dogberry
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| Audio Desk cleaner.....still available? My Degritter MkI soldiers on, and is in nearly daily use for three years now. Customer support is reported to be excellent, though I have had no occasion to use it. If considering one, here is a very long thread by users discussing their experienc... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State Btw, our ears are the worst tool to make precise comparisons, that " your ears will tell you " is full of subjective with no objective single parameters it's only: " I like it " and that's all. We shall have to agree to disagree. For what shall... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State I think that's a direct quote from "Oklahoma", music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Almost - the song says "should be friends." And my reply (It's a scandal! It's a outrage!) is another song from the same musical. | |
| How To Control The Eager Beaver I wondered about insufficient anti-skate, but for skating force to pull the stylus inwards, it has to be in a groove. I have had experiences where the stylus drops, bounces and jumps inwards - all without spending any time in a groove. So I suspec... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State The farmer and the cowhand can be friends. It's a scandal! It's a outrage! | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State It maybe true that well-made high-gain MC phono stages outshine an SUT. All I can say is that an SUT sounds better than the MC phono stages I have at hand. So unless I win the lottery (more unlikely than ever since I do not take part in the "tax o... | |
| A Turntable History Question Thank you all for your thoughts. I should have stayed to have a listen! | |
| A Turntable History Question As far as I remember (and if my memory is to be trusted) it looked very smart and he was extremely proud of it. I didn't stay long enough to listen to it though. | |
| A Turntable History Question Suspended from corner towers à la SME. | |
| A Turntable History Question Maybe that was it, though I'm not sure if VPI was selling their TT's in the UK in those days. | |
| Increasing a Low output MM I shall, thank you. I was replying to your statement: Second, the SoundSmith cartridge is an MI type, not an MC type for which SUTs are most suitable. You are, of course, correct that a 2.4mV output would be increased far too much by a typical... | |
| Increasing a Low output MM Mind you, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, no? I have two low output MIs (0.4mv and 1mV), and prefer them both through a SUT rather than the MC input of my phono stage. | |
| What's the best bang for my bucks on RP6 upgrade? I'd consider a cartridge with a stylus guard, and preferably one that does not risk causing damage when fitted and removed. Only one of my four cartridges that are in regular use has a stylus guard, and it (a SoundSmith) is difficult to use, and s... | |
| Who knew? It's been 45 years since I used to use my father-in-law's Sondek. I'm very pleased for you, and hope you'll have many years of satisfaction with it. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL They all do, when no signal is applied. |