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| VAS MC One Transformer Those are the numbers from VAS: https://vasnyinc.com/vasmcone/ Steve has replied that I should simply go with what sounds best. | |
| VAS MC One Transformer Yes, I have a question in to Steve, with whom I correspond fairly often. But he will be biased in favour of his transformer (quite rightly) so I thought to ask you well-informed gentlemen as well. | |
| Turntable choice for mono records @danmar123 I beg to differ, the Cadenza mono is a true mono cartridge. The coil mount on the cantilever is rotated 45° and only the horizontally sensitive coil is connected, and to both sets of pins. I believe, at least, I am told, the vertically ... | |
| Goodbye Everyone @lewm I haven't kept up with it, being retired now, but I think Pradax is C/I in patients with prosthetic valves, but not in patients with AF (at least not here). | |
| Goodbye Everyone I was assuming I could get off a few meds. Nope, they are gonna add more, all heart meds are for life. If you have AF, be a little wary about the new anticoagulants. My own lawyer, who was my patient, had a mitral valve replacement, and chose t... | |
| Turntable choice for mono records I have two turntables, both the same, SME model 10. One has my best stereo cartridge, and one my best mono cartridge. Currently, that mean a Benz Micro LP-S on the first (via SME Series V) and an Ortofon Cadenza Mono on the other (via SME Series I... | |
| Goodbye Everyone Best of luck, Elliott! I too loathe hospitals, which is ironic. A necessary evil. | |
| cleaning gritty surface noise on LPs I'd be a bit suspicious about all those LAST products too. @mijostyn I must disagree with you in your blanket condemnation of ultrasonic cleaning. If used wisely, it certainly improves on a vacuum RCM, and by wisely I mean addressing the issue yo... | |
| Curious Why Benz Micro Slid Into Obscurity I was very surprised to do a head to head comparison of the LP-S with the London Decca Reference. The Decca has been finally de-throned! So the LP-S is now on the SME V, and the Cadenza Mono is on the IV. I couldn't resist, and sent the Ruby 3 off... | |
| Ultrasonic cleaning I use both a Loricraft and a Degritter. If I had to keep only one, it would be the former, as I think by itself it does more than the Degritter by itself. Together, I think I get the best of both worlds. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge @hce1 Watch out. You maybe know that Grado cartridges are MI, not MM, but the analog police may come for you. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge Near me, come listen, bring yours 07062 Thank you, but I'm in Nova Scotia. I send my cartridges for re-tips to a zipcode near yours, but that's as close as I get! | |
| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? I don't say anyone else is wrong, but there is probably a definitive answer to this. The problem is that we are all subject to bias from what we upgraded last and which last impinged on our appreciation of our music. I'm just as subject to that as... | |
| Have you asked yourself this question? No. | |
| Still looking for a new Moving Coil Cartridge I cannot argue with the use of a proper mono cartridge, but that is not what the OP was asking about. And if the avoidance of surface noise is the prime consideration, then proper record cleaning is the sine qua non. As for satisfying MC sound w... |