dgarretson
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| Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications John Coltrane: "My Favorite Things"(Rodgers, Hammerstein, Porter, Gershwin)Joe Henderson: "Lush Life"(Billy Strayhorn)The Classical Jazz Quartet: "Play Bach" | |
| Merlin vsm question VSM with BBAM gives satisfying extension and wallop to mid 30hz range, and if you need more, integrates well with a sub set up with a benignly low crossover point around 30hz. This is a unique & effective combo: fast, seamless midrange and bas... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul & all: to rephrase my short recent experience with two MM cartridges and MM vs. MC, the question occurs whether the sense of embodiment and weight that one hears with MM is natural or additive as an artifact of the technology. If we we... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Based on above comments, after breaking in MF-100 I will remount P-76 and try a wider range of adjustments. So far I have been perhaps too casual with adjustments(around 1.2g; level VTA on P-76 and slight downward tilting arm on MF-100). MF-100 is... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations A few good crossover projects with female voice:Fiona Apple "Extraordinary Machine"Petra Haden and Bill Frisell | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lharasim, perhaps the higher compliance of MF-100 is good with a linear air bearing arm. I agree P-76 handles the presence region really well-- voice & brass are very organic. 10 of those will get you through the night! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I must add after a few more hrs of development that MF-100 has fantastic bass extension and warmth. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? After several hours comparing NOS Astatic MF-100 to NOS Andante P-76-- Yeah! At an average cost of just $100 for the two, clearly there is no reason to choose between these cartridges...but... as remarked by others, P-76 is alive, forward, & i... | |
| 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... |