dr-john
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| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, And I should mention also that the now-pin-point imaging is noticeably sharper within a more expansive soundstage than what the Blackwood Madake renders - though the Shuguang Black Treasure KT-88’s in the VAC Phi 300 may contribute there as well. | |
| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, After running it through the Cardas pink noise locked grooves for about 12 hours, the Snakewood Madake has opened enough to assess it - maybe more will be revealed, but what I'm hearing now certainly makes my heart beat a little faster. Its gener... | |
| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, oh boy - I’m trying a humble DGG lp of Kempff playing the bagatelles of Ludwig van, and despite that engineering at the time didn’t quite match imaging with sonority, the musical experience shines through. The highs shimmer, but not unnaturally. I... | |
| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, and may I add now, its existence is very hush hush. Understandably. | |
| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, I've lived with the Dynavector XV-T1 for several years and with the Kansui before that. They portray different sound worlds altogether. As the Snakewood Madake unfolds, I'll be glad to post my impressions and comparisons. I'm a chamber, vocal an... | |
| Has anyone heard the Miyajima 'Snakewood' cartridge, I can now answer my own question, having installed a Miyajima Snakewood in my TW Raven Limited table. It is a Madake but with a body of snakewood, extremely hard, dense and expensive. I'll continue with my impressions as it breaks in. | |
| Shuguang Black Treasure CV181-Z Psvane CV-181's, pricey and intially captivating, develop static around the 90-day mark. Psvane KT-88's in my experience are shoddily produced with little or no quality assurance testing, despite Rachel's claims. Upon receipt of 2 matched quads,... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S tracking force issue Ah hah ! I just found your discussion post about the Dynavector tracking force - I too have been using the 1T for several years and now want to try a different flavor of cartridge altogether. I've had many jaw-dropping moments with the T, but f... | |
| VAC / Wilson cables I likewise use a Shindo giscours preamp, with shindo silver IC's and love the Purist Audio Provectus cables from the Phi to the Sophia 3's. | |
| Power tubes for the VAC 300.1 I was pleased with Psvane's, but they recently changed their production specs to a higher voltage plate, causing nothing but problems in my VAC Phi 300.1 | |
| Vac 200 IQ vs Ayon orthosII HEY ortho --I'm curious about how your amp died. Mine likewise, the wonderful VAC Phi 300.1a - suddenly two tubes refused to bias, and the blue light wouldn't extinguish while their plates started to glow orange. I'm hoping it can be repaired. D... |