chakster

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How good is the Obsidian plinth of Technics SP10 ?
@best-groove  Denon DL 103 and combining a € 2,000 tonearm ...  Haha, some people actually invest € 750 on top of the cost of the stock DL-103 to upgrade it, instead of buyin much better cartridges. Same with the plinth for SP-10mkII  
Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC?
Ignorance is to speak about something that you never used, but as have been poited by others Raul could hear the system and products from his appartment in Mexico without even buyin them.What i said is that PH-10 must be compared to some other gre... 
Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly
Couple of JVC junk tonearms? I'm talking about the top of the line UA-7045 and 7082 in today's system, not in your system in 1981 I'm not alone with the statement that 7045 is a great tonearm, you can look at the design of this arm first and then ... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
You don’t have to repeat that your system is away, but it is so strange and sounds like you’re looking for the cartridges for your CD rom. Why do you need an expensive cartridge if you can’t hear the difference between your digital copy and true a... 
Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly
@mofimadness SWEET! Jelco makes some frickin’ excellent arms for the money. To do better, you usually need to spend way more money. Or just buy Victor UA-7045 for with VTA on the fly for less money than Jelco. Victor UA-7045 is an excellent arm ... 
SL1200GAE New Tonearm
@atmasphere  Atma-Sphere was established 42 years ago as of August of this year. Damn, i was born in the same year :)  
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
Do you always use this strange method to chose the cartridges ? It reminds me people who judge audio equimpent by youtube videos.Cartridge in the actual system is not exactly what's on your digital recordings in the headphones. Maybe something wro... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
Fuji and Airy III are very old models, they have been discontinued many years ago, your distributor still have them. Grey market ZYX also have serial numbers, but the numbers are fake. I’m glad this is not the issue, but why don’t you just return ... 
Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC?
@rsf507  I have found the PH10 to be very versatile as uberwaltz stated you may not need all the settings now but down the road it may come in handy and for $1300 I think it's a bargain. There are many great phono stages for half price of the P... 
Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC?
Make sure to the JLTi phono stage from Australia. This is the reincarnation of the legendary phono stage designed by Allen Wright back in the days. You're a victim of reviews, but do not trust reviews that much. Forget about optional RIAA curves, ... 
Why do these Zyx Fuji and Airy 3 have such a dark sound?
Let’s simplify this quest a little bit. First, please tell us which cartridge is not dark in your system? I have owned Zyx Aity 3 Silver Coil and this it NOT DARK sounding cartridge at all for sure (compared to many cartridges). Such a low impedan... 
Moving from MM to MC
What is perfect for my Fidelity-Research FR-7f (0.15mV) on FR-64fx tonearm is WLM Phonatata phono stage. This phono stage is universal for LOMC (see below)Don’t know what’s happened, but when i changed my tube push-pull integrated amp to First Wat... 
Phono for Ikeda 9TT LOMC
What's the hype about that Italian PH-10 phono stage? This and most of the other phono stage designers never even thought about 100k Ohm optional loading for MM cartridges, but they gave us many loading options for MC As Mr.Fremer stated Decca Lon... 
Technics 1200 Critic Fremer Praises the newer 1200G
@robert_1  After I listened to the Technic SL 1200GR paired with my cartridge: Goldring MM 1042 while listening to my mobile fidelity album of Santana Abraxas I knew right there and then that I did not need to spent $4000 on the 1200G. The differ... 
Miyajima MADAKE experience
Anyone can explain the Miyajima Retip Service ?In 2014-2015 Miyajima Lab provided relatively cheap retipping service for their own cartridges via distributors. Yesterday i’ve been told that Miyajima Lab changed to replacement years go. So if anyon...