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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Timeltel,Your comment,"After six hours, realigned it from Baerwald to Stevenson overhang," has had me puzzled. Years ago, I use to try every cartridge in both positions and I have never discovered at cartridge I prefered in the Stevenson positi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Acman3There must be something going around? +++"I need to get rid of a few but they seem to come in much faster than they leave."+++I seem to have the same problem as you. I scored a Garrott Brothers P77 and a Andante P76 last night. The proble... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Stltrains,About 1 hr. after posting "I must have just got lucky", I relocated the sweet spot. I have several arm wands for my Graham and should have left the 420 mounted after descovering the sweet spot the last time. I had to make tracking adj... | |
| Does a center channel have to match the front spke You would be better off with matching center channel speaker. Their will be things that will pass from left to right or right to left and will travel thru the center speaker. If they do not match fairly close, you will hear the tone change as it s... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? HI Timeltel,++++Because it's so blasted difficult to align++++I can not agree more!I have spent most of the day realigning it after spending a few days rotating a few other cartridges thru for comparsion. This is NOT a cartridge for people (I bein... | |
| can this fact be accurate? It would depend on how someone defines what a high end audiophile is? If you would define it as someone with a system with a value of over $100,000, then that number could be alittle high! If a $10,000 system was the benchmark, then that number wo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Stltrains,If you stick with the 4 repair shops that have been listed on this site, you will be extremely happy with the results. If the cartridge that you wish to have repaired is not of a high quality to begin with, well, what you will get back w... | |
| Svetlana KT-88 If you trust him to be a reputable dealer, then by all means, buy them. I have had the 70's as well as the latest Winged C tubes in my amp and I can tell you beyond a doubt, the older 70's are a much less brittle sounding. BTW, we are talking new ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Stltrains,The Virtuoso has been the only current MM discussed in any length. There was some talk about doing the Ortofron Black but nothing has developed yet. I have had some great Grado's in the past. I would like to hear someone who has a upp... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,In your review of the LPM 315III STR, you give it a numerical rating of 10+, equal to the Technics EPC-P100 CMK4 and the Virtuoso. Your latest review, of the LPM 320IIISTR, you have rated it better than the 315. Then, both the 315 and the 320... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Temeltel,"On first play cymbols sound like the rush of pressurized air from the can of black spray paint Danny is using to up grade his styli"You acutally made me laugh. Very funny Professor, very funny indeed!BTW, I am a big fan of Tom Waits a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,My quote "I like it very much."Your quote " only Griffithds fall in love with"Like very much does not mean fall in love with!My quote " Is it my #1 cartridge. No. Is it in the group of favorites. Yes."Your quote "Griffithds posted that is at ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul,I have absolutely no objection with your evaluation of what you experienced, or which cartridge you prefer. Your review actually was quite good at expressing what you heard being reproduced thru your system. You stated a problem you had du... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,IIRC, wasn't there a cartridge awhile back that you decided you didn't like because of vibration/distortion issues you said it had? I beleave it was the Signet TK7. I wonder if the problems you (but not others), had with it, were nothing more... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? ++++With even SPL and hearing/listening at 95 dbs at seat position with 102-105 dbs on peaks I have to lower at least 5-6 dbs the 420 level to made listenable the track. With demanding tracks like Telegraph Road on the Dire Straits " Love Over Gol... |