jollytinker
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| When and how did you, if at all, realize vinyl is better? If I want caffeinated vinyl I just go to starbux...But seriously, I've been building a system for the past few years, piece by piece, trying to understand what "good sound" is, and how the different parts of a system effect the outcome. I've tried... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... oh yeah - I do have some pics of the ART9 stylus that I took with a USB microscope. I'll try to find a way to put them online. They're not great but might help. and @oregonpapa thanks for the info! | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... @chakster @pani I agree too - comparing the ART9 to higher-end carts would be helpful in the absence of any 'pro' reviews. My guess is that the lack of attention to the cartridge in the US audio press has more to do with the fact that AT hasn't m... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... update... I've finally hit 100 hours on the ART9. No major news - no "oohs and aahs" as others have mentioned, and no big changes to the sound in the last 30 hours or so. That said, the cartridge is extremely enjoyable, and I have no desire to ta... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I have 55 hrs on the cart now with no major changes since the 40 hr mark. I was about to write a post here saying that the ART9 failed the piano test as @lewm put it about the Zyx. I had picked up a really clean Japanese pressing of Keith Jarrett'... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I agree @chakster - this is what I tried to say earlier. But I have to wonder whether it changes from one cartridge to the next. If you read Arthur Salvatore's description of the Zyx Universe II, he's nearly in tears on first listening to it beca... | |
| Auditorium 23 and Denon DL-103R? I have used those two together and it sounds quite good. May not be optimal compared to the Denon 103 since the A23 is apparently designed to work with the higher impedance of the 103 - I believe it's 40 ohms on the 103 vs 14 on the 103r. I've al... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... @avanti1960 when/if you put the ART9 back on your turntable, you might play around with the VTF a bit. I found that the cart began to lose its dullness around 40 hours as I mentioned above. But when I took off .1 grams of VTF (2.0 to 1.9) the dul... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... @chakster you're building your argument on straw men. It is such a boring waste of time when you have to listen to some new cartridge that sounds awful when it’s new and doesn’t impressed you at all in the first 30 hrs.no one said that. Most say ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... @avanti1960 I would agree with Frank on this - you need to give it more time. I noticed a real change in the sound right around 40 hours. Things open up and get clearer and airier. If you've come this far I'd give it even just 20 to 30 hours more... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Anything's possible ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I've got just over 40 hours on the ART9 now and it's beginning to open up as other posters here have mentioned. I liked it right off the bat but I do hear improvements now in the top end especially. Love the open, detailed and relaxed sound. To my... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... I've thrown my hat into the ring too. Just purchased an ART9 from eBay. about 12 hours on it so far and it's impressive, even out of the box. I'd call it an honest and precise sound, with admirable clarity and separation between instruments, and ... | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years Well put @turntablemat. We have now heard the airing of grievances. We have seen the feats of strength in rhetoric. Let us now give thanks for the miracle of good sound reproduction, and share some nice meatloaf. | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? This thread is inspiring me to set up my old Rega Planar II in the back seat of my Porsche 911. Maybe a McIntosh car amp in between, and some of those Gallo speakers over the dash? I’m guessing the point of diminishing returns would come mighty qu... |