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| Richard Strauss Recordings Best Zarathustras have and will always be REINER-I, REINER-II, MEHTA-I on DECCA, KARAJAN-I on DECCA. The Kempe is excellent but has just too much reverb for my taste. Try Kempe's RCA Readers Digest DON JUAN - superb! | |
| Joseph Grado Signature tonearm I would be interested in older Grado Signature cartridges if he had any. They were white in color. Ask her and I could be a buyer! | |
| What equipment do you most regret parting with?? The Infinity IRS Vs. Nothing has given me the greatest pain in their loss. I have not found a speaker system which had the magic of making concert hall sound in one's friendly nest. | |
| Anyone ever hear Conrad Johnson Premier 9 Dac In my humble opinion this is all very system dependent. I have used it with my CEC TL-1X for a number of years with the right power cord on the CEC and Esoteric/Acrolink and the sound is heavenly by analog standards. I know the sound of live music... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Signature III is not sensitive to capacitance but the voicing of the interconnect makes it very particular indeed. It is sensitive to resistance so in some preamplifiers as low as 12k to 10k ohms would be ideal matching.Enjoy the music! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I truly saw this site and was curious. That is why I responded. Many of the distinguished individuals are rediscovering vintage cartridges indeed. It would be appropriate if they can also dig their curiosity in the readings of the 60s, 70s, and 80... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? QuoteIn the other side I don't care what Harry say about ( no I don't need the review, thank you. ) I know what I'm saying. What he said/heard many years ago had the influence of an audio system that IMHO was not comparable to today systems and mo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,What tracking force did you track your ADC-25?? What was the tonearm you used with? This cartridge had to be used a tracking force of no more than 0.7 grams not a tenth more!!! The pickup could track practically anything at 0.5 grams. If you ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? If you are trying to find a Peter Pritchard design for the Super XLM or Super XLM II -- there is no such animal.Peter could not produce in the laboratory a suitable successor to the XLM II. It was never produced. Period. I know, I use to talk to h... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It seems all of you guys are after vintage cartridges. So be it. Enjoy them. I started back in the early 60s with all these cartridges and have quite a few in my collections. They are just relics gathering dust. Truly the cartridges have evolved d... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Please sorry for the misprint. I meant the BEST ADC cartridge prior to the XLM (not after like I stated) was the ADC-25. The XLM does sound better but only because it is more liquid in its high frequencies, the ADC-25 a bit flatter but very smooth... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Please note that the ADC-25 was a fine sounding cartridge. The XLM was even more liquid. You need a very low mass arm otherwise you are defeating the purpose entirely. None, and I mean none of the arms made today are compatible with these pickups ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The ADC 25 must be played on a very very low mass tonearm otherwise you will defeat its purpose. Its compliance was 120X10-6 cm dyne vertically and 56X10-6c, dyne horizontally. You cannot use your wonderful high mass tonearms. Impossible. You will... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? There was some quality control problems at ADC during Pritchards reign but it did not apply to the original XLM cartridge only to the MK IIs. Incidentally the ones that say MK II Improved or MKII Super were made by BSR Company which later acquired... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Tonearm design has continually improved markedly. However the very best low mass tonearms have not been superseded too much, with exceptions such as the Morch tonearms. The Infinity Black Widow tonearm and the Mayware Formula 4 and Grace 717s were... |