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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Raul, the ad sparked my curiosity. The seller seems to have experience with many carts. The ad is here on Agon.David, I still can't reconcile resonance between 19 - 23K, on carts that have response beyond 30K. Beyond primary high frequency ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Is anyone familiar with a Denon DL-109d MM cart? There's one for sale here, and it's said to be the best MM ever. Regards, | |
| HELP-woofer moves alot when playing lps Hi, **I suspect you are correct that it is NOT cart/arm mismatch (its rega and clearaudio). If I ignor the issue, wont the woofers be damaged by too much pumping?**Right the first time. It's unlikely an arm/cart resonance problem and yes the woofe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David, That's really interesting stuff. It's ironic that the old audiophile adage that using an equalizer introduces phase shift, has come full circle, LOL. A word of caution - a phono cartridge was not really designed to reproduce a square wave. ... | |
| DENON DL-304. Is it the bargain sound or not? Hi Del,That was quick. The MP-500 is said to be better than an MP-50. I haven't heard it but the 50 is a nice cart. The 500 is probably fuller sounding than the 150MLX. The 150 is a very good cart, but you might have to load it down like the 304. ... | |
| DENON DL-304. Is it the bargain sound or not? Hi Delamostrel,I really can't account for the difference between the tables. I suspect you'll have to do some mods to get great performance from a LOMC like the 304. I used it on an Alphason 100S and a Kenwood 770d. Getting it dialed in was tricky... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hello Griffithds, Sorry I missed your follow up to Raul's review. The specs you posted might indicate a change in the stylus/compliance, or they might just be a correction of their specs. Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz-- 20Hz-20kHzOutput Voltage 3.... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Griffithds, ***There is quite a difference between the Specs. of Rauls cartridge, and the specs. of my old Virtuoso (see the comparisions earlier on either this thread or on Rauls actual review).*** What specs are you referring to, the stylus/r... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, That's interesting about the wood. The fernambuco tree, native to Brazil, yields Pernambuco wood used in violin bows. Of course ebony is used in fingerboards. However, I believe that a few yrs ago CA said they used satine wood. Satin wood... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi David, ***Then they made recordings of live occurences in the street - trees in the breeze etc... and had people listen to them with various Lo-Pass filters in or out - testing for the point at which people no longer heard the difference.... Do... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David, I get 401 and 409 as the resistance of the 95. They list the impedance as 2.8K. I don't get it. Maybe there's something wrong with my Chinese meter, LOL. As I said previously, you can get a very nice performance out of a modded 95. Take off... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Lew, I never heard a Maestro. I'm basing my conjecture on Raul's impressions, which seem reliable. All the CA MMs share the same basic generator. There might be some internal differences with the least expensive ones, but a Maestro is a Virtuos... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? To whom it may concern, The AT-95 and CA MMs are NOT the same. I own both. My modified 95 isn't nearly as good, but a big improvement over a stock 95. Your sarcasm misses the mark. AT might not have the snob appeal of some high end companies, but ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? This is somewhat disconcerting: Peter: +++++ " The original cantilever was aluminum with a very low cost bonded elliptical stylus. +++++I guess it really doesn't make much difference but I doubt if CA makes these "in house". The cart is AT through... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dlaloum, Dean_man, Indeed you can improve the performance of most AT carts, but a 95 is not a Virtuoso and you won't get (IMO) a TOTL performance. I don't think the 95 even has OCC wire. The generators are different. The impedance of the 95 is 3.2... |