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| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players Ramy - Thanks for providing a tong-term perspective on the three highly regarded units you own. Please post your findings if you have the opportunity to spend a significant time with a dcs, APL, or other top-of-line offerings from TEAC, Ayre, Audi... | |
| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players Eljaro - Your points regarding value and relative priorities when it comes to making audio product purchases are well taken. I previously mentioned that I cannot afford any of the gear we compared (the least priced unit being just under $6k), but ... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Stefanl - Thanks for your clarification. Sounds like you have tried a number of MM and MC cartridges. I used MCs exclusively, until I tried my first MM in late 2006. Since then I have identified at least a handful of MMs that I cannot do without!I... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Audiofeil - What amateurs and what unreal specifications are you referring to? The author of this thread and perhaps a few members may want to know.The "amateurs" that I have dealt with ARE responsible retailers and they aim to be well established... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Eldartford,Is the better MM cartridge you upgraded to the Shure V15MR or another unit? When you compared MM and MC cartridges through your Tandberg how did you equalize the listening levels?CD playback is great and has come long way since it was f... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Jsman,As to your quest, it is hard to go wrong with some of the MM cartridges already suggested and there are many more to try. The great part is that all of them are reasonably priced. So go for it and enjoy! This is not easily done with MC cartr... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Stefanl - I found the thread you referred to:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1157059532&openusid&Stefanl&4&5&st350However, you did not detail your complete analog setup when you were listening to the Denon MC ... | |
| MM to MC back to MM Jsman - Do a search in this forum and you will find you do not have to spend $700 to experience terrific LP playback from some of the very best MM cartridges.Happy listening! | |
| MM to MC back to MM Surely this discussion has been posted before. Sorry for not searching the archives first.As obvious as it may seem, few discussions address the inherent dilemma one faces when comparing a MM to a MC cartridge. Regardless of any design and/or spec... | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik Maxson - Any update on your "more direct compararisons"? | |
| Blind Shoot-out in San Diego -- 5 CD Players Dear Rackon - We did not set out to "find a $500 player that "trounces" the Meitner or APL". Our goal was to compare top-of-the-line CDPs.As an FYI, a non-voting, non-manufacturer participant did compare an Opus 21 player (and I do not recall at t... | |
| Clearaudio Aurum Beta S Mk II retip Gogzhad - It may cost you more for a new tip and cantilever than simply buying a new/used wood bodies Beta S. | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik A member contacted me offline wanting to know if I used a Benz LP or an SME V, and I as much as I would have liked to, I have not used or owned either.So I turn the question to all of you to see if anyone has experience with the Benz LP and/or the... | |
| Is HDCD dead? Modernaire wrote - "As soon as I reached a high enough volume or near full volume, the HDCD mode switched on, indicated on the front panel by a red little light and bam, almost two fold quality, I couldnt believe it!"Is it possible that what you a... | |
| Cartridge comparison for best match Krc - If you have to have a MC, you may want to consider the following in addition to some of the above recommendations:Miyabi/47 Labs Dynavector XV-1SBoth made easy the decision to sell my KRSP, Condor and Shelter 901 when AB'd on my VPI extended... |