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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? End justifies the means? Dear Timetel,there are some simpleton minds among us, who desire to keep their integrity more than to boasts a victory. Ιn most cases, the above mentioned "spiritual" warlord, is just a misguided homunculus with a rotten g... | |
| Analog upgrade advice. Well Tempered "Amadeus" ($2850 NEW)Van Den Hul "Colibri Gold LW" ($1500 Audiogon)Einstein "The Turntable's Choise" ($2600 Audiogon) | |
| Turntable, but which one? Belt Drive : Simon Yorke "Zarathustra S4" (second hand only)Direct Drive : Denon DP80 (second hand only)Idler Drive : Jean Nantais Lenco L75 (75lb version)* -[The TD124] is extremely expensive for a completely serviced model (expecting to find it ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Dear Chris, I'm tempted to express a point of view οn this matter with the danger of an oversimplified misunderstanding by your side.Theoretically,I can imagine a great DD matched with a great air bearing arm, offering a great effortless precision... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Dear Chris, I'm on vacations and I can only use my mobile to respond. So : I agree with what Dover said.We have to accept this fact but we must also note and realize that : For an overhang of 17mm at the full side of an LP (22min=1320sec=733rotati... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Dear friends,Have no fear to improvise upon your beloved tonearm's geometry.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1309722499&openusid&zzGeoch&4&5#GeochMy additional note:It is way better to stay away from designing on p... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Dear Nikola,I've allready reprint this article over 2 times here.After making 2 armboards on my TD124 II one for the SAEC recommended alignment and a second for the Baerwald, it is clear the superiority of the second. If you put the SAEC's values ... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Rolf Gemein (the founder of Symphonic Line) has modified an Ekos for his own RG6 TT in his house. He said to me that the Ekos needs all these extra modifications, but even then, it is impossible to approach the performance of a Pluto 5A (5A is Plu... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Maybe you look at the wrong direction.I know this harmonic organic completeness of your 3012 and that was the reason which directs me to buy my SAEC (as you probably know, there are only these 2 brands that utilise the knife-edge bearings). When I... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 You are so right my friend. I'm still schoked with the amount of money I've take when I've had sold a remaining stock of rare tubes, FM tuners and accessories like Stillpoints, Aktyna, Rollerblocks, ART, Boston etc. Who can imagine that.But it see... | |
| Graham Phantom II 12" - dimensions and overhang I have the Dennesen, the Clearaudio, the Pluto and the Project of this family of protractors. Even if the Dennesen was still available, (discontinued) I would buy the Clearaudio instead. Ιt gives the better sound (especially the r min=75mm) it has... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Add to them the Audioquest PT9.Problem is : All very veiled & dark sounding!The power of Mosin's TT is such that even my finger on his armboard can sound good too.About taking your money back when you want to upgrade, I agree, but I would neve... | |
| Forced to Downsize Make your own minimal plinth for the refurbished Denon DP80 listed here for $1350You can keep your Delos/UP4 and make a stand alone cylindrical brass armboard for $--- (cheap)This is the lower limit of minimum space a TT can take.Try to find the R... | |
| Makeshift tonearm for under $800 Clearaudio SATISFY carbon/Clearaudio STRADIVARI v1 (used) | |
| Graham Phantom II 12" - dimensions and overhang To further promote this alignment theme, I'm taking the risk of saying that the tonearm manufacturer does not have to deal with the specific geometry of the designed tonearm, but only with the mechanics! And that's because he doesn't have to know ... |