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| THE GOLDEN AGE OF TURNTABLES! @mijostyn, you don't bother me in the least, but you sound a bit pissed off yourself. I'm happy for you that you enjoy modern turntables and cartridges. Why can't you let other folks enjoy the old stuff? Turntable won't bring down the economy, so ... | |
| What should I do? First you need to share a few things:1. What cartridge are we talking about?2. What system did you hear it with at the shop?3. What system do you use at home?The dealer should obviously have told you this, but the sound of a cartridge is system de... | |
| Ikeda 9 Cartridge Squeaking @neonknight, your picture looks the same as the one generally referred to as Kiwami. Earlier discussions have suggested that the gold body Rex and Kiwami were identical and one of them was for export purposes. But if the correct tracking force of ... | |
| Ikeda 9 Cartridge Squeaking @neonknight I use the gold coloured 9 Rex, which apparently is identical to your Kiwami. The spec sheet recommends 1.5 gram VTF, but it is by nature a very low compliance design. So it needs a high mass tonearm, just as chakster suggests. I tried ... | |
| THE GOLDEN AGE OF TURNTABLES! Tulipmania was the frenzy of the booming 17th century Dutch merchant economy. Not unlike the speculative financial ’products’ in our current global economy, that wreaked havoc in 2008.Are you suggesting Turntables are today’s Tulips? 😂 | |
| THE GOLDEN AGE OF TURNTABLES! The Dutch Golden Age was between 1575 and 1675, so roughly the 1600's and not the 16th century as I wrote. Apologies for this stupid mistake..... 😕 | |
| THE GOLDEN AGE OF TURNTABLES! I suppose it depends on how you define ’golden age’.Is it about the product being ubiquitous and all pervasive? The answer would be a simple yes, since every household had at least one.Is it about the quality standard of the product? The answer wo... | |
| FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS Denon DL103 is the worst possible benchmark, more like a 'lowest common denominator'. | |
| New Zirconia Pipe Cantilever .. What's up with that ? I use 'zircon encrusted tweezers' to attach the lead wires to my cartridges. You won't believe the difference.... 😅 | |
| Audiophile Albums....Yes indeed The question to be asked is this: can a $350 reissue be considered a good deal for the serious record collector? I think not, not even for bragging. They’re more like expensive stop gaps, because they’re just fancy reproductions and serious collec... | |
| Differences between Magnepan 1.6qr and 1.7i Last time I checked the true ribbon tweeter started with the 3 series, the 3.7i being the current version. Also in the 20 series and recently the ’all out’ 30.7. The smaller Maggies always had quasi ribbon tweeters. Some say this actually results ... | |
| FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS @lohanimal don’t get too hung up about the supposed problems with FR7 as presented - ad nauseam - by rauliruegas. He’s the ’odd one out’ around here concerning these cartridges. Most forum members familiar with them love the way they make music. A... | |
| Preamp with Phono $3-5k range Preamps with an internal phono stage became a bit of a rarity after digital began ruling the audio world. So a preamp 'evolved' into a line stage. One nice exception to this high end audio rule was the Boulder 1010, released around 2001. It's also... | |
| FR66S vs Ikeda IT-407 vs FR66FX Of course there are more 'classic' Japanese tonearms to consider. The Micro Seiki MAX-237/282 series is highly regarded but very pricey. And if it is usability you're after, you might also look at the Audiocraft AC-3300/4400 series (10" and 12" re... | |
| FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS I have an XG-5 in my second system, also the universal type with 3 positions and one 'step down' from XG-7. It sounds really nice, but not on the same level as my other two dedicated step ups, Entré ET-200 (copper wire) and Ortofon T-3000 (silver ... |