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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Where is Raul BTW? I miss his posts. 
Kenwood L07D turntable and control unit
Yogiboy, believe it or not but I mean New Old Stock, never used item from the storage of old shop, powe supply missed! But the turntable is like new (without tonearm). Several NOS cartridges also came from that shop storage, some very rare stuff. ... 
turntable with detachable headshell
with $3000 budged you can buy much better vintage turntable, plinth and tonearm separately. 
Cartridge/arm matching
**** The base rule of thumb for converting from 100Hz to 10Hz is to multiply by 1.5 Audiodistinction, i'm not a technician but are you sure that multiply by 2 is incorrect when converting @100Hz compliance to @10Hz compliance?**** I have tried, ma... 
JVC MC1 Moving Coil Cartridge - Heritage?
6 years later what can you say about JVC MC-1 catridge ? I know someone who can sell a few boxed NOS JVC MC1 
Cartridge/arm matching
Rega RB 250 effective mass is 12g and you know the compliance of your cartridge @ 100Hz (Japan standard)make sure to multiply it on 1,5 or 2 to find out actual compliance at 10Hz and then simpli check the diagram illustrates the relationship betwe... 
Tonearm: Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2
Can we get back to the topic: WTL Tonearm + ZYX 10g effective mass vs. 12/15x10-6 (100Hz) compliance 
How can I tell if my stylus is damaged ??
You'd better send your cartridge to Soundsmith or other expect to check the stylus properly. I remember my flat mate's Sony XL55 MC cartridge, there was nothing wrong with it and the sound was good compared to other cartriges we have, no distortio... 
Review: ZYX UNIverse II Cartridge
Doug and others what you can say about new ZYX Premium line of cartridges ? Unfortunately No reviews online. I'm curious to read other users opinion about Zyx Premium 4D X SB2 and suitable tonearm effective mass for these cartridges. If i'm correc... 
Review: TECHNICS EPC-P100C-MK4 Cartridge
Raul, what can you say about headshell integrated version Technics EPA-100cmk4 compared to P-Mount one ? Have you tried rare EPA-100cmk3 ? It's a pretty goog performer, i wonred how close is this one to mk4 version ?I have tried (and sold) eps 205... 
cartridge demagnetization
Miyajima MC transformer has buid in demag. option. I've seen Luxman Demags on ebay very often 
Tonearm: Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2
thanks guysI was thinking about Well Tempered Lab LTD MK2 new tonearm only (without wta turntable) as i already have turntable and it's Technics SP10mk2 with massive plinth. I have two tonearms:Thomas Schick Tonearm (high effective mass for low co... 
Kendrick Sound JBL 4350 for music Bar
Kendrick Sound also sell RAY AUDIO monitors. Those are much higher priced even in small cabinets such as Rey Audio RM-11BC Special (spects: 32~20k, 500W, 124dB SPL). http://jbl43.com/?pid=73235035How's JBL 4350 versus Ray Audio RM-11BC or Rey Audi... 
Zu OMEN - hmm
I liked my Zu Druid MK4 and now i like them even more after upgraded them with pair or new nano drivers. I use WLM Minueta (triod) tube amp with Stereovox cables. The best cables i ever heard: Stereovox Colibri (interconnert) and Stereovox Firebir... 
Kendrick Sound JBL 4350 for music Bar
Great article about sound systems at Jazz Cafe in Japan with pictures HERE: http://www.sakurasystems.com/jazzcafe.html"There weren't any real live houses in Japan until the '80s. What we had instead were Jazz Kissa (Jazz Cafe), probably 30~40 of t...