dogberry
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| New user phono question. Comes with free story. No question about it, you can make vinyl outperform a CD. I'll assume the amp and the speakers are OK since the CD uses them too, and you like the CD sound. So that leaves us to think about the table, the cartridge, the setup of the cartridge, a... | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge The most reliable thing for me is whether I drift off and choose to do other things rather than listen to music. When I've got something right I can't wait to get home and turn on the system and play some music. | |
| Cartridges, Vinyl, Stylus, Turntable And here I am with two turntables in my primary system, both the same, and just so I can have two different cartridges on the go! | |
| Cartridges, Vinyl, Stylus, Turntable AS long as the cartridge is properly aligned, and the stylus isn't worn or damaged, I believe you can play your records on the second turntable without fear. Nor do the two cartridges in use have to have the same stylus profile (theoretically, if ... | |
| Phono Stage Gain - how does it impact sound? Currently (not a word used to show that I never heard of Ohm's Law) I'm using three moving iron cartridges. 1mV, 3mV and 5mV. My phono amp has three settings for 'sensitivity' (ie gain), expecting respective inputs of 1.3mV, 2.6mV and 5.2mV. Now I... | |
| Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table. That's a good point. I'm running in two new carts as potential replacements for the Deccas. I keep track by making hashmarks on a scrap of paper (like the scratchings on the wall of a prison cell, four verticals and a diagonal=5 disks=3.75 hours. ... | |
| Ever Damage A Stylus Using Cleaning Brush? If you have a cantilever, a brush is fine if you are careful. An "ultrasonic" cleaner is even better - quotation marks are because they are just vibrating brushes and don't get into the ultrasonic range of frequencies. My Hudson is cheap and effec... | |
| Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table. My answer is a bit of a cheeky one. My main table is an SME Model 10. I replaced the M10 tonearm with an SME V. Now presumably for many people a second table is a cheaper one, or one using, say, a different drive (belt vs direct vs idler for exam... | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge You should get out more! | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge It's often said that everyone should try to listen to a Decca moving iron cartridge at least once. Be warned, it's like just one hit of heroin! You may never come back. I have two of them, the Jubilee and the Reference. These are not like the old ... |