chakster
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| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @maplegrovemusic My experience is with Adam Audio , f7 , A7x , A8x and Classic column , and ATC . The first time I set up a pair of Adam a7x and shuffled through my library I was blown away by how every song that played was listenable . Gone was... | |
| Best MM? @orpheus10 I was referring to the old Stantons and Pickerings that Chakster often speaks of; they were the best at that time, meaning the 50’s and 60’s. No, i’m talking about that huge steel needles for 78 rpm gramophones that we have to change ... | |
| Best MM? @orpheus10 My point is; these new MM and MI cartridges can produce a holographic sound stage, and from the reviews I read, are comparable to the MC's, but less expensive. Unfortunately reviewers can't (or never want to) compare an old classic M... | |
| Best MM? @lewm Orto M20 FL Super This is an old favorite, i have NOS FineLine stylus for this cartridge, but i don't have a generator anymore, one channel is missing, we opened up the cartridge and one super thin wire is broken, still can be soldered (i... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @maplegrovemusic Very low distortion in those monitors, Amps built into the speakers , Nice cost savingsWhich active monitors are you talking about ? Genelec, Yamaha, Dynaudio, Adam ?They are designed to make music, not to listen to the music, no... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @n80 So in order to hear the superiority of vinyl I have to spend a LOT of money. What are you talking about ? Brand new Technics SL-1200GR cost about $1500 in the US, some amazing phono stages like JLTi cost under $800 including shipping, superb... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @kahlenz Man, the hipsters are into pro audio. They’ll go direct from their phones to a pair of active studio monitors. The extra cool kids have a two channel audio interface or a small mixing board so they can plug in their turntables, CD player... | |
| tonearms, straight and curvy So the "Technics" curve allows for a "straight-on" attachment of the headshell, whereas straight arms require the headshell offset? Ok, let me show you my Reed 3P tonearm.The arm wand is straight, but there is an offset angle on the platform wher... | |
| tonearms, straight and curvy Which straight tonearms do you mean? A linear tracking type? Apart from the linear tracking type tonearms i know only one straight arm (Viv Lab) for high-end market. The rest of the arms with straight armtube have an offset angle on the headshell ... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD I’m much more happy to use a cassettes than CDsCD format is dead, let’s face it, digital is all about files, not a CDsEach CD can be copied on hard drive and your digital device will find a cover and tracklist online automatically. Scratched CDs a... | |
| Retip for zyx Good idea, if you will break it this one can be retipped once again :) | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Compare these releases of the same album: The Doors "The Doors" monarch pressing (considered the best press?). The Doors "The Doors" re-issued, digitally re-mastered (from digital master) on Rhino Records, 180g The Doors "The Doors" re-issue from ... | |
| Retip for zyx @lewm he is talking about refurbished ZYX Universe copper coil cartridge i believe | |
| Cartridge recommendations I’ve noticed some problem with suspension only with 3 cartridges out of a bunch of 50 vintage cartridges i’ve owned, they are all from the mid ’70s, late ’80s. Those carts are Technics (notorious for suspension problem), a few hardly used Victor X... | |
| Denon DL 103 modifications and re-body questions thread Nobody willing to change a body of any other cartridge for some reason.There are many old and new amazing MC cartridges with plastic body. Why DL-103 stock plastic body should be replaced and what is the effect? |