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| Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K? Perhaps there is no risk in this case, but several years ago I nearly bought an SME30 from a seller in the UK, off eBay. I smelled a rat after the seller requested payment via bank transfer, and I asked for his address. That turned out to be the a... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Wise decision not to mate a SOTA with an outboard pod, at least. My guess is any sensible change you make is going to make you happier with the SQ. It’s how we’re built. So don’t fret. | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... I too was rather surprised to learn that the XA uses a Shibata stylus shape. Not that I have a firm conviction regarding Shibata SQ but more because I would prefer the line contact. On the other hand, since these terms that describe stylus shape... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? I don’t know about Minus K as a separate device, but the Minus K built into the Helix poses no problems in operating the TT itself, once you learn not to push down too forcefully. But when it does flex due to downforce, it does so very smoothly an... | |
| New Audio Technica ART9XA Up and Running..... XA (0.2mV output) can best be compared to the ART7, not the ART9, on the basis of voltage output. Both the 7 (0.12mV output) and the 9 (0.5mV output) are discontinued, so if you want to replace the 9, you’re best off with the 9XI which has simila... | |
| Question concerning cartridge for Sota Star vacuum turntable I try not to comment on comparison questions, and I’ve never owned a Linn product. Depending on the nature and degree of your hearing loss, and the quality of your new aids, I’d suggest re-retipping the Koetsu and if you did that, I’d go for the b... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? I used to hang around local emporia for audio, until I began to feel guilty about taking up space and not buying gear. Stopped going about 20 years ago, but that didn’t prevent most local businesses from failing. Tokyo is just the opposite; they s... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Hi, Albert. Nice to hear from you, and I hope you are well. Happy New Year. Whart, that’s a beautiful system. I assume you have no feedback problem with the horns aimed so directly at your TT? Which Allnic phono stage is seen on the shelf below y... | |
| New to vinyl question VTF can easily get out of whack during transit with most tonearms. Do you have a stylus force gauge? If not, get one before “fiddling” with VTF, is my advice. | |
| Phonostage comparisons In all cases, did you load the cartridge at 47K ohms? | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Mulveling, What is there about the Korf tonearm that leads you to believe it might outperform an SME V? What I see is that neither the pivot point nor the counterweight lie in the plane of the LP surface. Nor does the CW appear to be decoupled f... | |
| EMT 948 w/ 929 tonearm. Please forgive me for appearing to beat what should already be a dead horse, but how did lowering the tonearm, presumably at its pivot, fix the problem of skipping? | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? I think you perceive hostility where none is intended. I guess when you write that you regularly encounter an SP10R that is served by a Glanz tonearm on a pod, you are not referring to your own system, because you also said that you do not use an... | |
| EMT 948 w/ 929 tonearm. For what cartridge are you setting VTF at 2.5g? Have you checked that there is nothing to prevent the tonearm from making a full, unimpeded sweep across the surface of an LP? Very often, the tonearm wiring can be an impediment. Also check to se... | |
| What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V? Pindac, Interestingly, when you are angry, at me or anyone else, I find your posts much more comprehendable. Not that I would deliberately piss you off. So, if you agree that the tonearm pivot and the turntable bearing need to be tightly and rigi... |