dgarretson
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I apologize if this info may be somewhere above, but does anyone have the full spec on Astatic MF-100?Thanks, Dave | |
| ARC = What are the Golden Amps For years I used VT130 with Watt/Puppies. I doubt you will do better with any ARC from that period except for VT150 monoblocks. If you did not do the VT130 Infinicap factory upgrade, an equivalent upgrade to better coupling caps is well worthwhile... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Or @$10 you can purchase TX2575 directly from manufacturer Texas Components. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Axel, if you are ever of a mind to tamper with ML phono boards, it is a small matter to remove SMD resistors and replace with superior-sounding small-footprint radial-lead resistors such as TX2575. Then you can load down 100K to whatever you need ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? This morning I for the first time added 100K loading to modded ARC PH-2, and compared P-76 at 47K and 100K. I used Caddock TF020 resistors each instance. This fully balanced SS PH-2 is stroked with resistor upgrades and around fifty teflon and oth... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, In my case it's a Trans-fi linear air arm. I wonder if one aspect of success with P-76 may be synergy of this arm with a high-compliance light tracker. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? After running in the P-76 for about 10 hours(1.2g, level VTA), my initial impressions are similar to the above posters. Salient characteristic of P-76 is immersion in swing, color, and embodiment like no MC I've heard. It has dimensionality, top-t... | |
| Zero Feedback: Atmasphere vs. BAT This is true. BAT tube amps have liquidity and suppleness similar to SETs. However, IME their paper-in-oil coupling caps slightly blunt dynamics, bass control, and resolution. With a swap to better coupling caps the BAT amps gain in these areas an... | |
| Zero Feedback: Atmasphere vs. BAT The BAT topology is not exactly push-pull, but rather single-ended floating bridge(similar to Atma-Sphere), as described by Victor Khomenko:"The VK60 is neither a traditional single-ended design nor a push-pull design. We refer to the VK-60 throug... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Ait, I am addicted to TX2575 in electronics and believe it to be the cleanest sounding low-power resistor. That said, Duelund graphite resistors are superlative in speaker crossover, exhibiting transparency untypical of carbon comp. or carbon film. | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil That's a compelling argument for a simpler crossover or perhaps a Lowther! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, yes I should be able to switch between 100K and std. 47K loading, or 47K in parallel with 100R. The MM phono stage is a much modded SS ARC PH-2. I can also run the MC cartridges through an Atma-Sphere MP-1 modded similar to lewm. | |
| phono stage options for Lyra Cartridges You should not need a SUT with those cartridges unless your line stage has very little gain. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The above NOS Astatic MF-100 is now in good hands! Any thoughts on the sound of this one? I'm waiting on delivery of a P-mount for the P-76, and will compare both of these MM to a Soundsmith-retipped Helikon and AQ7000Fe5 MC. This should be fun, a... | |
| Speakons anyone Another vote for Cardas posts-- and they are excellent for use with bare wire and foils. However Cardas are inconvenient to install, as a large center hole must be drilled to receive the threaded column that carries the clamping mechanism. |