lewm
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| New Koetsu on Ebay from Japan??? The warranty would be honored via the seller if he is authorized, in which case you’d send the cartridge back to him, and he’d interface with Koetsu. So be sure the seller is a Koetsu dealer. This would be the first time I’ve ever heard of a Koets... | |
| Introducing Myself Didn’t your earlier OP contain an advert for your tonearm, which you apparently manufacture and sell to the public? That’s why it was censored. Audiogon will accept ads via a different pathway and for $. But I think you know this. | |
| Brand new Lyra Delos - skewed cantilever Forgot to mention that I focused on friction, because friction is the root cause of skating, for the few who don't already know. | |
| Brand new Lyra Delos - skewed cantilever Tiny amounts of error in alignment are very unlikely to be audible, let alone the sole cause of gross misbehavior of the cartridge, e.g., skipping. I suppose gross over- or under-estimates of AS could do that, but the cruel fact is there is no abs... | |
| My Sonic Labs cartridges Mijostyn, I thought you were waiting for a Lyra Atlas or other high end Lyra, not a MSL. What gives? | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp 0.5 mV is no problem for the Steelhead even if your linestage adds zero gain to the phono signal. You previously suggested your cartridge puts out .01 mV, which I took to be a typo since there are no cartridges I know about that have such a tiny o... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? You’ve made your decision, and we have no real data on that MC2000, dirt vs corrosion, so any further debate is moot. Enjoy your MC5000, and let us know how it compares to the other Ortofons in the same series that you already own. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp If you own a v2.0 Steelhead, which hasn’t changed in at least a decade, you should have its remote volume control, which of course is only relevant if you use the Steelhead as a full function preamplifier. Since you use it as a phono stage, the Ma... | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp Presumably the linestage section of your integrated adds gain to the max of 65 db gain you can get from the Steelhead. Incidentally don’t you have a remote for volume with your steelhead? Mine does. But it doesn’t control input, etc. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp I am laughing at myself a bit for not realizing that you must have meant 0.1 mV. There are no cartridges I know of that have an output of only .01 mV. My orto phon MC 2000 is one of the lowest output moving coil cartridges ever made, and it puts ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Are you referring to photo #8? On my iPhone that could be grain due to low pixel count and hence poor resolution or it could be shmutz that typically accumulates on the underside of a cartridge that’s been in use. | |
| MM or MC cartridge for Mm input on Preamp What cartridge are you using that only puts out .01 mV? There are not too many where the output is that low. Also a very important factor is how are you using the Steelhead? If you use it add as a phono stage with an outboard line stage, then you ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? Where do you see lots of cartridges with pitting and oxidation in Japan? Have you been there, and have you toured the various audio stores where used gear is sold? I’m just wondering. In my experience really good quality used audio equipment has g... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? I own both an MC2000 and an MC7500, both low hours and with OEM cantilever and stylus. MC7500 is possibly the most neutral cartridge I have ever heard, but I prefer the MC2000. | |
| Amazing Cartridge Repairs by Vinyl Audio Science! Ironically, I just recently had my Koetsu Urushi re-tipped (literally, the OEM boron cantilever was NOT replaced) by Expert Stylus, in the UK. The whole project, out from my home on the East coast USA and back, took barely a month, maybe less, an... |