chakster

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low mass tone arm suggestion sub $1k used
thanks chakster i’ll have a look for that, another one he did was a two part on you tube were he assembles a cart all filmed through his microscope very interesting. I've checked my notes, saved link to his old interview does not work. Anyway ... 
Dynavector cartridges, old and new
@lewm  Saw something interesting on the spec sheet for the 17D3; the internal resistance is 38 ohms! This means don’t use the standard 100 ohm load that one would normally use for an LOMC with 0.3mV output. It also means that the 17D3 has relativ... 
low mass tone arm suggestion sub $1k used
BTW if you will find an interview with Van Den Hul you will realize that Technics EPA series is his favorite. I think it can be the best for your needs for $1200-1500 (EPA-100 or EPA-500,250)  ?  
low mass tone arm suggestion sub $1k used
Technics EPA-100Denon DA-401 Luxman TA-1Victor UA-7045 
Can I really sell this cartridge?
@ibmjunkman because you sold an MM cartridge and your buyer may have a stylus to add in 5 seconds. You can not do that with MC. Also your Grace is very popular cartridge, there is a high demand on them. I love Grace, but not F-9 after i tried Grac... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
@orpheus10 Once you’ve been to New York or Paris, you can never go back home; or once you’ve been to the high end, you can never go back to "mid fi". This is true, for me analog only getting better and better and it’s quite interesting process. @... 
Cimpliance Vs Cartridge loading
Compliance has nothing to do with a cartridge loading. Your cartridge is low compliance anyway, no matter which loading you’re using. Gold Note PH-10 phono stage will give you an amazing opportunity for MC cartridges, it’s brand new top quality pr... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Some people just too old to understand what’s going on with the young generation. Nobody cares about the quality, record collecting is not about the sound quality for most of the people, it’s about the physical media format which is just cool. The... 
Technics SL-1200G Anti-Skating
I used a Feickert Universal Protractor to align my Ortofon Quintet Black cartridge. Instructions are to set anti-skating to zero Instructions for what? Surely when you set-up everything the anti-skating must be at ZERO, but after set up is don... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
@glupson https://www.amazon.com/Hotel-California-EAGLES/dp/B0052VI2V6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543969607&a...https://www.amazon.com/Hotel-California-DVD-Audio-Surround-Sound/dp/B00005T5YK/ref=sr_1_1_twi_dvd_1?...It is about your age. Sligh... 
Best MM?
@orpheus10 sorry, but i have to say that you don’t know what you’re talking about and you don’t even read what i have posted many times for you, professional Stanton is like professional Grado cheap models, nothing special indeed. Not sure if you ... 
Can I really sell this cartridge?
@dhjohnson There is a clear statement from that guy you recommend: "I can retip it with a high quality Swiss bonded elliptical or conical stylus"I hope people understand what is the difference between BONDED and NUDE stylus ??? If you don’t please... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
@glupson If there are armies of vinyl-obsessed people in their teens, twenties, maybe even thirties, on these forums, could you please identify yourselves."Teens, twenties, maybe even thirties" have no idea what is a "forum", they are on instagra... 
Best MM?
@orpheus10 I was born in the 70s, so i missed that Shure and Empire, but re-discovered the best vintage MM/MI cartridges not so long ago after trying multi thousand MCs. Please look at this Stanton catalog, download it here Stanton 881s, 881s mkII... 
Don't buy Allnic H1201 phono stage new.
What about that Allnic Puritas MC cartridge, any fans here ?