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| The very best Sibelius recordings in analog Schubert & Frogman, 8th December we were celebrating Sibelius and Finnish music. I revisited many Finnish music records such as Piirpauke´s two first albums. And my Berglund´s Sibelius complete which is in SQ format. Superb set. What a pity I ... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Mikado and Nonoise said it all. Actually, believe or not, despite the technical & information evolution in so many ways, the world is much worse than fifty-sixty years ago. Remember it ? Back in the swirling sixties Manking had some hope (peop... | |
| Best cartridge for SME 309 SHURE ULTRA 500 has it all and fits namely the SME series III perfectly. Still after thirty years experience and search for the finest cartridge I have listened. Because I have heard and been there, so to speak. One of the very few carts that real... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? Answer noted. Don´t worry about the MFG 610LX. I think it was only for the European market thirty years ago but it´s superb nevertheless. | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? Chakster, you got it all wrong. I never said the MM´s you just mentioned are inferior to MI´s mentioned by Leonard. On the contrary, they are as good some even better. This all comes down to TA´s and decks used, really. Audio life is hardly ever s... | |
| Age old discussion I know but MM or MC? Benefits? Leonard the Cooper, funny kind of name : )... but he´s simply right.Welcome to A´gonThe essence of a HQ cartridge: low moving mass of stylus/cantilever ass´y. I have known it for thirty years already.Best regards, | |
| Grace Level ll Ateal, Congrats on your great find. One High- End audio fellow prefers the Grace F-14/ Ruby over Level II. I personally prefer F-14/ MR Boron over my Ruby. So it all comes down to the tonearm/deck one is using.To each his own and this is the essen... | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Albert Einstein is the most intelligent and human individual walked the Earth, with Stephen Hawking, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton close behind. They are scientist and they seriously believe in rational and scientific approach to t... | |
| Scam dealer on Ebay? Sure yeah, and you just desided to be the trolling artist as I initially thought of you (grin).Folks, didn´t I tell ... darn commies :) | |
| Scam dealer on Ebay? Alert of what ? High prices ? And who ? Lazy communists ? Audio is full of high prices both new and vintage, have you noticed... So you have not been ripped off on selling forums/sites ? You have been very lucky so far. Because there are unbeliev... | |
| Which Audio Research Preamp? As for phono sections, is the SP-14´s phono clearly better sounding and is it more versatile for using different cartridges ? What is the lowest voltage value for LOMCs ? | |
| Scam dealer on Ebay? ^ My advice to all honest sellers, to be exact (edited). Just be extremely carefull with eBay and PayPal. Take lots of very very accurate pics of your item and get a proof of shipping and you are safe.Some very expensive (and also lower priced) Hi... | |
| Scam dealer on Ebay? +1 Geoff and Dill. Because that Japanese seller is not a scammer, seems to me he´s nothing but a seller. It´s his business to sell for the prices he wants. Buyer buys or does not. And life goes on. I just wonder if OP has been mistreated in some w... | |
| Alternative mat for SME turntable Buy a Reso-Mat, raise your records on acetate spikes above platter´s surface and let your records breathe ; ) | |
| Medium Mass or Low Mass Tonearms? SME III w/ its very light 5.0 g internally teak damp titanium nitride slightly S-shaped arm is the finest ever produced for high compliance MM (IM, MI) carts. Additionally you can use headshell weights 2.2 g or/and 4.4 g to fit lower compliance MC... |