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| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Auchentoshan is very nice. I tend to drink more scotch in the wintee—maybe because I like peaty lowlands wirh iodine and funk. Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Talisker...not sure which arm/cartridge that would be  | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Auchentoshan is very nice. I tend to drink more scotch in the wintee—maybe because I like peaty lowlands wirh iodine and funk. Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Talisker...not sure which arm/cartridge that would be  | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Thanks chakster | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Hey, here is an interesting interesting quote from an Art Dudley review of the Peachtree Nova 300:After experiencing an excess of lightness from CDs and SACDs, I braced myself for similar results from LPs—and was relieved to hear no such thing: pe... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? This evening so far: David Byre, American UtopiaJon Batiste, Hollywood AfricansCannonball Adderly, Big ManNext up:Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison (picked up today, waiting to listen to it. Will wrap the evening wirh Keb’ Mo’s Oklahoma | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Elliot, Thanks for sharing your perspective’s. I spent a lot of time on alignment also. I was a chef in my first career, and precision of tools in there use is deeply ingrained in me. So I feel like that is handled. I have a Shure M97xe in “my fle... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Thanks Raul, and ive enjoyed reading your extensive information on cartridges btw | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought This thread has been more informative and fun than I imagined. Thanks everyone. Such great ideas and knowledge. | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought As for your question to me about Ortofon, Of course pins coming out is an issue. However, I don’t base purchasing decisions solely on the presence of negative feedback on the Internet. I have never yet encountered a product that I could purchase i... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Additionally, if I could justify investing the funds, their SG sounds more interesting than their  MI but I would rather invest that sort of money in the market than in my toys. | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Chakster, i have read and viewed a lot on the Soundsmith site. And I admire the company’s reputation. One concern I have is that SS seems overly dependent on one individual, at least for its better cartridges, and I haven't learned of a succession... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Chakster, the article you sent  wouldn’t dissuade me at all from purchasing  product from Ortofon.  At least not from my authorized dealer. That said, I’m not sure  that’s the cartridge I want, even though I’ve owned their  products before. | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Terry9, I do have Chris Feickert’s set up tool, an old record of test tones and a phone speed app (plus obious thinks like a level). Any other tools for cartridge alignment and tt set up you think i should have? | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought So i went to my preferred dealer and listened to an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze on a Brinkman powered by the big Parasound into some Kef Blade 2’s and a phono stage I’d bever hears of before, etc. not sure I was hearing the cadenza alone, but it all ce... | |
| Phono cartridge suggestions sought Roberjerman, i use Last before every side. And a brush for periodic hard scrubbing. I once dug deep into some very scientific studies on styli wear. Along with pictures and other data, one study said 500 hours regardless of stylus profile or brand... |