |
| Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa Agree. I've changed just about every other component a couple of times over but the Dunaly's sound better each time I make an upstream upgrade. In most cases they're not the weakest link.Try drinking a Belgian beer while listening. Even better.Andrew | |
| Will the new C.A.T. LEGEND be the ultimate preamp? In addition to the changes decribed by Strapper211 I also heard he will use a 1:4 Jensen step-up transformer in the phono stage. Price will be 16K.Andrew | |
| Tracking Force Gauges Vincentkkho,The more I thought about this the more I think I need to retract my assertion on a false reading as a result of the magnetic attraction. Certainly with the cartridge suspended over the gauge, one sees a negative reading appear. However... | |
| Wadia 302 Direct to amp or via pre-amp Newbee,The volume in a Wadia (at least my 861SE)can be manipulated in two ways:1) Digital Volume Control (1-100). By setting to 100, you have essentially bypassed the Digital Volume Control. If you use a preamp, you should set the DVC to 100. Do n... | |
| Which speaker to replace Dunlavy SC-V? Dazzdax,The Dunlavy'sare one of the most reasonably priced, balanced speakers. You can certainly find speakers that are more resoved and coherent from the mids to hiughs (e.g., Avantgarde, Magico Mini) but you will be hard-pressed to find a speake... | |
| Tracking Force Gauges Guys,One more thing to add about the 95 gauge. I've noticed that as the cartridge is lowered down onto the gauge, and just before touchdown, the gauge begins to read negative. In my case it can be as mach as -0.03 g. Although the gauge is advertis... | |
| Tracking Force Gauges I bought the $95 gauge and I'm extremely happy with it. Very repeatable and reliable. Highly recommended. | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Sirspeedy,Sounds like you have a good process for comparisons. Too bad you're doing most of the work:) We're looking forward to the results.Andrew | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Sirspeedy,No offence taken. I agree that magazine reviews are typically incomplete and this one does not give any indication on how it compares with other Trasfigs. I was thinking about not posting this but ultimately I thought that an additional ... | |
| Tranfiguration Orpheus description Here is a translation of the review in the German magazine Image HiFi:With the previous top of the line Temper, one faced the painful choice between the V or W version; either somewhat higher or lower output and thereby somewhat higher or lower mo... | |
| setting the azimuth Doug,With regards to fine-tuning by ear, what do yoy think of the following idea:Select a few CD's that you alos have the lp's and listen for image placement on various tracks on the CD's and then repeat with the LP to see if they are located in t... | |
| Review: Grado Prestige Black Cartridge Ekobesky,I wholeheartedly agree with your review and opinions on the Black. I have used one extensively on my top notch rig and have very few complaints. I have "enjoyed" it more than some expensive (!1,000) MC cartridges. I think you would need t... | |
| Acoustic Solid Related to Acoustic Signature? I have an Acoustic Signature Mambo and I'm very happy with the perfromance and value. The prodcut is very well made and works flawlessley.Gunther at Acoustic Signtaure is a pleasure to work with if you have any questions.Andrew |