chakster
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| Fidelity Research cartridges It was hard to find that topic, but to make it easier for every FR user i will copy his "mini-shootout: SPU, Koetsu, FR, Ikeda" right here:"Finally had a chance to do a shootout of some of my MC cartridges. We compared 3 SPU’s (Silver Meister GM, ... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges Raul is right, the FR-7Fc has 0.65mm conical stylus tip according to the answer from the two japanese sellers i’ve been chatted with. Now i am a proud owner of the fully original Fidelity-Research FR-7fz (LineContact tip), thanks @nandric who moti... | |
| Any Love for the Fidelity Research PMC-1 Moving Coil Cartridge I only tried my PMC-3 on Sony PUA-7 tonearm, i'm not sure which tonearm it should be to compete with FR-7f, i was thinking to mount it on my modern high-end Reed 3P "12 Cocobolo and then i could make my conclusion. I wish i could try it on my FR-6... | |
| Ortofon SPU Century, time to celebrate the heritage? The GOLD Reference series is from 1989, the Royal GM is from 1998The Royal G MKII with Replicant 100 is the later/improved version of that first Royal. But thanks for pointing me to the stylus tip of the Gold, i thought Royal G mkII is the only o... | |
| Ortofon SPU Century, time to celebrate the heritage? My experience with SPU started with Classic GM mkII with conical tip and it was awful cartridge, but i decided to try limited edition SPU SPIRIT model with special coil wire and elliptical tip and it was much better. However, even my brand new SPU... | |
| Reed 3P dealer You have to contact Reed directly and buy from them. That's what i did several years ago with my "12 3P Cocobolo, i even went to Lithuania for vacation to meet up with Reed crew. If you already have an official distributor in your country it can b... | |
| How tight do you tighten a record clamp Depends on design of the record clamp, not sure what do you mean, but i have only one Disc Stabilizer with chuck (lock) around the spindle. It's rare japanese Orsonic DS-250 It's impossible to damage anything with this stabilizer, also i think thi... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? when you add a CU-180 copper mat, the ringing vanishes completely. I’m sure this will also be the case with the heavier plateau of the RX-5000, although you might need the heavier CU-500 mat for this. But Micro apparently knew very well what they ... | |
| Micro RX 5000 Renaissance? There is a Simone Yorke turntable among the modern belt drives, has anyone tried it? I like the stands he made. Here is an interview with Simone Yorke | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new I think each innovation usually patented by the person/company who invented them. Each cartridge designer/manufacturer invented their own unique things. This is why each cartridge is different and we can decide which one is better in our systems. ... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new @harold-not-the-barrel maybe these links will help you to ID your cartridge body:Karat Nova 17D 2 (without headshell)http://20cheaddatebase.web.fc2.com/needie/NDDynavector/KaratNova17D2.htmlKarat Nova 13Dhttp://20cheaddatebase.web.fc2.com/needie/N... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new Below is the answer from Doctor Noburu Tominari himslf for those who’re asking why top models comes with long Boron cantilever. RG. "I notice that neither the XX1, the Te-Kaitora nor the XV1 use gemstone cantilevers. Why is that?" Dr.Tominari (Dy... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new @bimasta You’re right, but how many of us playin warped records? This is what is written in the manual of my Karat 17DS MR:https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36788290_2314725865212234_8444842917339594752_n.jpg?_n... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new @harold-not-the-barrel actually Tominari-San has mentioned 60 samples of Karat Nova 13D made for US market, but is there any model number on your cartridge? You should know that "13" in the model number is for the 1.3 length of the cantilever. I h... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new The 13D was made for US market only, it was a special development of the 17D according to the interview with its designer (Tominari-San): " At first when I tried short cantilevers I worked in sapphire or ruby and their resonance dictates a length ... |