edgewear
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| Fidelity Research cartridges There seems to be an interesting MC between his work for FR and starting Shelter. Apparently he released some cartridges under his own name somewhere in the 80's. I own the Ozawa OS-70L, which was part of a three model series with different cantil... | |
| Original Blue Notes vs Reissues Original Blue Note copies in well kept condition were never cheap, but in recent years they have become 'trophies for the rich' and prices have completely spiralled out of control. That's a most unfortunate trend for 'normal' record collectors. An... | |
| ZYX Optimum phono cartridge - a defining statement Factory? How many of these things do you think they make and manage to sell? Even the most respected and well known high end MC cartridge manufacturers are one man operations, at least the more exotic kind.Whatever is the case with ZYX, sending em... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? If Nandric' assumption is correct this forum is definitely taking a wrong turn. By way of a counter measure I would suggest the moderator to introduce an algorithm with the coded instruction that every post using the combination of the words 'raul... | |
| Ozawa OS-70L MC cartridge - anyone familiar? Zero responses is so - eh - zeroish, so I did some more searching myself. Just for the record: it does seem to be a ancestor to the Shelter cartridges. Designed by the same Ozawa san, but apparently built to order by Supex, before Ozawa founded Sh... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x I have the same set up as you. In my experience there is a clear sonic gain with the N-60 stabilizer nut. The added mass seems to benefits the 'bottom end' of the sonic spectrum and makes the whole presentation somewhat more relaxed. This can be o... | |
| Do MC's Need Time To Wake Up? Thanks for the feedback. I guess we all have had our fair share of 'settling in' phenomena. But the first encounter with the Allaerts was of a different (third?) kind. By now it has 'settled' and the output is stable. For my usual NAF (Neighbour A... | |
| Fidelity Research 64s vs Jelco SA-750e I obviously agree with chakster about the quality of the FR arms, owning both FR-64s and FR-64fx. And the synergy with the FR-7 series MC's is certainly special, but they're definitely not a must. The FR-64 arms work their magic with a great many ... | |
| Cartridge issues need suggestions Sorry to hear about your issue. I also own the Proteus, which surely is a great cartridge. To be honest this doesn't really sound like a cartridge problem. I'm also pretty sure it has nothing to do with anti-skating, azimuth ot other alignment rel... | |
| Turntable options Does it have to be new and current gear? If not, there are other options to consider. I found my analog peace of mind with a vintage Micro RX-1500G table + CU-180 copper mat with Fidelity Research FR-64s tonearm and FR-7fz MC cartridge, total mark... | |
| Not Enjoying My Turntable @elizabeth Can't you read? The OP says he's not happy with the sound and he's wondering if an equalizer or troubleshooting with the turntable might fix his problems. I've merely suggested that fiddling with a $300 turntable is not going to bring h... | |
| Not Enjoying My Turntable @elizabeth I said no such thing. But if you think you can get 'audiophile' sound reproduction with a $300 turntable I would kindly suggest you put that vacuum cleaner on your ear and suck out whatever's stuck in there. | |
| Not Enjoying My Turntable I think we can all agree that playing vinyl records has become a 'cultural' fad. A sure sign it has entered the mainstream is the sheer number of tv commercials that are riddled with turntables. The 'climax' always seems to be that close up shot o... | |
| Micro Seiki BL-111, how good is it ? That would explain your ’issue’. Frankly, putting a Denon 301 (mkII I assume?) at the front end of an analog set up like this makes no sense to me at all. I don’t know the rest of the system they used for the demo, but the BL-111 / FR-64fx combo a... | |
| Vinyl reissue labels to avoid? I also agree with Syntax. Compared to the originals most reissue labels are a waste of time and money. Unless these originals are in the 'trophies for the rich' category.....I make an exception for the blue note reissues by Music Matters (both the... |