karl_desch
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| Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl Here are some..David Bowie: Hunky DoryJesus and Mary Chain: Psychocandy Grizzly Bear: VeckatimestBig Thief: UFOFNeil Young: After the Gold RushWayne Shorter: Speak No EvilCannonball Adderly: Something ElseMiles Davis: NefertitiDuke Ellington: Indi... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? I think you have to go with some generalizations to point yourself in your preferred direction. As @mulveling describes earlier there are the vDH, A90, Lyra type carts and then there are the Koetsu type. I would put SoundSmith somewhere in betwe... | |
| Analog Upgrade - Where to start? At the risk of totally being off track here, and not to diminish the high likelihood that a cartridge change will indeed give the OP what he is looking for, does anyone think the combo of Pass XA60.8 and Avant-Guard a strange one? I clearly don’t ... | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts You bet @mijostyn. From my time with Lyras (Delos, Atlas, Etna SL) and SoundSmith (MIMC star and Sussurro ES) I've identified some house sound characteristics that probably won't surprise anyone. The Lyras have that amazing openess and high frequ... | |
| Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms Raul, I think maybe a better word for you would be "vintage" then. There is no reason to argue about what tonearms are classics and what are "non-sense" Your opinions on the design flaws of the FR64S/FR-66S are well known. Obviously, Mr. Ikeda a... | |
| Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms No doubt a refurbish - relube - process could be performed at home with the correct tools. Its all about time and money. I also understand the motivation to not alter a classic. I just think in this case, the idea of improving the performance of... | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts @boothroyd, That is an interesting observation. I don't think I've heard about the styli shape influencing to arm length. I think i might have even expected the opposite observation with spherical styli being the most tolerant of the increased of... | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts @herman thanks for the update. I’m sure that arm is a thing of beauty. I recently decided to go for the 4point 9. This was ultimately a decision based on simplicity, synergy with my table and price. $1250 less per inch! I went for the Cardas Cle... | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts Thanks @dover! Not sure how I missed that! | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts I think it’s worth noting that some arms probably deal with vibrations and resonances better than other in the same effective mass range. Those arms are probably more flexible when it comes to cartridge compatibility. | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts Thank you Raul. I was having problems finding the compliance measurement for the SoundSmith Sussurro ES. | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts And please let us know what you think when your 4point14 is installed and playing.I will continue to think about the 4point 9 versus the original 4point, 11”. | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts Ok. Next question. What choices did you all make regarding cabling choices.? Cardas Clear? Kondo Silver? Kuzma silver plated copper? | |
| Kuzma 4Points and Lyra carts Thanks for the replies. I especially look forward to @herman report after his time with the Mørch. It’s a great arm but will not be surprised if the Kuzma does even better.My table will do best with the 212mm mounting distance of the 4point and 4... | |
| Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms I think Richard Mak makes a very compelling argument for refurbishing the FR-64S or FR-66S aged arms. He also offers the mod to the arms that will allow for one tonearm cable from cartridge pins to RCA plugs. The later is more controversial as is... |