dogberry
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| Moving Iron Adventures I'm no expert on the older Deccas, but there is as much or more information than anyone might need in this 290 page thread: | |
| Moving Iron Adventures The older Deccas often required some special voodoo to tame or obviate their hum. Some of it was related to the common ground of the three-pin versions, some because of the thin pressed metal shell. So trying various ground configurations and doin... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Even if I had a dealer nearby, I think I would prefer to learn to install them and adjust them myself (as I have). If you rely on the dealer you aren't going to be able to swap cartridges on a whim when you want to compare them. | |
| Moving Iron Adventures Markus, This is what I wrote about it: I spent three hours today looking over the shoulder of a skillful repairman as he dissected a Quad 2905. It takes about 20 minutes to get the speaker stripped down to the point where you can see and test t... | |
| Moving Iron Adventures I understand the Statement 3 belonged to the lower tier of Grado cartridges, but they felt it was sounding good enough to be promoted to the Lineage series along with the Epoch 3 and the Aeon 3. I'm very pleased to hear that the Epoch 3 does so mu... | |
| Moving Iron Adventures Thank you for your kind thoughts! It's hard to remember now exactly why I bought the Kontrapunkt C. I had gone from a Shure V15VxMR on a Rega P3, to the SME 10 initially with an M10 arm, then a Series V arm, then a Benz Micro Wood H2 and then the ... | |
| Moving Iron Adventures It probably doesn't belong here, but my involvement in the weed thing was entirely accidental (yes, your Honour, it was an accident, I swear...) A funny story and one I'm happy to relate elsewhere. Believe it or not, I have never touched the stuff... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Ah. After three or four days with the Grado Statement 3 on one table, I now have gone back for one album on the other table, with a London Reference (I don't know the reduced VTF made a massive difference) on it. Supertramp's Indelibly Stamped. Fo... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Will do. Maybe it will last a bit longer with the lower VTF. Edit: gone from 1.9g down to 1.67g according to my scale. We'll see. It's utterly unfair to people floundering around wondering what's best when they can't hear this! | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @noromance Sorry, I need to correct my senility-infused confusion. Should read "tail slightly up." Much better highs and leading edge snap. I’m delighted with my Reference (or Jubilee) with the rear end very slightly down, as judged by the li... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I second that. There's good information on this forum, but it is often hidden behind a smokescreen of verbiage from a prolix few. I started here in 2007, but was unable re-activate my old account. Things haven't changed much. | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? Very kind of you, John, but I shall decline. My two turntables sit atop a very heavy 17th century oak chest, which I have carefully levelled. I don't think a slab of anything, however good it is in the audio realm, will be acceptable to SWMBO. I ... | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? @lewm With respect to granite, presumably the crystalline nature of rocks can affect their ability to resonate? All I know about them is to do with their abrasive qualities when lapped and used for honing straight razors. And now I shall be accuse... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? When someone gets banned twice and still feels it is the forum's fault I believe I might be justified in thinking that is a red flag. With respect to my comment that feeling the need to turn the volume up is an indication that there is something ... | |
| One turntable with two arms, or two turntables with one each - which would you prefer? I find it interesting that beech is used for making a resin impregnated wood. Beech has a reputation as being one of the most waterproof woods available - it used to be used for the construction of waterwheels at mills and is still used as handles... |