johnnyb53
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| Garrott Optim Ruby FGS cartridge - Technics SL1210 05-16-08: DsaI thought I would post that I sold the Garrott cartridge and I'm now waiting on a Ortofon 2M Black. The search for a suitable arm continues on other threads.Considering the costs you're talking about here, it seems that it might be wo... | |
| Entertaining A - B Comparison 05-16-08: GrimaceWell, Like I said, I wasn't unhappy with the Shure. I actually like that lush midrange. I know its not very hi-fi, but it sounds nice. I wonder if the now deceased V15's had that same quality? An NOS one might be an idea if one co... | |
| Can you Listen to Vinyl Casually?? I'd say my CD and analog rigs are pretty comparable in quality: I have a Sony SC-2000 ES 5-disc CD/SACD changer (which was a huge improvement over a same-priced CEC from a few years before), and my TT is a Technics SL1210 M5G with KAB fluid damper... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black- Graham 1.5/Rega/Origin Silver Sssoooooo, what DID the TAS review say about the 2M Black??? ... There is a real buzz regarding the 2M Black. What high output it has too.The TAS review tested the two 2M cartridges at the top and bottom of the range--the bonded elliptical Red and... | |
| Best turntable/cartridge combo for $700-$750 05-15-08: PiedpiperAttempting direct comparisons are ultimately confused at best because optimizing the very important cartridge/arm relationship gets thrown out by using the same cart for both. I used the Exact because it was the best appropriate... | |
| Which TT Music Hall 5.1 or Rega P1 or P2 I hope you can forgive this interjection of a Japanese direct drive turntable in the thread, but the price range you mention is right in that ballpark, and it offers an interesting alternative, both operationally and sonically.You can get a Techni... | |
| Best turntable/cartridge combo for $700-$750 Piedpiper,It looks like you were pretty conscientious in trying to put together a fair comparison, especially in the platforming. Is it just me, or is the Rega Exact a kick-ass cartridge?One thing that may skew my opinion is that I read enough (ev... | |
| Most popular TT upgrades: skeptical but curious... 05-14-08: RcccIm not policing your post Im simply pointing out your observations are audio folklore that should have been put to bed years ago instead of being perpetuated on the internet.This "pointing out" of "observations [that] are audio folkl... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black- Graham 1.5/Rega/Origin Silver 05-15-08: OregonThe 2M is reviewed in the current (just got it yesterday) TAS.I just got mine yesterday too. I'll look it up.Thanks. | |
| Most popular TT upgrades: skeptical but curious... 05-08-08: RcccJohnnyb53, The rb 250 is not a unipivot.Woops, you're right. I've read various articles that seem to say that it is, but it obviously has an axle bearing for vertical movement.Have you ever actually seen the reduced resonance from us... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black- Graham 1.5/Rega/Origin Silver Here's a thread on Vinyl Asylum you might find helpful. The poster/2M Black owner has it mounted on a VPI JMW9 tonearm, and he has owned quite a few upscale MM carts over the years. He considers the 2M Black the best MM he's ever used or heard. A ... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black- Graham 1.5/Rega/Origin Silver When did TAS review it? I wonder if that's the issue they missed sending me? :(The Ortofon MM carts tend to have a compliance around 20-25, which should match well with a tonearm with 12-14g effective mass. The Origin Live Silver has an effective ... | |
| Best turntable/cartridge combo for $700-$750 04-30-08: PiedpiperA more relevant comparison (quality-wise) would be the 1200 to the newer, more expensive P3/24 which has much more potential for, and worthiness of, upgrading. In my comparison, posted elsewhere here, I mostly favored the P3/24.... | |
| Technics SL1200/1210 owners - which mat? 05-11-08: ZenblasterI am going to try some different mats and see the difference, I'll try flipping the stock KAB mat also. Try flipping it and putting the felt mat underneath as well. | |
| Technics SL1200/1210 owners - which mat? It's out of production, but I found a used Oracle Groove Isolator for $10. It's sorbothane, but unlike the current $99 Audioquest mat, it's not sorbothane *gel*, so it's not sticky and doesn't overdamp the music. It seems to weigh about as much as... |