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Grace Level ll @uberwaltz Derogatory comments like F9 Ruby is just an overpriced old cartridge could be quite offensive to owners of said cartridge. Maybe, but let’s face it, this is the most expensive F9 and it ain’t cheap anymore like it was 10 years ago. St... | |
Technics SL-1700 feet I am convinced that the sceptical review of the SP-10,mk2 with Obsidian plinth was caused by thoseworthless footers. yes, stock footers are awful | |
Technics SL-1700 feet Great Audio-Technica insulators in comparison @nandric :AT-636 hereand more expensive AT-616 herehope it will help to understand their entirely different structure | |
Phono Cart Impedance Question If you really want to learn more about tubes you’d better read Tube Assylum forum, some folks like are crazy about tubes and tried almost everything and they are not sellers. I spent a year on this forum just reading and making notes. If you’re in... | |
Phono Preamp - 2k budget? Actually this post is from 2013 | |
Phono Preamp - 2k budget? having two turntables i really want only one phono stage for my setup to replace what I already have. An ARCphr3 and a Roksan reference phono. The only one i can think of that has this option is is the gold note ph 10. Kind regards. Gold Note is ... | |
Phono cartridge suggestions sought "What do you know about your arm, was the 103 a good match?"Seems like a good match. 10 gram effective mass or so. It’s written down somewhere. No way 10g is optimal for an oldschool low compliance cartridge like Denon 103. At least 20g effective... | |
Any Love for the Grace F10 L Moving Coil Cartridge What is confusing me is a very rare MM stylus with number Gace L11 (i can't upload this image), but it is just like my L12, both designed for MM cartridges of course. There was an extremely rare F12 MM, but why the MM stylus called L11 if there wa... | |
Phono Cart Impedance Question Tubes can be noisy and microphonic, they can also be expired, they do not last forever. As for the 12AT7 i would recommend NOS Sylvania Gold Brand with Gold Pins - this is amazing tube with moderate price for a NOS. A tube phono stage owner must h... | |
High output MC cartridges @tyray yeah, NOS styli for rare tip top cartridges is a must have, only with NOS original styli we can actually hear the great potential of the best vintage MM. But some of them are very hard to find. | |
High output MC cartridges @thehorn How's the Sony XL-50 stack up against the F-9 Grace?Sony is rare and not so popular, you will not find much info about this model, but Sony is better cartridge, it has Boron Pipe cantilever while Grace F9 has aluminum (or Ruby if you're ... | |
Grace Level ll @lewm I’ve come across the article from 1985, the LC-OFC invented in 1975, then Grace went out of business by the late 80’s, but Audio-Technica is still in business and none of their top models have coil wire lower than OCC grade today, which is b... | |
Advice on SUT for Koetsu Rosewood - EAR MC-4, Slagle/EMIA, other Regarding the reviews for various SUTs you will find a lot on Arthur Salvatore's site, he praise ZYX CPP-1 headamp and prefers it over many SUTs. | |
Grace Level ll Dear friends, some new facts discovered and i want to spread the light on LC-OFC coil wire material and the story behind it. This is interesting. LC-OFC is not a new mantra or an illicit drug. It stands for linear crystal-oxygen free copper utili... | |
Advice on SUT for Koetsu Rosewood - EAR MC-4, Slagle/EMIA, other I tried to modify my WLM Phonata Reference phono stage by replacing the built-in SUTs. I gave up, because they are smaller than usual, maybe i will do that when i will find a better SUTs of the same size to fit in, the closest are 1:10 Lundahl SUT... |