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| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 Moerch that comes from the Highphonic tonearm design.Wrong. Moerch released its first tonearm UP4 in 1981, 4 years before the Highphonic was launched in 1985. I think you’ll find the Highphonic arm was a rebadged Moerch.From where came Highphonic... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 @halcro It’s impossible via the YouTube Videos to hear the ephemeral nuances that I hear in my room....things like soundstage (side to side and back to back), transparency, imaging, image height etcHi Halcro - in my view, even on standard mac ibud... | |
| Adjusting the cueing mechanism on a Mørch tonearm You should adjust the back of the arm so that the arm is level when the stylus is on the groove to set VTA.The height of the lifter can be adjusted by undoing the allen screw in the front of the platform that holds it. You should raise the arm and... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 @halcro Wow - that was quick. You wouldn’t know these were the same cartridge if you hadn’t labelled them. This is why I have 4 decent tonearms.I’m very interested in what you think yourself as well as @frogman .For me on this particular piece of ... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Halcro,Probably yes. Just reinforcing the TT/Tonearm/Cartridge hierarchy. I still see many folk here putting expensive cartridges on cheap TT's & arms.Having said that tonearm matching would be a critical part of selecting a $10k cartridge for... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Halcro, The answer is that depends. I wouldn't buy the Palladian unless I had a top flight tonearm. If you are looking for some of the atrributes of the Palladian ( speed and coherence ) for $2k a couple of possibilities are the London Decca range... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Hi Halcro,Well my impression, the Palladian is a cut above, less coloured, more even handed/balanced across the spectrum. The Palladian appears to be much quicker and more resolving - first impression is it is quicker, on long term listening the i... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @nandric I'm not so naive as to think there are not better cartridges out there of the new generation than what I have, but they come at a high cost. You have some pretty nice cartridges in your collection. There is as much to be gained from optim... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @nandric My Dynavector Karat Nova 13D is no longer standard.It has higher output than the original and the stylus profile is now micro ridge. On each of its rebuilds by Dynavector it came back with revised specs. I would be wary of buying one now,... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @nandric As you know I have an Ikeda Kiwame, having previously had the original Ikeda 9. I like them very much, they are quick and very open through the mids - easily the best cartridge for me back in the 80's.The Decca London Gold with Garrott Mi... | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @nandric No wonder Ikeda returned to the ''old kind'' in his latest 9 series.Actually Ikeda never returned. As far as I am aware, Ikeda had nothing to do with the current range of Ikeda cartridges. | |
| Fidelity Research cartridges @rauliruegas Dear @edgewear : """ but I don’t hear the sonic benefits compared to Stevenson, so I decided to stick with Ikeda’s original specifications.."""It’s weird, for say the least, that you can’t be abble/aware of the quality performance in ... | |
| Air Tight PC-1 Coda and more options to upgrade my analog setup Here's what i would do -The Rega P10 is actually pretty good, but its forte is pace and rhythm.If you are keen on the Rega I would buy either the top Rega MC cartridge, which ensures an optimum match for the arm/TT, or if you want a more nuanced/b... | |
| Air Tight PC-1 Coda and more options to upgrade my analog setup I wouldn't put an $8500 cartridge on a Rega, its like putting racing tires on a VW Rabbit.You would be better off getting a better turntable first.Spend the money on turntable upgrade & phono upgrade first, and keep the Ortofon initially. You ... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Halcro, its interesting. I have found with multiple turntables and cartridges that ultimately I come down to a strong preference. I find that once I have identified shortcomings in a cartridge then it becomes unistenable, all I hear are the shortc... |