halcro
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hey T_bone,Down here they don't teach us about puttin foot-in-mouth :-)But I do find it refreshing to see a committed cartridge designer at least prepared to look at 'The Dark Side' and even converse with the 'inmates'?On another note Travis, with... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Jcarr,I'll try to find an FR-5E now that you've recommended it.I must say finding you on this thread is a little like meeting Beelzebub at the pearly gates??!As the designer of some of the leading Moving Coil cartridges manufactured for ove... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dertonarm,It's encouraging that you seem to be in some agreement about the 'distortions' I'm hearing in most Moving Coils.I wonder what it is that makes those examples you quote, the exception to the others?In any case I'm looking forward to ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Is there still time before Xmas for another COTM?Never for sale outside of Japan and not even heard by Raul, the Fidelity Research FR-6SE is a high output low-compliance MM made to match perfectly with FR-64s/66s tonearms.Sporting a compliance the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yes Lew,Strange things indeed. I really only tried the Empire in the Fidelity Research arm to see if the mismatch was as poor as with the Phantom II?Theory only gets you so far.Enjoy the music. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Wdi,I started off with my Empire 4000D/III mounted in the low-mass unipivot Grace 940G which I imagine is quite close to your Morch DP-6?Surprisingly I found the 4000D/III a better match to the high-mass Fidelity Research FR-64s as was also the ca... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Sorry Lew,I'm writing from the garden where I ended up due to that 'bulging' midrange!I've yet to hear anyone compare the Mk3 and Mk4 EPC100? Even Raul admits to not having both but I'd eat my Stetson if there were a complete change of character?T... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? OK it’s nearly Xmas and it’s been a while since we’ve had a Cartridge of the Month (COTM).Our resident warlock Timeltel, like Einstein before him, has been gazing out the window at the clock tower in Bern, and theorising about the possible advanta... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Well Timeltel,You got your wish. I just went to buy the Grace F9L and it's sold.Guess I should live in the northern hemisphere? | |
| Nude Turntable Project Dear Audpulse,Thanks for the kind words.I don't know much about idlers and haven't really heard any.I'm willing to believe all the good things I hear after my direct experiences with vintage TTs.Good luck with your own 'nude' idler. Any pictures?.... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Dear David,No problem at all.Good luck with your own project. Please feel free to ask any questions.All the best to you over the holidays.RegardsHenry | |
| Nude Turntable Project Dear David,As Ecir38 mentioned, a lot of your answers are to be found in earlier postings where the arm-pods are shown in the 'raw' cast form with all the holes and cable entry points clearly visible but re-cap:-1) Aluminium is too light and mild ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Welcome Thuchan,It's always good to have you drop by.I know you've been busy with your own Project (horn speakers I believe?) but you were responsible for me getting the Fidelity Research FR-64s arm and after hearing how great it was, I wasted no ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Thanks William.As I intimated in my conclusive post, I really feel that the cartridge is possibly more important than a well executed turntable design of any type? And the arm may be just as important?At the moment I am listening to the the Empire... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Thanks again Pryso,Yes you're right. The shelf is certainly 'mass' loaded but with the actual turntable isolated on spikes, there is theoretically a de-coupling from this 'mass'?And don't the adherents to massive plinths require direct 'coupling' ... |