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| Boulder has full page ad in Du-pont registry At CES Boulder exhibited a static display of a $180K refrigerator-sized amp with metal work worthy of NASA. They explained that this model was purely a response to their Chinese customers' desire for something larger and more expensive. I bet thes... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, as Jagger said, it's only rock n' roll but I like it. For a clear comparison I just need to find a better microscope. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don,You may find it here:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-Precept-PC550ML-With-Original-Box-Stylus-Accessories-/300905777631?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=wkJJNY54UOLxCmAahyG4%252F4Q6JR8%253D&... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jah is for me. It's worth $299 to settle the controversy about blue whatever. | |
| My new Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge Spirit, That's good news. I've heard the SS Straingauge in SS rooms at several audio shows. Unfortunately it was never possible to unpack its performance potential from the limiting context of SS micro-monitor speakers and VPI TT & tonearm. So... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, That's a good idea. I have an original(gray plastic) 220 stylus that I may send to SS for an OCL ruby rebuild. Perhaps this would put the 550ML in its place-- which is already pretty high on the totem pole IMHO. I'm inclined to think of it as... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, I'm looking forward to your "revisit" of the PCN-550ML stylus. Similar to the impressions of Acman3, on some LPs I sense slight HF roll-off and less than commanding bass management--which softens dynamics. On other (better recorded) LPs, ... | |
| Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage Hello JB, I think a ratio of source ouput impedance to amp input impedance of at least 1:10 is generally necessary. You couldn't go wrong with a tube amp of typical input impedance >100K. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, I took a bunch of photos other than those posted to AA. Despite the weakness of the microscope, the photos reveal something more sophisticated than a conical or elliptical profile. As far as I'm concerned, based on sonic performance as much a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul & Fleib,I posted some photos of the purported PCN550ML on AA at http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/104/1048687.htmlSorry for the mediocre quality of my digital microscope, but at least the photos do appear to reveal a facette... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? As noted on the turntableneedles.com site:Precept PC110(Ivory colored needle PCN110E)Precept PC220 (Gray colored needle PCN220XE)Precept PC440 (Black colored needle PCN440LC)No color is ascribed to PCN550ML. Mine acquired from LPGear is blue. All ... | |
| LDR Active Preamp - does it exist? Pretty much any balanced or single-ended tube preamp with a volume control of up to 100K impedance can be retrofitted to a DIY LDR shunt volume control. I made the modification to an AtmaSphere MP-1 balanced preamp and am pleased with the improvem... | |
| Best Rock Album in 2013 Ditto the new Bowie-- a really well-crafted effort and excellent sounding LP.Also in heavy rotation:Johnny Marr, The MessengerIron & Wine, Ghost on GhostThe Flaming Lips, The TerrorSon Volt, Honky Tonk | |
| VPI TNT MkIII - pluses and minuses? I've been all over the TNT with modifications since the mid '90s. The most significant improvements are replacement of soft rubber belts with thread drive, elimination of the three-pulley system, replacement of 600 RPM motor/pulley with 300 RPM as... | |
| any Marillion Fans? I like all their albums, but return most often to the 2009 reunion "Less is More". This album's stripped-down rearrangements of material collected from their 1995-2001 albums sheds the pimpliness of the prog rock era to reveal underlying song form... |