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Field coil dava cartridge
I received my DaVa and directly sent it to my friend in NL for a compare, as he has my favourite analog set up, the vyger with red sparrow. It runs through Thrax mk2 and Thomas Mayer phonos into Trafomatic Elysium amps into Cessaro zetas. He also ... 
Field coil dava cartridge
Personally I think it’s evident when heard. A friend of mine, when he put his optimised tape on next to his currently basic TT set up (waiting upgrade) he texted me he now gets what I mean by flow. Once he optimises his TT set up he should get it ... 
Field coil dava cartridge
@lewm  sorry for the delayed response.   i am not a regular here, mainly because of the user interface. Regarding your points addressed to me: I have heard Maggie many times, the glass door pic was only in relation to a vyger system as in that a... 
Mono Cartridge Question
To clarify, my DaVa comment was on stereo and not mono. I haven't heard the mono.   
Mono Cartridge Question
When I found the DaVa to be the most high resolution cartridge I heard, I was initially worried how 3.5g tracking force and conical styli would affect valuable, high priced original records. Also, I am mainly a fan of linear tracking using Vyger e... 
Field coil dava cartridge
I have heard, compared, and liked various audio technica from AT33, Art 9, to Art 1000. They are nice cartridges, very average compared to DaVa. @rauliruegas  seems to assume and state other people’s preference without knowing their experiences t... 
Field coil dava cartridge
There is no similarity between DS audio and DaVa except that both are the most detailed I have heard. Jonathan Tinn owns north and he or Mike could let us know what he thinks about both    DS audio is not a field coil conical cactus stylus cartr... 
Field coil dava cartridge
Darius just posted this on Facebook “ATTENTION!!! All the orders for DAVA cartridges will be taken again after 1 May 2023.”   not sure if this is because he is choc a block filled with orders or because he thinks debating Raul and milo will take... 
Field coil dava cartridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ohDB5gbtaEQ   Just happened to visit the Gon for a short discussion, and ran into Raul  
Field coil dava cartridge
Sorry there is no point further debating with you, you will make what assumptions required in your post and state that as truism  
Field coil dava cartridge
Some techy detail in this article    
Tube Amp for Devore O/96
@flipturn i heard the airtight and NAF in different rooms my gut says NAF but didn’t hear them next to each other. In such cases even the tubes used can make a difference. Also keep in mind that Art Dudley used this speaker as a reference with Shi... 
Tube Amp for Devore O/96
The Jadis was a KT150 but why would anyone use 88, 150 etc when 2a3 push pull out 300b work? Try some EL84 push pull or a 845 or 211  
Tube Amp for Devore O/96
I have heard O96 in the same room with: 100w Jadis integrated, 50w Riviera Hybrids, 20w Silvercore 833c, a German 300b 20w, and New Audio Frontier 2a3. They were best with the NAF.  In another room, with Airtight EL34 34 watts, and Airtight 300b... 
Field coil dava cartridge
A couple more points to my previous post: I have heard the AN IO field coild cart, also mentioned in my blog on an Italian trip write up. It was also briefly compared in another system with Etsuro Bordeaux and Decca London. The owner of the syste...