artar1
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| McIntosh MC402 I had a chance to audition the MC402 with a pair of Martin Logan Ascent loudspeakers at Magnolia HiFi in Seattle this past summer. The other componets auditioned included the McIntosh MC46 preamp, McIntosh MCD205 CD player, Audioquest Jaguar inter... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Doug,Your statement below probably best summarizes my main reservations about buying a Schroder other than price of course:"It does have a certain delicacy that takes getting used to. There's no finger lift or armtube lock! It's not an arm for the... | |
| Super Scoutmaster or Teres? I think the Scoutmaster is a fine table. The only thing that keeps me from buying it is the tonearm. According to VPI tech support, I must use the VPI JMW-9 tonearm with the Scoutmaster, which is not my favorite tonearm. It lacks antiskating adjus... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Hey Chris, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!Its been awhile since I have written anything in regards to this thread. It could be burnout or it could be health issues. Well, whatever the case, Im back.I am glad to hear that you have gotten som... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Hi Chris!Nice post. I've been under the weather so to speak. And I have been doing a lot of thinking about my priorities in regards to vinyl. Tomorrow, I will post some of my thoughts and respond to what you have written.Artar1 | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued Eldartford,You are probably right. It could also be that the supplier of the beryllium material for the stylus shaft is no longer interested in supplying the needed material at a price that makes sense in a marketplace dominated by MC cartridges. | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued It's official: according to Shure Brothers tech support, the V15VxMR has been discontinued, and there are no plans to replace it. Furthermore, there will most likely be no replacement styluses either because the U.S. Government has classified bery... | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued My cartridge came yesterday.Today, I also ordered a replacement stylus from Jack's Music Factory for $140. The street price is usually $175 to $185.http://jacksmusicfactory.com/default.aspI also sent the following question to Customer Support at S... | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued Sean,Do you see a big problem using the Shure V15VxMR with the Origin Live Encounter tonearm, which has an effective mass of 14.5 grams? The resonance frequency would be about 7 Hz with this tonearm/cartridge combination. Would the stabilizer brus... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl, Perhaps you might consider doing a column for one of the audio magazines. I learn so much more from your posts here than from my subscriptions to TAS and Stereophile. Once I finish setting up my system, I plan to cancel my subscription to bot... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Chris,I understand your situation with the Galibier. Their top-of-the-line model really catches my fancy, only eclipsed by the Redpoint tables and the most expensive ones coming from Transrotor and La Luce. As you know, however, I cant play in th... | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued I understand that the SME 309 is a good match for the Shure V15VxMR. Is this correct? | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued My Shure V15VxMR will arrive tomorrow; I couldn't pass up the $212 price at Beach Audio. It will be a good cartridge to start with, and it will also be a good backup cartridge once I buy a moving coil design sometime in the future.I noticed that t... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Dsiggia,Oops, my mistake about the Tom Evans. That's what I get for drinking wine while trying to type a e-post: I get everything all screwed up. While in that condition, why even my Bose Wave Radio sounds good! : > ) | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Chris,As each day passes, my price sensitivity seems to be increasing, notwithstanding the recent political events affecting the White House. I told my wife the other day that Social Security for her and myself will now be either greatly reduced o... |