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| Most hyped turntable, tonearm, and cartridge? My friend also insists that Ortofon RMG 309 tonearm and the original SPU Silver Meister (not MKii) are best for Garrard and Thorens. Ortofon is not the best tonearm and SPU is not the best cartridge, there are many more classic high mass tonea... | |
| Solid State Phono Preamp Suggestions $3k-$4k Gold Note PH-10 is the most versatile phono stage for LOMC (you can change loading, gain and even RIAA curves). | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K If I am going to be settling with a MC cart, I wonder if pursuing a MC only phono would offer a better sound over purpose built MM/MC phono’s? MM and MC are two separate circuits in a good phono stages.If you have half of it you only lack MM in... | |
| Can Wrong VTA Damage the Stylus? No damage, you may notice different high frequency presentation if a tonearm pivot is raised up a bit, some people love it. It's positive VTA. Negative VTA is something weird, don't do that. | |
| Cartridge reliability Chakster, how do you know that any manufacturer’s compliance rating is at 10 or 100 Hz. It usually does not say. Certainly the math is done at 10 Hz RF = 159 divided by the square root of Mass X Compliance. So it makes more sense to report it at 1... | |
| Cartridge reliability Excuse me chakster. The top 4 cartridges in the Dynavetor line have a compliance of 10 um/mN. That is most definitely at the low end of the scale. Better with heavier arms. It’s a common mistake @mijostynJapanese manufacturers measure dynamic com... | |
| Cartridge reliability Do you think your next cartridge must be your last cartridge?Why? With advanced stylus profile like MR you can use a brand new cartridge for 2000 hrs according to the manufacturer. It's too much time if you're not playing records everyday. Then y... | |
| FR64S tonearm overhaul Sorry to resurrect this old post but maybe someone can provide some advice on which cable I could get for the FR64s phono interconnect? any advice on a specific one? shielded? type of DIN connector? etc. Luis, check this if you want something rea... | |
| Torqueo - any info or updates? If you like idler then you could search for fully restored Garrard 301 by AudioGrail. Hammertone is my favorite finishing. | |
| Torqueo - any info or updates? @lewm there are different turntables available, here is the one with tonearm pod or pot :) This is something new, reminds me an old broadcast turntables.It’s an eye candy. My Ikeda IT-347 in satin finishing it better match that glossy one on their... | |
| Torqueo - any info or updates? Been watching their stuff for a long time, great finishing, I like the way they pain a turntable plinth with solid satin color instead of a wood veneer. I like grey color. Tonearm pot is probably not a good idea for any turntable, some of their m... | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K And yes, at some point I’ll bring Vida this is all i need to knowreport back when you can try it | |
| Cartridge recommendations under $2500 How can anyone tell you what to buy?Some people never heard anything better than entry level cartridges like Hana, some just don't have enough experience with different cartridges. Most of recommendations is like "buy this, because I bought this".... | |
| Cartridge recommendations under $2500 Koetsu Black is entry level Koetsu cartridge, all information about this model available online, there are many people explain why it's an entry level of Koetsu. | |
| Relative Spending on Turntables and Cartridges With more money you get nothing if you don't know what you need or what you're looking for. This is knowledge and experience. You can get all you need for less money, not for more money. This is why people are buying classic tonearms and classic ... |