axelwahl
Responses from axelwahl
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Rayr2,y.s.: ...but challenge him on what he says... :-) aye.Being a rebel has it's rewards, no? Yet, when I look back at my contributions to those early parts of this thread I have to admit: I just didn't get it, and the subject seemingly so off t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Rayr2,I thought I only had some miscommunications with my current girl friend, and now THIS? (I am obviously not one of your famous 3, hm :-)If you like LOMCs better then good MM/MIs what's your gripe, just enjoy the music, or?This is funny I say,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder,so let's agree my system is really whacked out and that is why MCs don't sound closer to the real thing as this MI cart does.The difference is BY NO SMALL margin! I use 47k straight into my ML-326S phono-modules and the 60dB input which ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder,on the one side you speak of tolerance, on the other of WACO :-) Funny, is it just me, but I have absolutely no issue(s) with Raul's contributions what ever. In fact he often mediated when things got a bit hot, and I truly appreciate THA... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm,y.s.: "Have you guys heard the A90?"Frankly *WHY SHOULD I BOTHER*, true it may sound better then their until then best of breed (Windfeld), and now this A90 with only 400 made --- welcome to that marketing spiel!If I listen to the M20FL (to s... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siniy123,Beryllium has the best "inner damping" (very low density i.e. very light and stiff) of known metals or metalloids (like boron) in use for e.g. dome tweeter caps as mentioned.So, yes it is superior even to diamond in these applications. Bu... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siniy123,you mix up Boron with Beryllium! The former does not allow for "pipes" the latter does. Beryllium is a very poisonous material in powder form and needs a VERY specialised process to still use it as e.g. in tweeter domes such as still manu... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Siniy123,y.s.: "I can hear a signature of its simple alloy cantilever"Guess what? The signature of those boron cantilevers are on my list since some time, as to why ALL my higher priced MCs do sound so uninvolving. (The A90 has EXACTLY the same mo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm,it may be of interest that *ALL* M20FL super characteristics you mentioned are exactly as I find them:- bigger image- more "real" or more pleasing piano tone- makes known good LPs sound fantastic- more vivid Note: >>> cannot fault th... | |
| NOS cartridges I have a number of 20 and 30 plus years old carts (all MM or MI tho') and ALL sound very good in deed.I had two new MC carts (Ortofon) and both of them had suspension problems and had to be replaced (a 6 month effort in each case).Now go figure...... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Downunder,yes all you say has merit, and all I forgot to put was the always required mantra: YMMV :-)Axel | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi All,I just did another 1 week cross-check between my Ortofon Windfeld and Ortofon M20FL Super. There where some questions raised whether some LOMC vs MM~MI x-checking had occurred --- well yes.The M20FL has clearly better harmonics, better stag... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lewm, Raul,I followed that call (MP-50) and so be it. It's like "cherche la femme; or Et Dieu… créa la femme") or "Und immer lockt das Weib".A beautiful sounding cart has something in common with that "la femme" there is some mystic hidden in thos... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lewm,I think listening to big foils may just be a VERY nice compliment to this cart, and in turn I suspect that a V15 III, VN35MR become more noticeably brash. Brashness and "greyness" are related, again it can only think of it in terms of a di... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lewm,>>> slightly on the "gentler" side of dynamics,<<< ain't exactly "SLOW" as you read it. I can't recall having said that s~l~o~w . . .I also think *your* description sounds fine by me.My rig: SME 10, SME V, and SS phono-bo... |