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| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @reimarc there are several different approaches to this ‘direct coupled’ theme of bringing the coils as close to the stylus as possible. I don’t have personal experience with the AT ART1000, but I am very familiar with the Victor MC L1000, which i... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mijostyn this just goes to show that reviews don’t tell you anything. It’s a different story when the Ortofon chief designer reluctantly goes on camera mentioning occasional tracking problems with Anna. This is what I experienced and to some exte... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mijostyn you almost sound like the Ortofon distributor. Their first line of defense was ‘blame it on the set up’. Yeah right, I’ve got 40 cartridges, including ancient ones like Ortofon MC30 and real set up prima donnas like Ikeda 9 or VdH Colibr... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mikelavigne the name change actually did involve a design change as well. Ortofon’s chief designer is on record explaining about the new suspension of the MC Diamond, using nanotubes or something. In a video interview with Fremer (part of his cov... | |
| Micro Max 282 vs. Exclusive EA-10 Thanks Raul, I’m gradually getting a handle on the EA-10’s sound. First trials with Benz LP are very positive, but I will try different cartridges before applying the damping fluid. The amount of damping can be adjusted or even discarded, so it’s ... | |
| Micro Max 282 vs. Exclusive EA-10 @dover thanks for that info. The EA-10 came to me with EP-03 straight armpipe only. I would like to find the S-type armpipe as well, in order to make cart rolling more convenient and also to be able to use integrated headshell cartridges like SPU... | |
| Micro Max 282 vs. Exclusive EA-10 Hi all, I would like to resurrect this thread from the good ‘old days as I recently acquired an EA-10 complete with dedicated AX-6G armbase to go on my Micro RX-1500. It’s the final instalment to a quartet of arms including Audio Craft AC-4400, Mi... | |
| Koestu original Onyx Sig pre-platinum cart vs. later/current platinum Sig comparisons I’ve recently acquired a previously owned Koetsu Onyx, but would like to find out more about its vintage. It has black blocks with unthreaded mounting holes and a black upper side with ‘made in Japan’ and ‘18333’. No P before the serial number. Is... | |
| Micro-Seiki RX-5000 platter question @hifiguys you received some very good advice from dover, as expected. As for the Micro gunmetal platters, they ring when not properly damped, so you do need a mat of some kind. Some might call the sound ‘lively’, but with the ‘naked’ platter the t... | |
| Best Phono Stage Dear @lance23, starting with vinyl on a serious level at this point in time is a daunting prospect and quite an undertaking. Separating the good, the bad and the ugly requires considerable research in advance to prevent big disappointments and exp... | |
| Kiseki Agate Ruby: Thoughts Opinions Or Observations? @neonknight I can relate to your position. I also own and adore MC2000 and Transfiguration Proteus and was rather underwhelmed by the Koetsu Rosewood and Urushi. So what about the Kiseki? I owned the Agate for a while but its suspension was not up... | |
| Detachable Head shell or Not? @lewm I agree with you 100%, but buying vintage LP’s of audiophile quality in NM or EX condition has recently become a painfully expensive endeavour. Those golden $5-10 days are gone forever. Think Decca SXL, emi ASD, Columbia SAX, rca LSC, mercur... | |
| Detachable Head shell or Not? Ah, like exclusive one-off designer handbags? 🥴 | |
| Detachable Head shell or Not? @best-groove Agreed. Reasonably priced top cartridges in the current marketplace are in the 5-6k range. Above that price level we are entering ‘trophy for the rich’ territory, which is all about exclusivity, ‘pride’ of ownership and snobbery. Can’... | |
| Detachable Head shell or Not? @best-groove yup, the Zen Diamond is one of those ‘oldies’ that had me convinced that no ‘sea change’ in sonic improvement has occurred in recent years that would justify the ridiculous pricing of current top MC’s. And with your Pioneer Exclusive... |