jperry

Responses from jperry

Best Inexpensive Platforms
Auralex 
How I would measure cables
My experience is that in addition to your ears you also need a tape measure. They don’t work at all if you can’t connect at both ends. 
Opinion on SME 15
I spent the weekend with a friend who has a SME 10 with Sumiko Pearwood II cartridge. The SME 10 sounds great in this system. He used to have a VPI TNT with VPI tonearm. Definite improvement 
Opinions about upgrade
Another consideration if you like your Proac speakers is to move up in the line. The D-30r with a ribbon tweeter is a big move up from the D-18 
Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in
I would look for a used CAT preamp. 
Digital Microscope advice SRA
I bought a digital microscope and tried this.Far more trouble than it is worth. Better to start with the headshell parallel to the record and adjust by ear from there.If you want to do this you will be able to see and get better focus resting the ... 
Phono Protractor. Recommendations?
lewm6,705 posts+1The absolute cost no object best is the SMARTractor. The next best and much easier to use and cheaper is the Feickert. For one tonearm only, the Mint. -2Commentary from a person who knows little about turntableshttps://forum.au... 
Stainless Steel Audio Step Up
I don't understand the question 
Does it make sense to retip vdH Grasshopper cartridge
I generally agree with you on the statement below. However I think the line gets drawn at about $2,000, and in some cases higher for manufacturers that use OEM parIs readily available.“I believe that the average cheap cartridges can be upgraded by... 
Does it make sense to retip vdH Grasshopper cartridge
All that said it leads to an interesting discussion since Van Den Hul retips and repairs cartridges from other manufacturers.Do you think VDH does a disservice to those customers?How many cantilevers and stylus configurations are really proprietar... 
Eggleston Works speakers: Expensive, but are they worth the money??
Take a look at the review ultraaudio.com 
Does it make sense to retip vdH Grasshopper cartridge
I don’t think you will do better than the Grasshopper for under $1,000. Use Magic Eraser for cleaning instead of liquid cleaners. 
A new chapter has begun.
Sounds like a beautiful system. I am using the ProAc D-40r with Luxman tube equipment. Great sounding speakers. 
broken dreams - new cartridge help please!
There are only a few things you can do to assure house cleaners don't break your cartridge.1. Lock the room2. Remove the headshell/cartridge or tonearm wand from your turntable3. Don't have house cleanersNothing else works 100%, and talking to the... 
Cartridge Recommendations
You should listen to an EMT. Mid level output will allow you to listen with less gain from your Rhea and keep you out of the noise floor