chakster
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| Cartridge recomendation for Garard 301 and Ikeda IT-345CRI Hi, definitely buy Miyajima , here is my IT-345 with Kansui Or Ikeda 9 III, it’s old, but gold. Or you can always search for FR-7fz or Miyabi crtridges. All can be used without SUT if your phono stage is good. I like vintage Luxman toroidal silver... | |
| Reasonable moving coil cartridge Why not look for a gently used cartridge you’ll get much more for your money. I’ve had great luck with a few I’ve bought. Absolutely, i never buy NEW, even slightly used sample (for 20hrs for example) of the brand new cartridge will be 30% cheape... | |
| Bare cartridge design, Sumiko Blackbird Low Output Over 100 cartridges since the early 60's; many came with thrift store turntables which happened to have good cartridges on them, many purchased in the late 80's to mid 90's,by which time most everyone temporarily gave up on turntables. Nice, 5-7... | |
| Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork. Some proper mats as alternative to any modern mats:my CU-180 with ST-10 and SAEC SS-300 Two best vintage mats on the market, the last one is much cheaper.Instead of isolation platform under a turntable i would recommend to use pneumatic feet (sup... | |
| Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork. It simply is one of the few mats I had to make some comparisons. Certainly, the OP should try other mats. Nowhere did I suggest that more expensive mats like the gunmetal suggested by Chakster would be inferior or not options. Thanks. Good idea | |
| Bare cartridge design, Sumiko Blackbird Low Output @lewm you're professional and your experience with different cartridge must be great. I have stupidly destroyed one cartridge and another one has been destroyed by a visitor, s**t happens. Personally i would never buy such cartridges, i am more co... | |
| Reasonable moving coil cartridge My MC "Rabbit Hole" is getting a few broken DL-103 carts and modifying them. I have a DL-103S with a fine elliptical and a wood bodied DL-103 with a hypereliptical sitting here to play with. Could you summarize the cost of the broken cartridge,... | |
| Reasonable moving coil cartridge Fremer always goes to extreme with his alignments, his method is not for everyone, his own system is also not for everyone with that $30k SAT tonearm, i remember hot discussion about this tonearm alignment null points etc (some members claimed the... | |
| Bare cartridge design, Sumiko Blackbird Low Output What do I need to know about this design All you need to know about its "design" is that most likely you will destroy the cantilever accidentally before you stylus wears off. This mistake will cost a lot. Just look at this cartridge. It looks lik... | |
| long lasting cart Where did zyx.com get their data - did they do actual testing? VDH says his stylus can last 3000-hrs. But there is a big difference between ZYX and VDH, and that has to do with VTF. The higher the VTF the more force and the faster the wear. If you... | |
| Bare cartridge design, Sumiko Blackbird Low Output Would you like to try some rare NOS Vintage MM/MI cartridges, you will be surprised how good they can be, Sumiko design with that unprotected cantilever is awful in my opinion and stylus profile is mediocre elliptical. | |
| long lasting cart Where are you seeing where a MicroRidge can be used for more than 2000 hours. I’m interested in that kind of longevity! I may be missing something here so pardon my ignorance. @malatu Yes, you’re definitely missed something, especially the last pa... | |
| Turntable Mats: Rubber, Felt or Cork. I guess you failed to remember @ noromance list of his personal mats and their benefit. This was early on in this very thread.Like I said, I have nothing to prove. There is nothing interesting in his list and nothing serious to compete with you... | |
| Reasonable moving coil cartridge Chakster,Somehow in Lithuania we do have 2 masters who works with cartridges. I do know both in person. And had an opportunity to listen of some of their works. One of them is my friend and once he did prototype in two versions one nude 0,5 mil ... | |
| GRGAUDIO That way the UPS driver wont toss it against your door like a Frisbee and your dog won’t munch it like a milk-bone.Only in America.In the rest of the world UPS actually call first over the phone and it’s impossible they will leave a parcel like t... |