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| When to change a cartridge? whart, thank you for your clear write-up. I hate to be the "real-world guy," but looking into VAS for retipping they quote four to eight weeks, with shipping probably more like six to ten weeks. I would not be able to tell if the retipped stylus s... | |
| When to change a cartridge? Viridian, sounds like a plan. I'll have it evaluated like I did with my 20-year0old amp. | |
| When to change a cartridge? Viridian, I think the salespeople at my online retailer told me that my stylus might even last up to 3,000 hours because of what you've said about its shape. Anyway, now that I know I can send it in and have a new stylus put on for about $400 to $... | |
| When to change a cartridge? Viridian, thank you for the in-depth article on stylus wear. There are a lot of variables involved, but one that is important to me is $ per hour a stylus costs, and also what my ear is hearing. The article mentioned female vocalists and how sibil... | |
| When to change a cartridge? inagroove, thanks for the suggestion. My system sounds great. I play all kinds of classical music, string quartets or bombastic pieces like Scheherazade that also has a very musical violin. I have pieces with fat-sounding violins and thin-sounding... | |
| When to change a cartridge? In regards to cleaning a cartridge, I once sent a Grado Reference into Grado because the cantilever had been bent by an errant hand. I am pretty sure Mr. Grado himself fixed the cartridge. One thing he told me was to stop using that gunk to clean ... | |
| When to change a cartridge? 2psyop, Thanks. I purchased a microscope that sits on a stand. The cartridge is a super fine line. I can look cartridge shapes up on google. Thanks for the info. | |
| When to change a cartridge? 2psyop, if I do buy the microscope what am I supposed to look for on the stylus? Thanks. | |
| When to change a cartridge? Kennyc, does a Soundsmith cartridge last longer? I have an Audio Research PH-7 phono stage. What do you mean by adequate? Thanks. | |
| When to change a cartridge? dogberry, thanks for the heads up on VAS. | |
| Should I replace my 20-year-old Hovland Radia Amp? Bob Hovland the designer and builder of the Hovland Radia tested the amp to bring it up to specs. He said after twenty years everything was up to specs. Apparently he built the amp with high-grade industrial parts that don't wear out too easily. H... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? I have owned both the ARC Ref. 2 Mk.II and the ARC. Ref 3. I thought they were both fantastic, the Ref. 3 not quite as bloomy. I am getting away from tubes because having to change tubes in a preamp is a pain. But I would still be running the ARC ... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? No matter what you do you're going to need the functionality of a preamp. Which means that the sound of your system will be affected by the preamp in an integrated, in a DAC with preamp, streamer, or whatever you use. I have used my headphone amp ... | |
| Should I replace my 20-year-old Hovland Radia Amp? I have the person who designed and tuned the amp evaluating it. The sparkling reviews I read of it when it was new described attributes I like. I'm thinking if Hovland works on it, the amp will only get better. At least, that's the bet I'm making.... | |
| Should I replace my 20-year-old Hovland Radia Amp? I was going to keep the Hovland Radia until it died or I could hear its sound being diminished by age. Then I found out that I could have Bob Hovland, the designer and manufacturer of the Hovland Radia, check it over and bring it up to spec. I cou... |