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| Cartridge Loading.....Part II I'm not an experienced pro, nor a technical engineer: the instructions on my MC just recommend about 10x cartridge impedance, and, as @rauliruegas indicates, the instructions on my Lyra cartridge recommends anything between 100 to 1000 ohms. T... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @terry9 Funny that you should bring that up! One of my audiophile friends insists that I buy a Degritter for U/S record cleaning. I bought a VEVOR U/S record cleaner instead a few months ago, which I can tell really makes a big improvement. I... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Thanks for everyone’s contribution to this thread! Having individuals share their decades of audiophile experience definitely has helped me make more informed decisions with setting up an audio system. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 weeks of ... | |
| The best way to start adding A=analog to my system @cakyol I think it can be helpful not to get wrapped up in the analog / digital debate. They both can be excellent media, and appreciated for their differences! (I just demonstrated this to myself by listening to the same performance of Gilels... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover Thanks for the reminder not to get wrapped up in the analog / digital debate. They both can be excellent media, and appreciated for their differences! (I just demonstrated this to myself by listening to the same performance of Gilels pl... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @rauliruegas Thanks. I appreciate your direction and recommendations through this musical journey. I realize that you recommended the Ortofon MC Verismo cartridge. Are you still of the opinion that the Verismo would match well with the Dohman... | |
| The best way to start adding A=analog to my system @cakyol LOL! I just transitioned from digital to analog! I would have to agree with you that most people will enjoy digital more than analog, especially with analog rigs costing less than $7-10k; however, at the top end, analog is much, much sup... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @pindac No worries. Thanks for your comment. I'm sure I would be very content with the SME or the Dohmann. They are both very good turntables, and I don't think anyone could go wrong with either one. The Dohmann allowed two tonearms, and mor... | |
| Stylus Cleaning Rituals A long-time analog aficionado recommended NOT to use the ultrasonic cleaner on a higher end MC stylus because of the potential for vibrations to disrupt the cantilever, etc. So I bought the Last Stylus cleaner and Stylast package. . . The instr... | |
| Stylus Cleaning Rituals Has anyone tried the Flux Hifi Ultrasonic stylus cleaner? Looks like it’s sold on Music Direct for $150. Any advantages / warnings about using such a device? Thanks. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @pindac Thanks for sharing SME's new TT. That would've been just my timing to buy an SME 30/2 the week before they come out with an SME 60! SME makes excellent TT's. | |
| Cartridge upgrade???? @rwanda I'm a neophyte with respect to vinyl / analog, but I've listened to 5 different cartridges in the past 6 months, on two different turntables, and I can say that it's definitely worth it to upgrade the cartridge, to the extent that you... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover Thanks for helping me through this musical discovery process. Having had a Rega player since my fist audiophile days (first a P3, then a P8), I wasn't too enthusiastic about vinyl. However, when my Rega Apheta 2 cartridge broke, and I r... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Sounds like the first comment on this thread by @solypsa sums it up nicely: I'm "in for a real treat" with an upgrade in the turntable. I received a Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 last week, and got it set up with 2 Schroder CB 11 tonearms, one with a ... | |
| length of interconnects for passive preamp I think it largely depends on if you're connectors are single ended (RCA), or balanced (XLR). If you're running RCA IC, then you probably want to keep them at 1M or 2M. For XLR, the length becomes more irrelevant. |