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| Glanz moving magnet cartridges Please report the results. I am very interested as I own the 420STR and feel it is a very under rated cartridge. On my arm of choice (ET2) it has proven to be, in some ways, one of the best that I have owned. Thanks! | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal Life is messy. Most cannot deal with the fact that life is messy. They want quick and simple answers to problems and are sadly willing to sacrifice personal freedom for the illusion and comfort of “security” and the facade of not having to ... | |
| West Side Story SOUNDTRACK - Spielberg Version The original soundtrack recording is a classic. Marni Nixon, in particular, sounds fabulous as ghost singer for Natalie Wood (Maria). However, the orchestral playing by the NY Philharmonic on the new Spielberg film is in another league entirely. T... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Kurt Elling is a class act. One of those singers that makes one think “musician” even more so than “singer”. He sounds fantastic on this. Thanks. The performance would have been even better if the orchestra (conductor) played with a bit more style... | |
| Buyer Dispute Well said, ghasley. +1 | |
| Buyer Dispute OP, don’t mean to cause you additional worry, but have you confirmed with B&W that replacement tweeters DO NOT have to be matched in order to meet their design goal? Does B&W match the tweeters used in these speakers? Perhaps not. Some man... | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for the Johnny Smith, mahgister. Wonderful player and a favorite. | |
| Alphason 100S tonearm tracking force adjustment Yes, that’s the thimble. | |
| Alphason 100S tonearm tracking force adjustment Nice arm. Used it many moons ago with a Monster Alpha2. From the manual: TRACKING ADJUSTMENT Screw out the counterbalance thimble until the black ring is just visible. Fit the counterweight to the thimble and adjust until arm is balanced. Ti... | |
| Tired of all the gimmicky pricing, i.e. $999.99 or $927 **** Buyers are (un)sophisticated **** You may want to reconsider this one. 😊 | |
| Upgrading ET-2 tonearm to something better Well, THAT was an intelligent and useful comment! Curious, have you ever used a properly set up ET2? Please enlighten me further. | |
| Upgrading ET-2 tonearm to something better As Dover points out, it is more than just very good. Properly set up, it will be hard to beat…at any price. You may find this thread of interest; just about everything related to it has been covered: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/emine... |