drbond
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| Turntable prices. Is my mind going? I would draw a parallel to automobiles: a $2,500 car will get you most places you need to go, but there are cars for sale at $25,000, $100,000, $250,000, $2,500,000, all the way up to $25,000,000. Where do you draw the line? It’s different for e... | |
| Rega P10 with Apheta 3 @veemike Your Rega cartridge went dead in the left channel also?! I had a P8 with a factory installed the upper end Rega cartridge (I think it was an Apheta 2). The left channel went dead after about 50 hours on mine a few years ago, which is ... | |
| Rega P10 with Apheta 3 @signaforce I think @tablejockey is referring to a turntable with more flexibility: ability to change out tonearms easily, which requires more adjustments. Rega is great if you just want a plug and play, but if you get serious about vinyl, you’... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @drbarney1 Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, but is it possible that the audible experience that others have with linear tonearms is due to some other factor? Maybe the lack of anti-skate plays a role? Regardless, theory and reality can some... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @terry9 If you really want to expand your mind further to the cutting edge, consider the possibility that the Big Bang never happened! There’s a rather interesting book by that name: “The Big Bang Never Happened”. I think it’s been decades since... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms Since it seems that some on this forum are already on LSD, this quote might help us venture towards the cutting edge of musical and tonearm theory more thoroughly, if that’s even possible: Forks in the quantum road At its essence, the ontic vs. ... | |
| VPI Avenger Plus vs J Sikora Standard Max I’ve never heard either, but some people with whom I’ve communicated, and have extensive listening experience, speak highly of J Sikora turntables… | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms A "scientific" approach is only possible if you have a calibrated instrument that does the listening itself. Which of course is not going to fly. In the end, we are stuck with subjective impressions. @lewm Yes, I think this sums it up nicel... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @jollytinker @sokogear Thanks for sharing your experience with your various tonearms. I, too, have found that tonearms can make a marked difference in the sound quality when playing vinyl records. It would be interesting to continue hearing fr... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @rauliruegas Just as I thought you had become a better person, you prove me wrong by your assinine comments. Oh well, some people never change… You have never offered anything constructive, and my best policy was to always ignore your comments,... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @pindac LOL! Most thoughtful comment out of left field…for the win! | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @terry9 No need to apologize. Your first impression was more correct: different tonearms use different materials, andtheir sonic impact would be interesting to discern. Of course everyone knows that you neeed to set up the tonearms properly wit... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @rauliruegas So far, very few Audiogon members have expressed an ability to compare tonearms, which leads me to my conclusion: very few on this forum have actually compared tonearms, which rationally only leaves dealers, who, of course, are bias... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @thr1961 Thanks for sharing your experience with your tonearms. @whart The purpose of this thread isn’t necessarily to improve my system. Given my limited experience, I found it rather odd that no one really commented on tonearms, as I’ve fou... | |
| Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms @rauliruegas Yes, the standard pivoted tonearm has a 1-1.5 degree tracking error. The linear tracking tonearm that I have mounted (Reed 5A) has a 3-4 minute tracking error (which is 1/15-1/20 of a degree); I don't know if it is this lower trac... |