harold-not-the-barrel
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Indeed the F-14 series were marketed only for Japanese audiophiles. The original F-14 Ruby is also very interesting. I don´t know the stylus but it may be elliptical if my memory serves right... Anyway, the SoundSmith Ruby fits it nicely.Also exis... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think I saw one just recently... | |
| Jico SAS no more They will make it even better. It´s the Japanese way, passion for perfection. So basically nothing new under the Sun. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Japanese are usually very serious about what they are doing, both in business, technology & arts. They also are very polite and very honest in business IME. They have passion for perfection, for example HQ audio gear and records (both analog a... | |
| Why would anyone want 180g records ? Put simply, vinyl weight promises nothing but extra grams of PVC. Mr. Sayles, I couldn´t agree more. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I didn´t know this. I very much appreciate your info. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dave, could you show your slider w/ banded bearing cups ? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi Dave, this is all your fault ;) My PD444 has a hard "Relief" mat (a Goldmund Relief Mat copy?) glued on platter. With Reso-Mat on it this old Japanese monster is, in every meaning of the word, a terrific performer. I have waken up my good old U... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks Halcro, it´s my pleasure :)First impression: the speed is always spot on no matter the music´s quantity, from weakest whisper (of flute) to most furious (jazz-rock) fusion and heaviest symphony orchestra passages. Its speed is rock solid - ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hello Halcro,Inspired by Dave the Messenger and his latest DD TT purchases I have also started to live dangerously. Well, hopefully not. I bought a LUXMAN PD444 and a brand new Trans-Fi linear tracker T3Pro and put this on Houdini maglev feet. Hav... | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? Assume you are a very truly honest with your sale, right. You only really know the real value of the item you have. You only, of course you can describe it as honestly as you can. But usually buyers speculate that the seller is just trying to sell... | |
| Advice for a new Oracle Delphi Owner I never liked the sound of stiff suspension with hard mat @ Mk VI. Typo.Correction: Mk IV. the first model with hard mat & stiffer suspension. I never experienced V or VI.Sorry for confusion :/ | |
| ARE YOU A " TRUE EXPERT AUDIOPHILE " ( T E A ) ??? lol so true. Schubert, you got a somewhat punky attitude ;)Seriously, I´m too still searching for the answer... after all these decades.On the other hand, I´m very happy with my current set-up and I really don´t long for a better analog sound, it´... | |
| Advice for a new Oracle Delphi Owner That´s right. Towers out of place, a poor factory quality control indeed (got it cheep, demo or proto perhaps). Very difficult to fix. I frustration changed it to a brand new GOLDMUND STUDIO. But that´s another story, of course. Ah, those crazy da... | |
| BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM SME III w/ hyper stiff titanium-nitride very low arm mass of 5 g fits the fuzziest MMs, w or w/o fluid damping. This arm gets the best out of SHURE´s top dogs, and likely all other top MMs. Reasonable price. Looks very beautiful too.State of the Art. |