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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, I never owned an Accuphase cart so I'm not positive, but pretty sure the cantilever was boron. The AC-3 that came after had hollow boron w/beryllium rod for strength, rigidity. The generator specs for the Accuphase and Monster are virtual... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Nandric, I hope Axel is able to cope with the Genesis body & cantilever. I think VdH, Gyger S might be a better choice if you want to replicate the sound of a Microridge? which is virtually identical to AT Microline. The shape is supposed t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Nandric, Raul, Re Genesis 1000: yes one of my favorite carts. It's fast, detailed, accurate and extended with near flat fr response. It's not romantic or interpretive - seems neutral (to me). A MKII version came out around '88 which was even mo... | |
| Clarify differences between Stanton 980/ 981 . Hi Rrog,L is low and H is high output. The difference between a 980 and 981 is the 981 came from the factory with a matched stylus. The bodies are the same if the output is.Regards, | |
| Stylus Drag Theoretically yes, there can be a few % more drag with a heavily modulated passage, opposed to a lightly modulated one. I base this on others findings and I haven't measured this myself. The audibility of any drag really depends on the table. Plat... | |
| Top 5 favorite MM cartridges currently available The Nagaoka MP500 replaces the MP50 and is currently in production. The MP500 is reputed to be a little better. I haven't heard it. The MP50 is a nice sounding cart. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Why would I want to prove there is no Santa Clause, when I have evidence there is? He's all over the place every year in December. Santa Clause exists as a concept, if not as a individual person. On the other hand, you misrepresent my position. **... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? **Maybe not quite 100%.....but pretty close?What's your exact figure?**Close to 100%, is that a joke?If vibrations can be detected in a tonearm, and they certainly have, then they come from one of two directions. Either they are going down the arm... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? A phono cartridge is a transducer. It converts energy from one form to another. In this case it converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. In order for there to be no excess mechanical energy, this conversion would have to be 100% efficient,... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Halcro, **If there is any "vibrational energy" transmitted from the cartridge......I would suggest you have more serious problems than 'resonance'?**There's always vibrational energy at/from the cartridge. It's mechanical movements of the cantilev... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, Congratulations on the completion of your arm.Regards, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Frogman, **I have always felt that the notion that an audio component can be "over damped" is a bit curious. I don't believe that it is possible for an audio component to be "over damped"; in absolute terms.**Over damped, in this case refers to... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Halcro, **I think you are missing my point here Fleib.......if I cannot hear the effects of this 'resonance' you are measuring compared directly to my tonearms with fixed headshells......why do you assume it is important or even more illuminati... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Halcro, **I’m not a great proponent of blind listening tests either…..however when a statement is made that a principle in audio is superior to another, that statement should be demonstrable in some scientific manner?If it is claimed that a rig... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Henry, I'm afraid we still have a basic problem. Blind listening tests on unfamiliar systems are near useless for anything but gross differences. Despite our references to live music, most systems fall far short and hi-fi stereo listening is... |