dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? A question to anyone with an Empire 999-type cartridge body. I have not yet found an NOS Empire 1/2" mounting clip, so I am going to fabricate an aluminum or hardwood 1/2" adaptor to be glued directly to the cartridge body. (In addition to solving... | |
| Tweaks Magfan, the whitepaper concerns electrotstriction and electrically-induced thermal expansion effects in monolithic silicon. In the experiment a tiny cantilever attached perpendicularly to a monolithic chip vibrated in various fundamentals and over... | |
| Tweaks "In all fairness to the 'other school of thought', some of the science associated with tweaks is a little .... weak? Solid State Microphonics?"Microphonic resonance in SS circuits (caused by fluctuating electrostatic forces in silicon chips and PC... | |
| Mod my B C DAC 3, or just get another DAC? The listed Underwood BC mods(Cree SiC diodes, OPA627 op amps, Connex silver IC, Riken resistors, Multicap PPFXS coupling caps) should together make a decisive improvement, but $1200 for around $150 in parts plus six hours work may be a bit rich. | |
| Anyone Heard the New Soundsmith Sussurro Cartridge At RMAF Sussurro was used on a Hanss TT with Lamm & The Lotus Group's Granada open-baffle Feastrex uber-speaker. Many variables at play, but this was among the best vinyl at the show. | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? Tbg, I see your point, but it doesn't explain how many exhibitors manage to obtain great sound from the get-go on Friday. If "big" room showcase exhibitors take several days to sort things out, then they are failing the majority of attendees. And ... | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? Lesson learned: instead of passing negative judgment on Friday, next time I need to arrive Sunday and leave Monday. Or perhaps vendors should arrive early and take more time for careful set-up. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Since in any case I need to find an NOS stylus for my 999XE/X, do you think the 2000 is the better of the two cartridges? | |
| RMAF 2009 Analog Report + Meet and Greet Lew, I did not hear as much outstanding vinyl as I would have liked at RMAF, but there was remarkably good sound on Bergmann and Hanss turntables. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? On a prosaic note, does anybody know where to acquire the 1/2" mounting clip that works with an Empire 999 SE/X cartridge body?Thanks,Dave | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? To your point about fun, I much enjoyed the combo of Thiel 3.7, McIntosh 2301 monos, ARC Ref preamp, and PS Audio Perfect Wave stack. The synergy of this combo was an excellent compromise between full-bodied dynamics and neutrality & detail. I... | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? This was my first exposure to Audio Note--which IMO sounded surprisingly bland and lacking in depth and imaging. One of the best SET-oriented was the inexpensive Grant Fidelity room(Opera Consonance/Jungson/ShengYa/Shuguang.) | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? IMO GamuT had serious problems with muddy mid-bass. I don't get the buzz about Classic horns(w/Galibier and in several other rooms.)Cost-no-object best of show was close between Janszen(w/Bryston & Wadia), Dynaudio Consequence(w/Octave & W... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I recently picked up Empire 888E and 999XE/X-- both candidates for stylus replacement. Can anyone confirm that the 0.2 mil. x 0.7 mil. Nude Bi-Radial Ellipticals at Bluz Bros(Adelcom) are good choices? There is some confusion as to the provenance ... | |
| Has anyone heard the VPI Classic yet Similar to an old Chevy Chase movie, in which the family goes out to dinner at the Casa de la Maison House. |