chakster
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| New Cartridge @ericsch http://www.rega.co.uk/exact.html this cartridge output is too much (6-7mV), the diamond is fine (Vital), but the rest is nothing special, this cartridge can be easily upgraded within $600 for much better cartridge. I want to remind that R... | |
| Sent Back the Pro-ject Turntable: What would be the best option in the $1800 range? Comparing entry level 1500c to the truly high-end "G" make no sense.The "G" has coreless motor, the best DD motor available today, just like the SP-10R. The 1500 does not even assembled in JapanThe GR is much closer to the G, the best choice if th... | |
| Cartridge (other than Rega) with Rega RP10 Is there a Lyra "house" sound? A good MC cartridge must be absolutely neutral. Personally i have a phobia about cartridges with unprotected cantilever (like Lyra), it is so easy to bent! | |
| New Cartridge Forgot to mention really like to stick with a MM cartridge. Good choice, you can also look for Moving Iron, Induced Magnet and even Moving Flux for use with MM phono stage. | |
| New Cartridge You have to study the basics about cartridge design first. -Cantilever (conventional like aluminum or exotic like beryllium... etc)-Stylus tip (nude or bonded, the most important is the stylus profile, you’d better ignore cartridges with conical o... | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.3 Question Same question every week from different users of cheap belt drive turntables. Some killer cartridges for your Music Hall:Stanton 881s mkII or 980 Pickering XSV-3000 or 4500 Victor X-1IIe or X-1IIAudio-Technica AT-ML-150 OCC or AT-ML170Grace F-9 or... | |
| Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC with Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge: BASS sounds 'muddy' The Reason? It will be very hard to find any good cartridge at $200, even those great cartridges from the past dramatically increased in price on the market over the years. And i have no idea what you can buy at $200 today (new) ? It is an expensive hobby for... | |
| Cartridge (other than Rega) with Rega RP10 If you know the mass of the arm then you can easily find compatible cartridge, just make sure the dynamic compliance of the cartridge measured at 10Hz and don't forget the mass of the cartridge and screws. Here is the article. I think it must be m... | |
| Sent Back the Pro-ject Turntable: What would be the best option in the $1800 range? The SL1500C is simplified and made in ChinaThe SL1200GR is much better and made in Japan, the difference is not big to buy the right one from the start. You can always try to find gently used SL1200GR for lower price, many audiophiles sell them to... | |
| Moving coil VS moving magnet/iron @mijostyn Do you think the reviews are not marketing tool ? I rarely see any negative review. Everything is marketing today. So we can only buy both types of cartridges to compare, this is what i am doing myself. MM and MI are great, normally chea... | |
| Phono stage: MM only or MM/MC @yogiboy last week i bought Yamamoto A-08s amp., don't know why, i thought i'm quit with tubes, but not yet, i will give this amp a try and it will be a battle between my American First Watt and Japanese Yamamoto. We will see. But tubes in phono s... | |
| Moving coil VS moving magnet/iron You can say that Decca also never "advertised" like that, but it’s MI and when i read comments about Decca i see how many MCs went to the dust. Every manufacturer is free to record a video for youtube or make comments on audiogon like J.Carr did i... | |
| Phono stage: MM only or MM/MC All tubes are colored, it's never ending quest with tube rolling, extra expenses on tubes and the don't last forever, in some cheap phono stages they are evil, in some expensive design they might be good (i can believe). | |
| Phono stage: MM only or MM/MC If you’re using SoundSmith cartridge then you can use SoundSmith MM phono too, just ask Peter at SoundSmith. An MC phono stage with additional options will cost you more. But MM/MC phono stage from JLTi (mk5) is great and reasonably priced | |
| Repair Vintage Bang &Olufsen ? SoundSmith designed B&O cartridges in the 70s, they can also repair B&O turntables |