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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, The 888E improved further after several days of curing time and a second application of paint. I can now say only good things about this cartridge. In view of your prior observation that the simple shells in many of these old MM/MM cartridge... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Ditto The ListOther good recent issues:Alice in Chains: Black Gives Way to BluePearl Jam: Back SpacerCalifone: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, Regrettably it's only about 1-1.5oz. This is enough for a thorough treatment inside CDP plus some. As rediculous as this seems, the benefit is worth the price. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, This is the first time I've tried AVM on a cartridge, and will repeat henceforth with Empire 999X/EX, P-76, and perhaps Helikon. So far I've heard big improvement applying the stuff to silicon monolithics, clock PCB, electrolytics, and sm... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For about 50 hours I've been breaking in an Empire 888E with the top NOS .2 x.7 mil stylus, and will shortly be moving on. Set up with positive VTA and 1.2g, it took a good 30-40 hours to open up and become detailed. Nevertheless, by strict high-e... | |
| Best interconnects for Velodyne DD series Clabe, Woops, I had forgotten. I guess it's time for me to try some fresh ideas rather than recycle. Thanks for recommending those Duelund resistors! | |
| Best interconnects for Velodyne DD series If you're thinking of expensive ICs then go the distance and replace the stock internal speaker wire between the plate amp and the woofer. For my DD-15 I used a DIY silver litz braid, but any high-quality speaker wire will be an improvement. Repla... | |
| The great Soupy Sales died In NY metro area the host was Zacharly and Creature Feature. I remember that guy's entertainments during commercial breaks through Ed Wood type monster movies. During The Blob he cut away to his studio, where he would massage and needle some jiggl... | |
| The great Soupy Sales died http://www.tvacres.com/cats_puppets_midnight.htmThat's goes back further than Soupy. White Fang/Black Fang stuck, however my most primitive implant from early children's TV was also from the Andy Devine show: "Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy." | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil "We all know it was dead quiet in the studio yet for some reason we are used to a little noise?"I think you've touched the white elephant in the room with most audio systems. IMO the perceived liveliness and so-called treble air of a lesser system... | |
| Thiel CS3.7 vs WP8? Thiel 3.7s powered by large McIntosh tube monoblocks were among the highlights of RMAF this year. Full of embodiment, authoritative, neutral top-to-bottom, transparent. None of the Sashas I heard at the show sounded as well balanced, and I've owne... | |
| Any U2 Fans Here? Whatever afflicted John Lennon we could use lots more of that today & the new U2 album is fine-- owing as much to the mature contributions of Eno and Lanois as Bono. | |
| This is a silly hobby. Grimace, no sillier than the high price of a proctology exam. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I've been breaking in an Empire 888E retipped with an NOS .2x.7 mil nude elliptical stylus. Like 1080LT the 888E seems to want an extremely positive VTA. The forum achives on AA remark mainly on the impressive bass & midrange of this vintage E... | |
| Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications Marty, at least Sweet's eclecticism is in good taste, if sometimes a little tame.Another good one is "Blue Haze: Songs of Jimi Hendrix"(2000) with covers by Taj Mahal, Eric Burden, Buddy Miles, Vernon Reid, Michelle Shocked. |