dogberry
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| 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... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? I had a customer who was phobic and often listened whilst checking his prostate. He often gave seat of the pants opinions on sound quality. Perhaps you could explain is he listening in analogue or digital ? How many bits on that digit? 😂 | |
| How many turntables have you owned? My first was a portable wind-up 78 player, with steel needles, or dried hawthorn needles for a softer sound. Given to me by a grandmother, probably to the disgust of my parents who had to listen! In those days we had a massively heavy teak Garrard... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? It seems my effort at being emollient backfired. I'll bow out. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Exactly, @rauliruegas , we cannot impose our experience on others. Having read a lot of your input in other threads, I respect your experience, and I'm grateful to read about it. Even so, all of the wonderful things you and I have heard from cartr... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? A predictable outcome for a thread entitled as it is. Among the very few who can purchase the most expensive cartridges, there will still be the same phenomenon we see in lower end contests: people advocate for what they know about. I have eight c... | |
| Do Quad Electrostatics Come To An End of Life? I think it would be an imposition to pick his brains when there's no likelihood I will use his services. Maybe I'm over-polite, but I wouldn't do that. In the interim, my repair guy has replied to me: I've done a bit of digging, and according to... | |
| Do Quad Electrostatics Come To An End of Life? That's what I've been doing for the last 15 years! | |
| Do Quad Electrostatics Come To An End of Life? No, not turned on all the time. Sheldon Stokes is in the USA, but if I can, it would be easier to do this in Canada. My repair man would likely be perfectly happy to replace all the panels in one go. The question really is this - is this likely to... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) I've been pretty happy with my 6111 based Quad 24p, but now having two tables, one with a low output cartridge, I have a Rek-O-Kut switch and an extra set of interconnects in the signal path. I also have to use the 'sensitivity' knob on the back a... |