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| Phono Cartridge for $1,000. Updated ART-9 called "ART-9XA" and released in June 19th, 2020 | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? You can use 47k Ohm with any MC, there are many nice phono stage with optional loading, the manufacturer recommendations is not mandatory. Same with MM cartridges, 47k Ohm is not mandatory, in many cases 100k Ohm for MM is better. Once you will tr... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive The greatest turntable of all time was belt drive with one motor. Everyone who owns a turntable needs to see this brilliant video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rgK0YMsJXM"The greatest turntable of all time" ? Is it a joke or what ? | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? So would you swap the 1.5 meter cord out for the .5 meter one? My cartridge output is on the high side for a MC, .65. In analog playback a CARTRIGE is NUMBER ONE thing. As much as your cartridge must be matched very well with tonearm, your spea... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? Hey Chakster-should I worry about my 5’ or 1.5 meter interconnect going from my phono stage to my preamp? It’s a Kimber PB&J.Phono cables are the most critical, especially with low voltage signal coming from a LOMC cartridge, the signal can be... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? >>>>>Huh? The pros only use XLR? For that reason I’m out. Please use quote button when you want to quote someone, it will help readers to understand.You don’t need XLR for your walkman or cassette deck, but try to tell something ab... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? Separate question that I haven’t been able to get answered in another discussion about phono stages (not sure why). What is the advantage of a balanced input or output for phono stages? Is that feature only available on very expensive models? Is t... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus MK1 - What cartridge would you recommend My dynavector cartridges are all have higher compliance than most of the MC cartridges on the market. I have no idea bout WT tonearm effective mass but this is the reason Dyna was recommended to match well with this arm. Regarding Grace i would li... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus MK1 - What cartridge would you recommend Dynavector KARAT series is superior technology and much smarter design than Hana (from Excel Sound). Short Ruby or even shorter Diamond cantilever with Micro Ridge (they call it Micro Reach) is better than anything you can get from Hana. Also WT r... | |
| Your thoughts on upgrading Feickert protractor seriously, magnifying glass and lighting is what i'd like to add for improvement | |
| Your thoughts on upgrading Feickert protractor Are you serious? chakster protractor CAN’T be improved. It is already the best (grin). Exactly, i sill hope to meet a super human being who can detect by ears a tiny difference in alignment within a few microns. | |
| Phono Cartridge for $1,000. LOL I was supposed to say that Sumiko should not be in this list at all. ART9 cost $990 from US dealers | |
| Your thoughts on upgrading Feickert protractor Ok, i just checked mine and there is absolutely no movement between the parts, metal shaft sits firmly. The latest version of the Feickert called GN (Next Generation). The Universal is an old version and it’s different from the latest NG. If you’r... | |
| Recommendation for MM cartridge to fit Linn Ittok LVII arm that will outperform Adikt Few cartridges within $750 budget (or lower) that killing nearly all those modern MM are:*Victor X-1IIe with titanium pipe cantilever and nude elliptical tip *Stanton SC-100 WOS with sapphire coated cantilever and Stereohedron II stylus tip *Picke... | |
| Your thoughts on upgrading Feickert protractor What version are you talking about? The latest version or first version ?If your turntable spindle is too thin simply wrap it with a piece of tape (around it). |