chakster
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| Frustrated with Vinly It is really strange than someone need to clean a NEW records, especially with some expensive cleaning machines and stuff like that. This method for a NEW records is a waste of time. When a NEW record is visually clean then all you need is to use ... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges @bydlo Don’t get me wrong, I’m not into "mine is bigger" business :) I’ve been recently on the market for a cartridge after I had learned that my modified FR7f (boron cantilever + Shibata diamond) has been modified pretty poorly (deformed innards... | |
| Frustrated with Vinly Jay, you can simply visit some of your friends with better system to play your LPs. Because vinyl is vinyl, if you hear only pops and background noise and no "magic" then the system is very low quality. Normally in a very good system vinyl is pure... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? Chakster DHT tubes go back to at least the 30’s transformers even further. I am guessing you are not a musician who has played in bands and orchestra’s. @tomwh Right, i am not a musician, but i have a piano on the left of my system and i can compa... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? If you want to look at the proper diamonds then check this. This is what the most important. If you think the Denon is a bit closer to Elliptical (while everywhere in documentation it is still described as Conical, not Elliptical) then i want to r... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? Also maybe unfair to describe Denon 103 and 103 R stylus as simply conical. It is special Denon cut diamond - described as naked square cut. Under microscope it looks like it has been cut to a pyramid with the sharp apex of the pyramid being sligh... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges @bydlo Oh, i seefrom your link: Fidelity Research FR 7 fz not long returned from the Expert Stylus Company with a new cantilever and Paratrace stylus. Another Frankenstein, not the original FR-7Fz but refurbished in UK cartridge, so i am not eve... | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges FR-7fc is indeed very rare, but only this model in entire FR-7 range has 0.65 mil CONICAL TIP at the same time higher retail price in 1981 according to this page. But the output at their comparison chart is incorrect for some models, so i will add... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? I think each cartridge must be good or bad in its original form, each time someone changing a cantilever from one to another the result is a different cartridge and the sound is not as expected by the designer of the original cartridge. Some peopl... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? Don’t under-estimate a Grado Black or Green either.Comparing cheap Grado Black (or Green) to expensive Grado Signature XTZ anyone can understand why the cantilever and stylus profile make so much difference in sound. The difference between lower a... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? The predecessor of DL-103 MC was DL-107 MM designed for NHK broadcast. I bought NOS for about $250 and it was also impressive, but only until i bought much better cartridges for a little higher price. When someone telling me this is "real music no... | |
| What is the appeal of the Denon 103 cartridges? I think many owners of the super expensive turntable can actually find/use reasonably priced cartridges instead of the multi-thousand dollar items promoted in high-end community by the manufacturers and reviewers. The problem is that most of them ... | |
| Yet another turntable recommendation question Pro-jects and Music Halls are piece of sh**** belt drives, lightweight plastic turntables, toys, you have to remove the platter to each time your want to switch a belt from 33 to 45 rpm and you must do that manually, an awful turntables even for e... | |
| Phono preamp suggestions under $1000 What you are forgetting is the OP wants 2 phono inputs. That is why the GoldNote was recommended. well, a cheap phono stage with two input is some sort of utopia, the Gold Note is not cheap at all, and to be honest, with all the usability ben... | |
| Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage. I will just add my thoughts:The price for perfectly working Victor UA-7045 and UA-7082 is so cheap (or relatively cheap) compared to to other tonearms on the market that it makes no sense to buy defective unit, because the price for defective arms... |