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Cartridge advice For ’12 inch tonearm this "SP" (Special) version is a killer. XSV/3000SP compliance is 15cu at 10Hz, and this is the only Pickering top of the line cartridge with lowered compliance for modern tonearms, the rest of them are twice as much in compli... | |
Who owns/owned a Fidelity Research FR1 MK3F & what is similar but better Coincidentally I recently discovered that they shift another gear if you use them with a silver wired step up transformer. I've been using them with Luxman Toroidal Silver SUT But the recent discovery is Current Injection phono stage, it's so n... | |
What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? I went from various iterations of the original SME 3009 arm to various VPI arms including two of their 3D arms to my current two arms, Reed 3P's. I have had 9", 10.5, and 12. Steel, alloy, carbon, plastic (VPI 3D, call it "composite" if you like... | |
Who owns/owned a Fidelity Research FR1 MK3F & what is similar but better There is a hype because it is one of the rarest version of FR 7 family. @edgewear You’re right about shorter cantilever, as i can read in the English catalog about model 702: "Newly developed short cantilever reduce the effective mass of the movin... | |
Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges @cleeds I am not working with them, there are exceptions for sure, there must be good people in business. But it is clear that stock DENON 103 designed for high mass tonearms, this is the basics, every dealer should know this. I have re-read email... | |
Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive According to chakster the micro ridge stylus is ’’essential’’while our eloquent member from Australia was so impressedwith his Sony XL 88 D that he declared the precious to be thebest ever (in his) collection. He ascribed this ’’quality’’ to the (... | |
Reasonable not to be offered a trial on a cart? The reason is that you get your free demo from the dealer to make sure how it works in your system, but they you're buying elsewhere cheaper (from grey market dealers online). | |
Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges Dealers normally know nothing, they only push the sales of whatever combination. I've been asking dealers many times and realized some of them don't know what they're talking about. Low compliance MC is NOT optimal for Rega tonearms. | |
Who owns/owned a Fidelity Research FR1 MK3F & what is similar but better Interesting @edgewearWhat’s the hype about 702 by the way ?I never tried this model, but looking at the specs for the rest of FR-7 HERE and comparing to the specs from my the scan of the FR catalog i see there is not difference between 702 and FR-... | |
Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges Mike, you can sell and buy stuff, when you’re buying slightly used you can sell it with no loss. When you’re buying something new you can sell it with discount. It’s not necessary to sell, but if you’re willing to sell there is nothing wrong with ... | |
Pro Ject Debut Carbon improvement possibilities You already have an Ortofon, try something completely different, what’s the estimate budget ? I’ve been buying MM and MI cartridges for the past 7 years nonstop and i am very impressed by most of them. Price range for very nice working horses is $... | |
A Soundsmith Re-tip Believer According to my mom I was the most beautiful baby in the world. :)) | |
Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges Denon 103 is on your radar because of the low price ? Denon is a low compliance cartridge with conical tip, how it can be good for mid mass tonearm designed for MM (or for mid compliance MC). Denon 103 series designed for high mass tonearms (those... | |
Will a Rega P6 work with a Denon 103r,103D .Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridges Go Technics, you will never regret it.And much better cartridges than Sumiko available even at lower price. One example with 15cu compliance (only for "SP" version) match for Technics tonearm.Stereohedron stylus tip profile is one of the best of a... | |
Brightness All the Zu Audio speakers have a rising treble above 10khz. Some call this "detail"!!! Same problem with B&W speakers. Zu Audio speakers are not the same, supertweeter is different, depends on the model, high pass network can be upgraded with... |