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| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? 100V is no problem at all. You just use a 120V to 100V step down transformer. Those are cheap on eBay. I’ve got 2 turntables running off 100 V here in my listening room. Step down costs ~$50 each. I’ll keep in mind the other BIC for next visit. Th... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? dave, I went into the BIC that is near Yodibashi in Akihabara. I made a quick tour of every floor, but the emphasis is on "quick"; I might have missed something, but I saw no evidence that they were selling the TOTL gear of any well known manufac... | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs Gift Certificate is your best bet. For example, to spend on Music Direct. Since he is in Europe, there may be a mail order seller with a base in the EU that would be more appropriate, but I can't name such a business. I do know that Sam's Recor... | |
| Anyone had a Sony PS-2251 turntable Same rules of shipping for any turntable: Remove the platter if possible. Remove the tonearm, if possible. Make sure any transit screws sometimes used to immobilize a motor that might be spring-loaded, are tightened down. Then use foam rubber,... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum Maybe a Hana Umami Red is better yet. Commies are invading our hobby!!! | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? BIC Camera is strictly for kids who want cheap, digital, and portable, based on my tour of the store in May. But maybe I missed something. Anyway, as a serious audiophile, I wouldn’t waste my time there. rushfan et al, Lyra cartridges are not sol... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? But the vast majority of all cartridges are made in Japan or elsewhere in Asia. In fact, Grado is the only exception I can think of, even assuming Grado cartridges are made in USA, which may not be the case. Along the lines of what you say, best-... | |
| Zesto Andros II with ESP vs Modwright PH 9.0 XT? The 12AT7 is not electrically like the 12AX7, but they will work in a socket wired for the 12AX7. The 12AT7 will provide noticeably less gain than a 12AX7, assuming you use it in the phono input/voltage gain stage of a phono stage. And the 12AT7... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? There you go; Yodibashi sells Nagaoka, too. In fact, I bought an MP500 there in May for about 60% of US price. Don't know why I forgot Nagaoka in my post above. The bargain price is mostly because of the very favorable exchange rate, yen to doll... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? The single best store for choosing among many many different cartridges that are all "in stock" and ready for immediate sale is Yodibashi Camera, which is located in the Akihabara section of Tokyo. Brands include Audio Technica, Grado, Ortofon, S... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum I don’t follow your line of reasoning in regards to chrisoshea’s post. The way I read it, he meant you could hire a lawyer to deal with MoFi. That’s not communist ideology. However, I agree that $330 wouldn’t even elicit a call back from a success... | |
| The Popularity of the Kuzma 4P (11") Oh come on!!! You’re actually likening an LP that appears flat to visual inspection to a roller coaster ride for the stylus? That’s more than a bit hyperbolic. Not to mention there are many other factors that affect tracking far more. | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? So that’s what you’re supposed to do with a TT!!! Put a seismometer on it. No one ‘splained that before. | |
| The Popularity of the Kuzma 4P (11") Also, there’s no justification for the very high cost of the Safir. Hollow tubes made of sapphire in many different sizes are readily available to anyone who wants a bunch, for very low cost. Beyond that it’s a Kuzma like all the other Kuzma tonea... | |
| Mono record sounds like stereo Welcome to the jungle. Nowhere in audio can you find more conflicting information than on the subject of mono reproduction and mono cartridges. To begin with most modern mono cartridges are stereo cartridges that have been modified in one way or a... |