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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Nandric,IIRC, it was the seller that contacted a buyer on the site that discovered a 412 in a 420 box. One in which he (the seller) was preparing to ship. I doubt this mixup occured at Acutex. I think the seller bought up all back stock from so... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Nandric,Yes, Crimson is another name for red. Just my lame attempt at humor? Your pizza delivery got me off of my butt to open my backup 420 to verify if it also has the black stylus. It did, so both of mine are as described by the pizza maker!... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Nandric,I like your humor/principles just the way they are.BTW. I'm listening to my Crimson Virtuoso Wood right now.Regards,Don 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Nadric,"We in Europe have no idea what 'Red Fenambuk' meansbut well to what rosewood refers to."We in America don't know either. The ClearAudio is a German company. The Virtuoso Wood is hand assembled in Germany. The Red Fenamuk is what the Ger... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Nandric,I have 2 Virtuoso Woods. One is the Black Ebony and the other is the Red Fenambuk. I was not aware of a new rosewood model? Where did you get this version?Regards,Don 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Acman3, Halco, and Professor,I would like to add one more item to this Signet TK discussion. I also have a AT20ss with spare stylus's. I have uses one of the spare stylus's on the TK7SU body to great effects. Would the stylus improvements that ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hello Acman3, Halco and Professor,This discussion concerning the TK7's have me concidering a upgrade. I have a TK7SU with a RS180 stylus. I also have a TK5Ea with a 440MLa stylus. IIRC, the 5 and 7 generators are the same. If this is true, then wo... 
Are the Crimson cables as good as they say
If you would have said $3000 to upgrade, then I would have answered maybe! But for $300, those bargains don't exist! 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Raul,"Please take your time and readed, worth the effort."I have been reading it and thank you for suggesting . It is not something you can speed read. I seem to read a paragraph, think about what has been said, reread the paragraph to varify w... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Flieb,Let me see if I understand the terminalogy correctly. Baerwald is Loefgren A, and there is a Loefgren B, sometimes just called Loefgren. Neither is Stevenson. Both the Baerwald and Loefgren points are farther from the pivot than the Steve... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Raul,There is a side benefit from all these cartridges I've been rotating in the last 2 days. I know the Signets are not on your list of perfered but, I would position the 420 equal with the TK/SU with the Akai RS 180 stylus. That would be be... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Timeltel,Thank you for your helpful responce. I am sorry to hear about your oral surgery. Dentist visits are something I can easily live without. Hope everything turned out well!Regards, Don 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Raul,Thank you for the downloads. Both of them. I will take some time to read and digest what will be discussed. Regards,Don 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Hi Raul, TimeltelAfter your posts, I have gone back and dug out my Graham tonearm installation manual. I have not looked at it in years. He provides a device that is used to setup the cartridge to the arm wand. You position the arm wand with a loo... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Timeltel,Analyzing my 5 cartridge test, I realize that they were all(or of some variant of), the eliptical stylus shape. I think tonight, I will retest using Shabata (or some variant of the Shabata stylus), for a result comparision. Perhaps the an...