chakster
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| Where to Connect a Phono Preamplifier into a Line Stage We don’t know the model of your preamp, right ?Some designers of the Line Level Preamps can offer different gain for different line inputs, but if you have something like this is must be stated in the manual. Here is a line level preamp with this ... | |
| Cartridge suggestions Are these prices good used condition or NOS? Anyway these discussions got me curious and I bought an NOS 881s for $300. Great price for a NOS unit, definitely a bargain! I never buy beaten or bad condition cartridges, so when i share my notes abou... | |
| VTF gauge How can you measure 1.25 gramson the DS1 if it only resolves to .1 grams? Very simple, i will set it to 1.2 first (and will check in on my DS1) and then i will just add 0.05g on my tonearm counterweight. Any proper tonearm have precise counterwei... | |
| Best Tonearm for Thorens TD-124. I remember interview with Leif Johannsen and he said Jelco is the manufacturer of the Ortofon tonearms, they are definitely better than Jelco own design (and more expensive), no doubt. Here is the latest factory tour and there is no tonearm manufa... | |
| VTF gauge I thought so @lewm but that "super DS3" sucked the energy quickly and does not display the weight correctly, so i returned it to Japan when i bought it (new). They want me to be a bankrupt on batteries, changing them every week. Something was wron... | |
| Whest Phono Stages UK Whest vs. Japanese VIDA, anyone ? | |
| VTF gauge I tried those Chinese digital gauges before, a few of them, they were OK, but they did not have that lower platform on the level of vinyl record which is a nice bonus. Ortofon DS-3 was more problematic than my Ortofon DS-1. I swear the cheaper DS-... | |
| Jelco SA-750D cartridges I’ve not owned it, but I’ve heard it, and I don’t agree with your assessment at all. I have heard better than that, but even if I hadn’t I’d have zero interest in trawling the internet for weeks, months or years in order to attain a slight increme... | |
| Jelco SA-750D cartridges Damn, can't edit my post:I meant AT150 Anniversary LTD MM that someone compared to AT-ML180 long time ago. And i meant not "cheap" but still cheaper cartridges than AT-ML180, actually used AT-ML180 is not so expensive as NOS AT-ML180. I even sold ... | |
| Jelco SA-750D cartridges Nor do I agree that they are in any way, shape or form head and shoulders better than current cartridges. The very best of them (AT-ML170/180) may indeed have a slight edge on the top of the line VM series cartridges, but nowhere near large enough... | |
| Best Tonearm for Thorens TD-124. My local dealer, who recommends this table for some really high end systems, likes the top end Ortofon arms. Ortofon tonearms made by Jelco in Japan | |
| VTF gauge Ortofon DS-1 is the best digital gauge, periodyou can close the topic | |
| Cartridge suggestions Any thoughts on Nagaoka cartridges? Had an MP110 once which I rather enjoyed... Here we go again, the Nagaoka MP110 has BONDED elliptical stylus, best cartridges must have NUDE stylus and better profiles (LineContact type at least). If you enjo... | |
| Cartridge suggestions And the 9"EVO arm is fully adjustable FYI What you mean fully adjustable? Can you adjust azimuth of the fly like you can do with Reed 3P tonearms for example ? Or there is a VTA on the fly like on Technics tonearms ? If you can adjust VTA then the... | |
| Cartridge suggestions Did you read my post before you responded? Yes, i just missed the price point of $500, sorry Stanton 881s mkII cost about $350 nowadays and most of the other cartridges i have mentioned are under $700 and even better. Pickering XSV-3000SP is just... |