chakster
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| LP's... Do they sound better now than 30 yrs ago? Most of my records are original US pressing and i have never had any problems if the condition if fine. What i can say for sure is that the Japanese pressing from the 70s is superb. Pallas pressing plant in Germany is fine for new releases, but Un... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? when people are talking about resonance of the headshells how anyone can actually measure this resonance? | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family @nandric First of all all manufacturer get their cantilever/styli combos ready made by their supplier. I wish someone will show me something similar to this ZYX boron cantilever + micro ridge stylus combo. It looks uniqie, not like any other styl... | |
| confused: which turntable cartridge used with Audible Illusions Modulus ? You are fine with any MM cartridges if you're talking about this preamp:http://www.audiowaveshifi.com/audibleillusions.htm PHONO SECTIONGain: 28dB at 1kHzFrequency Response: +/- .25dB of RIAA from 20hz to 20kHzSignal Phase: Non-InvertingSignal ... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family I have mentioned Miyajima cartridge for that reason, the retipping of those cart are very reasonably priced by the manufacturer. However, i don’t have Miyajima cartridges. But i had a great experience with Japanese shop where i bought my new SPU S... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Oh, yes. If you know Victor aka "grgaudio" then you may noticed that his "70 hrs of use" or normally "200 hrs of use" along with info like "i got it from japanese reviewer" has nothing to do with reality as he stated the same for all his cartridge... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? @harold-not-the-barrel Raul, again about your sold Dynavector Karat Nova 13D... was it really the large wooden body or was it a "weaker" sample. Additionally, how would you compare it against the Dynavector Karat 17D(s) ? The Karat carts are very... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - what arms work? @johnhaines I never forgot that Koetsu midrange . I am wondering about the arm match. I certainly will not back cue or scratch, it’s just for playback. I do want the ability to swap headshells. Much like David Mancuso (RIP) who DJ’ed with pair o... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family @atmasphere not covered by zyx even if it was materials issue? not under warranty? Too bad. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? well, it was not a joke actually, in the end of 256 page of this wonderful thread we lost 97% of the contributors and the author of the thread turned digital. It’s a nighmare, but i hope it’s no the end.BTW if someone will wake me up in the middle... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? @nandric I see that you also prefer to beon your own in your search for Eldorado. Neither of your ''stuff''is ever recommended in this forum as far as I know. Complainingthen about the fact that nobody else owns ''your stuff'' is, well, very cur... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Lew, i was not so lucky with my second ZYX, it was purchased new, but accidentally i ended with broken cantilever, i avoided the very kind offer to pay again the price that is very close to the new ZYX cartridge. This is definitely not my price ca... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family @lewm Even if you do pay $2500 for a re-tip after 2000 hours, think of it as about a dollar per hour of enjoyment. That's cheap fun, compared to theater, movies, live music performances. maybe,if it's not accidentally bent earlier, and then t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? @nandric 1. Allaerts MC2 , 2. Magic Diamond,3. Benz LP mr, 4. Ikeda 9 TT, 5. Urushi Sky Blue, 6. FR-7fz, 7.Ikeda 9 C, 8. Transfigurtion Poenix S, 9. ZYX Airy 3, 10. Miyabystandard, 11. Kiseki Gold Spot.There is no other place where I can ''sho... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Juki sells gray market products with fake serial numbers, i do not trust seller who manipulate with serial numbers. My first ZYX was purchaced from him, second from Mehran. ZYX refurbished by well known re-tippers are no longer ZYX cartridges! The... |