halcro
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| Grading phono cartridges Part 2. Perhaps you don’t know that the Symphonic Line which you have at No. 1 was simply a re-badged VdH Grasshopper which you have at 136....😂 | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Having seen how the heavy FR-S3 headshell transforms the double knife-edged SAEC WE-8000/ST tonearm....at least with LOMC cartridges....I wondered if the same would hold true for MMs 🤔One of my long-term favourite cartridges has been the vintage S... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 And yet the price differential between the ’cheapest’ Onyx and dearest Blue Lace is $5000!!!!! Isn't it an outrage Edgewear....🤬At least Koetsu have a neat formula for launching new and evermore expensive models......change the stone-type 🤗But wha... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 The original record is certainly expensive Dhcod......I can assure you I didn't pay the prices asked for these 🤯About 10 years ago, they did a reissue in a TRIPLE BOXED SET which was reasonably priced.It appears that supply of this set may no long... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Thanks for the feedback Noromance....JMAS seems to have a cleaner midband, more transparent and less congested upper bass.I agree....but how much of that we can attribute to the DD Victor over the Belt-Drive Raven, I don't know?But the fact that w... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 One of the reasons I began this Thread was to demonstrate ’sonically’ that differences in the ways cartridges present music (ie. sound)...are not always related to their typology (MM, MC, MI) or cost. Nor is it related to their genealogy (new vs o... | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 So it only sold for $1900.....a bargain 🤗Why did I pay $2100.....?Someone owes me $200....😂 | |
| Who needs a Diamond Cantilever...? 💍 It will be interesting to see how much this one goes for Edgewear.....as my one was only up to $1000 with 5 minutes of the Auction to go.This one is already up to $1650 with 2 hours to go......It does appear to be in superb condition with the Sell... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Halcro -I am not sure if you are having me on.I am a bit Dover...😛There is significantly more surface noise with the carbon fiber headshell.It is possible the VTA is not the same on both shells.Could be VTA but more likely Azimuth, as the cartridg... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Encouraged by the positive results yielded with the heavy FR-S3 headshell on the SAEC WE8000/ST tonearm, I wondered if EVERY cartridge would benefit from this headshell 🤔An unexpected discovery in my listening experiences has been the JMAS MIT 1 L... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Ry Cooder sounded better on the Raven. The music was more coherent. The Victor was brighter but it was a mess.Dire Straits however was the opposite. Dull and plodding on the Raven, lively and musical on the Victor. Interesting comments Noromance..... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Thanks for the Link Bydlo....I hadn't seen that Thread although in many Threads on many Forums, it's surprising how much of a consensus there is, for the FR-64s/66s tonearms being the best arms for the Deccas (particularly the LDR).You're correct ... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Hi Bydlo,I’ve subscribed to Korfaudio for a while so I’m aware of his results with the Orsonic headshell.....It was this result in fact that caused me to doubt the ’science’ behind his methodology and testing procedures. Apart from the fact that h... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Thanks for the kind words Bydlo 😃I appreciate hearing that some folks are finding this Thread informative...Wow...an EMT 930 and FR-64S with Silver Wiring 🤩You're really 'cooking with gas'...🔥I also have the FR-64S with 'Silver Inside Leads' and t... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 Having accidentally discovered that using the heavy FR-S3 headshell in the SAEC WE-8000/ST tonearm brought it 'alive' with the Sony XL-88 and XL-88D cartridges......I wondered if the same improvement could be wrought with the Sony XL-55 ?Here we h... |