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| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? mulveling wrote: "Even much lower line cartridges like Kontrapunkts..." Careful, lad, I'm listening to a 500 hour Kontrapunkt C and thinking it is uncomfortably close to what I like about the London Decca Reference. That alone makes me think Ort... | |
| Analogue v. Digital...again (Washington Post) I wouldn't trash gear just because it's old. We are enjoying very modest incremental improvements on analog equipment these days. They are real advances, but small and expensive. Some old troglodyte in the 1960s with a Decca cartridge, Garrard tur... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I've lusted a bit after the Hyperion from SS, and have a Sussurro MkII which is the cartridge just below the Hyperion in that product line. I find it like the Grado Statement 3 - honest, thorough but unexciting. I won't bore everyone again by reco... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @rauliruegas wrote "Btw, today no one and I mean it can trust only in that " listen " that is only subjectivity. We need to be very carefully about and try to analyze the item surrounded facts/characteristics in an objective way. Ears can foolis... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge In my case I needed a new stylus, and the cartridge had become very microphonic, which usually means one of the coils has become loose. So it would have needed the top taking off, the potting removing, coil fixed in place, new potting, new stylus ... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge @ledoux1238 I think you'll be happy with it, and I hope if it is any kind of questionable condition it has been to John Wright recently. He retires at the end of this month. It is very much like the classic Deccas in sound, but with a much heavier... | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? I've been looking at the Acoustand tonearm pods, which would let me add a second arm to one or both my SME Model 10 tables. I have a spare SME M10 arm, and could get an M2-9 for a fourth arm. My phono amp supports up to five inputs. I know, it's c... | |
| Ortofon MC Cartridge Problems ?? Maybe you have a favourite disc with a non-concentric label that catches on the stylus? My experience with Ortofon's is that they have excellent quality control. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I'll jump in once more. This thread is not about CD vs LP, and any entries of that kind ought to be ignored or deleted. My opinion is that the new technologies that take the idea of minimising the moving mass on the cantilever are on the right tr... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge One thing I forgot to add. I bought all sorts of other MI designs when the Reference went away for the rebuild. The one that came the closest was the Nagaoka MP-500. Good enough that I bought a second TT and a couple of spare styli for it. If you ... | |
| Looking for a London (DECCA) Reference phono cartridge I wish you luck. My Reference, recently rebuilt by John, is not going to be sold, and nor is the Jubilee I have as backup. You could probably find a used Super Gold or Maroon more easily if you are willing to go there. There is a very long and inf... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? bdp24 - I like the way you think! Nothing I have heard beats the Reference! | |
| Opinion on SME 15 I have two SME 10 tables, one with a V and one with the M10 (really a 309). This is like the model 15, but without rubber band suspension. I have no complaints, as evidenced by buying a second after having the first for 12 years. The Series V is c... | |
| Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference? I think the OP should tell us in what respects his digital set-up outperforms his analog. We don't know what to address absent that. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? It would have been much cheaper if this device was still made: http://www.time-step.com/distribution/SME%20Dual%20Arm.html I ended up with a second Model 10, for the same sound. I'm very content with the Model 10, but I did need the ability to r... |