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| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? @rauliruegas The black body cartridges started at the end of 1980. What is your source to make sure the carts are from the end of the 1980 while the FX series of the tonearm is from the beginning of the 1980? Why you said: " and supposed to be ... | |
| Analog playback on computer. " ...enjoying the pleasures of digital " - It's funny when you're posting this in ANALOG section of the forum. "Analog playback on computer" - do you hear yourself ? | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? Fidelity-Research products in order by release dates: 1) FR-7 (1978): http://audio-heritage.jp/FIDELITYRESEARCH/etc/fr-7.html2) Tonearm FR-64s (1976): http://audio-heritage.jp/FIDELITYRESEARCH/etc/fr-64s.html3) Tonearm FR-66s (1977): http://audio-... | |
| HD Vinyl - The Future is Here @leemaze from your source: "The HD vinyl process involves converting audio digitally to a 3D topographic map. Lasers are then used to inscribe the map onto the “stamper,” the part that stamps the grooves into the vinyl. According to Loibl, these m... | |
| Analog playback on computer. @gdnrbob maybe it's just me, but at my 41 digital never played at important role in my life when it comes to music, i'm happy to play vinyl on my turntables. Cassette tapes were much more important for me than CDs back in the days, i don't care ab... | |
| Analog playback on computer. Analog playback on computer is a perversion if you have analog system standing near. | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? @jollytinker If you're considering an SUT in conjunction with a MM phono stage, then you might also consider the Zyx Cryo Pre-preamp. It is definitely ballsy. The latest update (v.2) increased the gain over the previous version. It's a marvelou... | |
| Technics SL-1200G Mat Recommendations You can’t go wrong with SAEC SS-300 mat. It fits SP-10MKII platter, SP-20, SL1210mkII platter, i mostly using my SS-300 on Luxman PD-444. Saec SS-300 alloy mat (870g) eliminates the distortion-producing resonance in the 200-400Hz range, which is ... | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? @lewm Chakster you must have misspoken when you wrote that the FR64 is best suited to light, high compliance cartridges. Can't find anything about it in this thread, but anyway the FR-64FX is not like the FR-64s. So what i said earlier somewher... | |
| Jelco SA-750D or Rega RB250 @chakster so the Victor tonearm is one of the most underrated and a giant modern arm killer? Victor UA-7045 tonearm (and longer brother UA-7082 with higher mass) were the top of the line from Victor Laboratory, those arms comes with Victor TT-101... | |
| Phonostages with Adjustable Curves, the Concise List Why do you need an adjustable RIAA curve ? For which records? It's much better to have RCA plug sockets for load resistors (to load or unload the cartridge). | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? @vinny55 please describe how they sound and on what ttables used and cartridges hooked with Reed 3P "12 Cocobolo is my reference tonearm, purchased for Technics SP-10mkII (in a custom teak wood plinth) to replace my first EPA-100. The Reed 3p wa... | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? @nandric Micro Max 282 is what i wish to buy too, but it's too expensive, definitely over $5k (used). Actually new Reed 3P is over 5k euro, but a bit cheaper on used market. So ellegant, so nice, oustanding build quality. Yes, Technics is better... | |
| Best cartridge under $1500. For many years i've been looking for JVC Direct Coupled MC cartridges to find one in working condition. I ended up with Victor MC-1 (Beryllium Cantilever, Shibata Stylus). Designed of the ART-1000 were inspired by JVC Victor direct coupled MC cart... | |
| Top 5 Tonearms Newer or Vintage Under 2500 That Will Beat anything above/below 2.5k? Reed 3p "12 Cocobolo is the best new tonearm i’ve ever heard.Vintage:Technics EPA-100 mkII Victor UA-7045SONY PUA-7 (stand alone version only). for high compliance cartridges:Luxman TA-1 (made by Micro Seiki) with removable armwand and heavy base ... |