johnnyb53
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| Cleaning Phono Stylus- white residue I use an 8x photography loupe. The magnification is just right for assessing how clean or gummed up the stylus is. When I first checked the stylus under the loupe I couldn't even see the stylus for all the gunk and fuzz that had *bonded* to it. Th... | |
| shure ME91d housing separates from body Are you talking about the Shure M91ED, as in the first aftermarket cartridge I bought in 1974--the popular cartridge in the era of Advent, JBL, Garrard, and Pioneer, Marantz, and Kenwood receivers?Do you think you could scrape up href=http://www.b... | |
| Step up from AT150MLX on Technics 1200 11-16-14: FleibThe 150 and 440 have different generators. The 440 treble glare comes from a rising high end and a cantilever resonance at 16KHz. ... Both need < 200pF capacitance and to cure the 440 treble, load it around 30K or fit it with a 1... | |
| Step up from AT150MLX on Technics 1200 It's really hard to upgrade from the AT150MLX without spending a lot more money. The AT440ML is a big step backward. A few reviews have mentioned the 440's upper midrange glare, which is probably due to the plastic body resonance. The 150MLX has a... | |
| cartridge recommendations I've never heard a Lyra I didn't like, but I think the wood-bodied Grados are also worthy of consideration. They top out at $3500, but the next one down is under budget at $1500. They are available in the Reference series with a 4-5 mV output or i... | |
| B&W PM1 PV1D 2.1 amp My local high end store hosts a manufacturers's open house annually. One year B&W demo'd the PM1/PV1D combination and I was stunned by how good it was. The electronics were all Classe, which had a 2.1 arrangement to send all the LF content to ... | |
| TAD R-1's vs Yamaha Soavo NS-F901's .... 11-12-14: HifisoundguyI'm waiting for these speakers to go on CLOSEOUT so I can get them .. CHEAP!!.... Good luck with that. A year after their release they're $1999 each everywhere but Amazon, where they're $2499 each.These floorstanders are the ... | |
| Step up from AT150MLX on Technics 1200 I got my bump in performance by upgrading from a Jolida JD9A to an all-tube MAGI Phonomenal. Still using the AT150MLX. The Phonomenal isn't easy to find, however. That's not what you asked for and isn't much help (unless you find one), so ....I've... | |
| Remoding Speakers Has An Effect On Resale Value 11-11-14: Onhwy61You're feeding your loudspeakers too much power and asking them to play too loud. How much bass do you think the woofer, even in Gemme's innovative design, can cleanly produce?Yes! It's a small-diameter 2-way design in an elegantl... | |
| Best Cartridge for technics sl1200mk2 I don't have as much cartridge experience as some of the posters here, but I have tried the Ortofon OM10E, Shure M97xE, Denon DL-160, and my preference for the past 6 years, the AT150MLX. I find the AT150MLX to be linear and extended, and able to ... | |
| Not as much activity on analog here 10-31-14: DownunderMost people with turntables spinning vinyl are happy, so not as much to talk about.That pretty much describes me. After adding a MAGI Phonomenal phono stage in early August, I've been busy listening and have little to say, excep... | |
| need help with speakers $1200 hopefully less It's $195 over budget, but given your room size and musical tastes, the Rega RS3 seems made to order. A great little, elegantly made, floorstander. | |
| Golden Ear Triton7 spk: High-end or just mid -fi?? Scott's experience matches my own when I was auditioning them. Even with the double-doors to the vendor's listening room room open, the bass of the Triton Sevens eventually overpowered the rest of the musical presentation, especially of orchestral... | |
| Golden Ear Triton7 spk: High-end or just mid -fi?? Maggie 1.7s are more amp-friendly than you might think. I power mine with a 100wpc early '80s Perreaux PMF 1150B, which is rated 100wpc into 8 ohms, and probably makes close to 200 into the 1.7's 4-ohm load. The Sphinx isn't too far behind that at... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed 10-22-14: AtmasphereThe need for blind tests illustrates to me just how little the bench measurements correspond to what we hear. If there was greater correlation, we would not need the blind tests at all. Am I the only one that sees the irony?I t... |