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| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile Dear Nandric,When it comes to descriptions of the sound pertaining to various components, I always rely on Fremer above JA simply because he seems to 'hear' the way I do as he has steadfastly stuck to the supremacy of vinyl through the decades of ... | |
| I Need Help With A Discontinued Cartridge Almost all High Output MC Cartridges have a 47K impedance Not sure that this is correct?It is certainly the default impedance of many MM cartridges but most MCs, especially LOMCs in my experience, are far happier at impedencas from 100-1000 Ohms?... | |
| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile I respect JA however I can never rely on the opinion of a man who never listens to vinyl? | |
| Soundstage depth and width I think Mr T was asking why vinyl can capture piano better than CD (digital?).I have never heard a piano convincingly portrayed on CD yet I have at least 4 or 5 records which create a remarkable illusion? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Chris,Nearest town population 2000?........I believe that's about 1600 more than in Timeltel's 'Deliverance' environs of outback Kentucky :-)Stories are told of the ancient Professor wandering aimlessly and speaking in a strange tongue once cla... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Thuchan,I'm reminded of the parable....."when she was good, she was very good but when she was bad....she was better!":-) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric,The price for new knees.......is excruciating pain :-)By the way.....have you seen the prices being asked on Ebay for the AT-7V?$220-$260??!To think one can buy it for $130....it really is a Bizarro world? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Whaat........?Did Downunder have his knees replaced? :^) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,If you read the A'gon ads for cartridges for sale lately, you will see that almost all the used MM ones of repute, are sold very quickly at rather high prices.I suspect that this thread of yours, combined with the actual experiences of n... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi David,You asked recently about headphones and headamps and I've just found the phones and amp which, for the first time in my experience, actually sounds almost as good as my speakers.The phones are the Audeze LCD-2 which are othodynamic 'open-... | |
| Where is the next generation of direct drive? Separate arm tower?Now that's my kind of table :^) | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In Europe it is not done to 'show off' about your self. Dear Nandric,In most English speaking countries it also is not done.I have learned more about audio from Raul, than from any other individual on earth and I value his contributions on A'Gon i... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Good call Pryso,I suspected I might be channelling someone in my diatribe but Jerry is my alter-ego.One of America's great contributions to comedy.BIZARRO | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,Your generalisations and comparisons are flawed and misleading.The Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is NOT a better car than the Carrera 2 despite it costing more and being a 'higher model' in the Porsche range?The Porsche GT2 is NOT a better car t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings Lew and Professor,I'm tickled that you like 'furphy'........I agree that its a bonza word especially here downunder.It always intrigues me when I read an audio review (mostly on cartridges, phono stages or pre-amps), where the Reviewer c... |