chakster
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| Tell about your experience with your old Audio-Technica SL-1200s.. I don't understand all the hype about Zupreme headshell, there are probably 20 more amazing headshells available from lightweight to heavyweight, at least 2-3 models from each brand like Orsonic, AT, Entre, Stax, Grace, AudioCraft, Denon, Sony, Vi... | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content Chakster, that calculator is totally worthless. It does not help you do anything. There are other variables that it totally ignores. If your room is standard shape with parallel walls then you will see room models using this calculator, there are ... | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content Chakster, martinman has a much better room for bass than you have. Equal dimensions are the worse thing you could ever have. No amount of room treatment is going to deal with the long wavelengths. 100 Hz is 10 feet. Room treatment deals with frequ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yesterday I received an early birthday gift from @nandric by post from the Netherlands. Arrived quicked than expected. It’s unused Precept PC-440 cartridge, wow, I am excited, it was a cartridge of the month in an old good days of audiogon (in thi... | |
| If you had $2500 to spend on a new TT and cart.....what would you buy? Same old BS, if there are turntables to avoid then Rega and Pro-Ject are two perfect candidates to avoid in any scenario, especially for $2500 with those awful tonearms and cartridges. Any of them is a ripp-off belt drive technology that can’t eve... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please This is the predecessor of the Etsuro Gold and Etsuro Urushi , it was made in the 80’s by Excel Sound (Japan) for Argent (USA).However, Fremer’s factory tour at Excel Sound Inc is not impressive at all, WATCH IT! | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content You have no idea what you’re trying to "cancel" and how if you don’t have a proper measurements and room analysis made by professionals in the actual room! Low frequency is the problem for ANY room and if you want to see it use this calculator (ad... | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content It’s a very large room 15x30x9 (15 across the front). It’s a general purpose space for entertaining so, I can’t put up walls or anything. Not sure if room treatment would be effective? Mine is a kind of irregular shape with cut corner on the rear... | |
| Thoughts on moving from a 1200G to Sota Saphire or above I have owned several samples of EPA-100 and EPA-100 mkII in the past 5 years, they are all fantastic, I kept only EPA-100 mkII for myself and sold 3 EPA-100 models to justify the extremely high cost of the MK II in mint condition. My first EPA-100... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please I am half German, so I love precision and I was able to visit the factory and see what they are doing so I decided to give it a try. Mr.Fremer was there too, everything looks terrible, but probably they did not let him to post some information.... | |
| New TT or new Cart? Technics content The key is the room size and the right placement of two subs if needed to fight the room modes, just another sub will not solve the problem in a small room. For a small room even one sub is a big problem. It’s impossible to solve the bass issues i... | |
| Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please If you want a discount (special offer) you must act quickly, if you want to buy at retail price you can take your time. What’s wrong with that? I can’t recall any distributor who can give special prices to a stranger. Anyway, I bought my ZYX stuf... | |
| If you had $2500 to spend on a new TT and cart.....what would you buy? I’m not a fan of NEW turntables and I’m super tired of Technics SL1200 series (been using mine for 25 years). The SP-10 mkII is better.My advice is Luxman PD-444 because it can handle 2 tonearms (including a long one), it’s super easy to mount any... | |
| Suggestions for next cartridge... All your cartridges are MC, except for M2 Black MM.Your cartridges are new with parts from a few Japanese Jewel companies. You could try something special from the past in (NOS condition) designed with unobtainable parts like Beryllium, Boron Pipe... | |
| Tonearm adjustments on the fly It is, but also features the hardest metal bearings used in any tonearm made worldwide. This allows the bearings to be adjusted so there is zero play, something you can't do with a jeweled bearing (lest it crack). So it has the least chatter and... |