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Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 I will google translate it for you:) Original article about Bluelectric cartridges is here:“Cantilevers by Reto Adreoli are a different story altogether. He experimented with different materials, including exotic things like cactus needles, Belgia... | |
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Diamond is boring :)) Leave it for girls.How about Synthobionic Cantilever used by Reto Luigi Andreoli who’s been trained by Garrott Brothers in Australia and later went on his own with Bluelectric brand in Switzerland. A few audiogonners have his... | |
Analog upgrade: Luxman EQ-500 Phono preamp + Hana Umami Red Cartridge + REED 2A Tonearm Protrator for cartridge alignment supplied with every Reed tonearm, more than enough to adjust any cartridge on Reed. This is excellent tonearm, I have 3p "12 inch cocobolo. I’m pretty sure you can find many cartridges at $4k or cheaper, I believe... | |
LYRA DELOS IS AMAZING!!!! So you’re not looking for a NEW $5k MM cartridge anymore after you claimed "MC’s are COMPLETELY overrated" and then "I hope some designer builds a balls to the wall Moving Magnet. Like a 5k dollar moving magnet. I’ll buy it. " ??? Even after J.Car... | |
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Daniel can solve the problems .... Yeah @best-groove ......... Who is Daniel ? | |
Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Hi @edgewear Yoshihisa Mori was close friends with Kanemori Takai, and after Mori left Sony, he was involved in a variety of projects, one of which would have been the creation of a cartridge production line inside Final.FWIW, Final was originally... | |
How long can preamp tubes last? Depends on particular type of the tube! Military grade vintage tube last much longer. | |
Help! New TT skipping badly.... Adjust your cartridge tracking force and antiskating first. Are you sure everything correct? | |
LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING I remember when J.Carr posted on audiogon about this new design from Japanese company TOWING.Two models available: Suzaku and Seiryu *** It’s Coreless straight-flux system (read below):"As its name suggests, the coreless straight-flux system has ... | |
Step up transformer or upgrade phono preamp? James, you need friends (audiophiles) in real life or dealers who can loan you gear to try. Remember that your line level preamp also have gain (if it’s not passive). When you add SUT you connect it to MM input. Headamp can ne better than SUT, for... | |
Step up transformer or upgrade phono preamp? I hope you can borrow a SUT to try if you want, or even a phono stage. You can always buy more different cartridges if you are looking for you type of sound. A cartridge that actually work without external SUT or Headamp, because some of them cost... | |
Analog Upgrade - Where to start? Think about your speakers after all. And about basic room treatment if possible. | |
Phono cartridge torque wrench lube the threadsWhat? Mounted over 100 different cartridges over the years, no lube. None magnetic screws, plactic washers, small screw provided by cartridge manufacturer (always manually). when I lube the bearing.Not every bearings must be lubric... | |
Channel D Lino C vs. Sutherland Little Loco It’s cheap and NOT hard to find, several items available right now, I am thinking to buy another for myself. Retail price was stupid, second hand unit are reasonably priced. I don’t care about production, even if it’s discontinued why should I bot... | |
Phono cartridge torque wrench Do not overly tight ! Especially if you have cartridge body with treated holes, you can damage it forever. Use ONLY small tool provided with cartridge. Use plastic washer under the screw. |