edgewear
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| Looking for mc cartridge in $1000-$1500 range. It is unclear if the OP (which I believe stands for Original Poster) requires the cartridge to be new or if NOS and/or previously 'cherished' would also apply. For used there are plenty of contenders in this price range, you only have to find the... | |
| Kuzma/Koetsu feedbak?? I've owned a Clearaudio Master Solution from the clear acrylic episode, equipped with magnetic bearing, Synchro PSU and Unify tonearm. It was a nice looking and reliable table, but its performance was held back considerably by that tonearm. This b... | |
| Cartridge new or used ? Boy, first 'used underwear', now 'used food'....... You guys really have a deeply felt disgust towards used cartridges. As far as I'm concerned this is the preferred mainstream opinion: by all means stay away from used cartridges! Less competitors... | |
| Cartridge new or used ? @clearthink, Your analogy of 'used underwear' smells a bit funny and frankly makes no sense. Stylus wear from normal use is very gradual, so with previously owned 'modern' cartridges the risk of damaging your records is negligable. It seems to me ... | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new This thread made me curious to try one of the Dynavectors and I managed to pick up a Karat 23RS in 'as new' condition for 300 euros. Judging by its visual condition I seriously doubt it has ever been used, so it may need some playing time to settl... | |
| What is the best 5k-plus Preamp with balanced outs and Phono stage? The recently discontinued Boulder 1010 would perfectly fit your description: an all balanced preamp with a very nice phono stage. I operate a three tonearm turntable setup and also use the Boulder 1008 phono amp, which has two MM/MC inputs. You mi... | |
| Do 45 rpm 12" LPs really sound better than 33 rpm? @daveyf There has been a lot of discussion about the MM reissues (either in 2x45rpm or 33.3rpm) versus the RVG originals. The issue will never be resolved, because they are sonically so far removed it's almost like comparing different recordings.I... | |
| Do 45 rpm 12" LPs really sound better than 33 rpm? @daveyf I was typing while you made your comments. So you did make the 2x45rpm versus 33.3rpm comparison of the MM reissues. Results are again inconclusive as they changed their hardware to master the 33.3 version. I didn't know this, so my sugges... | |
| Do 45 rpm 12" LPs really sound better than 33 rpm? Perhaps there's a valid comparison to tape machines operating at different speeds. Higher tape speed means more 'headroom', as in more length of tape to enscribe the same signal. Likewise on vinyl higher speed rotation and more space between the ... | |
| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Ah, the hot stamper, the one thing the record does not reveal. But there's nothing mysterious about it.Most record companies have - sometimes elaborate - information on the dead wax that will tell you what cutting engineer, lacquer, mother and sta... | |
| Anyone try the replica B-60 Fidelity Research VTA? Well, you're not actually! I'm also looking for the B-60, but since I'm not prepared to pay the going price for an original, let alone the new price for the (identical) Ikeda version, this will probably remain so. I even have a Micro AX-8G armbase... | |
| Magnepan 3.6qr VS 1.7i Good decision! The forums mentioned will tell you all you need to know, but here’s my take.To the best of my knowledge the loosening wire issue was solved with the introduction of the 3.5, when they changed the glue. So you shouldn’t experience th... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @geoffkait 'Less wobbling equals less jitter' It's true that Japanese cd's are better centered than most others. This is easy enough to see with the 'open' transport bay of my Bow cd player. Perhaps the player needs less error correction, because ... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @geoffkait 'The future is here!'Well, there you go. I don't waste much time going through used cd bins, because most of what you see is mid price and budget price reissue crap. For example, where I live you hardly ever see full price first edition... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD @geoffkait Interesting observation. Not just cd players seem to be aiming at a more processed sound, recent cd reissues apparently go in the same direction. From an audiophile point of view this is indeed not good. All this manipulation of the dat... |