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| Replace OL Illustrious 3 with Graham 2.2? Some years ago I had a Graham 2.2 and changed to OL Encounter Mk.1. Even this old generation entry-level OL tonearm provides better articulation and bass secureness than the Graham 2.2, while being on par with resolution and detail. If you swap yo... | |
| Micro Seiki ddx-1500 Dear Jj2468,I have read somewhere on the net, the DDX-1500 has a different platter than RX-1500.I have heard BL-91, BL-111, RX-3000, RX-5000 so far, and I like them all in a way, that they are not in the way of music, so that they could stay at my... | |
| Micro Seiki ddx-1500 yes indeed, to my ears, Micro string drives are way better than Micro DD, or SP10/2, at least in my home.best regards, Hartmut | |
| Micro Seiki ddx-1500 I had the big EMT/Thorens DD tables at home, as well as Technics SP10/2. One day I tried a DDX-1500. The sample that was playing had less PRAT and less bass than a SP10/2, so I rejected it. The big EMT/Thorens DD machines are even better. String d... | |
| Garrard 401 PSU Jon,Loricraft power supplies for Garrard pop up from time to time on the British s/h market usually for 500 to 600 UKP depending on age and version.Industrial motor controllers e.g. Siemens Micromaster 420 the cheapest variant for a driving power ... | |
| How Does the Soundsmith After I bought the MMC-1 (the cheaper sibling of the Voice), I sold my Lyra Argo. Yes it is very articulate and fast.But the SS Moving Irons have to matched to the tonearm for lower mass than the current favourites suited for moving coils, and thi... | |
| Audio Consulting on fire at Munich High-End Show The links at Munich fire department changed with end of month:PDF with pics:http://www.feuerwehr.muenchen.de/bda0pres/ba01beri/ba012g05/PDF_0509/230509.pdf Overview of May events:http://www.feuerwehr.muenchen.de/bda0pres/ba01beri/ba012g05/ba012g05... | |
| Shindo preamps Solitaire,for your information: here is the schematic of a 1990 Shindo preamp:http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/xentar/1179/projects/claret/Claret.htmlBut be aware, that a lot of Shindo sound comes from component choice. The schematic tells not... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" James,as far as I know, there are no adverse effects when trying the Bridge Removal. You can remove the bridge, then reinstall it, and as a bonus, you have relieved some pressure from the vertical bearings (yes, those are for up and down movements... | |
| Titan, Transfiguration Orpheus or Air Tight PC1?? Jfrech, I could detect typical cartridge character differences between the two analogue setups at Spiral Groove, but was not able to detect typical turntable differences. I am quite familiar with Lyra cartridges since the 90ies, have had listened ... | |
| Titan, Transfiguration Orpheus or Air Tight PC1?? JfrechThere were only the two Spiral Groove decks in that room in 2008. I could only say a word about the whole setup, which I found very detailed and dynamic.I could detect the sonic signature of Triplanar in the sound, and also the Skala's sonic... | |
| Titan, Transfiguration Orpheus or Air Tight PC1?? At the Munich High-End 2008 show I had the rare opportunity to compare the Titan I vs. Skala in current Triplanars at the Spiral Groove booth on their record players, using the same phono stage. There was no other visistor, so I could listen with ... | |
| Sme arm "Bridge Removal" The Bridge Removal indeed refers to the brigde across the main bearing.To understand why this has a sonic effect, one should know that the bearings are preloaded very high with SME IV,V,309 tonearms (and their siblings). And then the vertical bear... | |
| Revamp Garrard 301, keep Oracle V or move along? I have an older Loricraft PS in use for my 301. Although we have very clean 230V/50Hz here in Germany - compared to the US, the PS has a major impact on sound quality: all the bass region cleans up, timing gets considerably better, and the faint h... | |
| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? Yeah! 60ies Jazz is the genre, that the LP12 works best with, indeed.best regards, Hartmut |