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| Mono cartridge recommendation There are lots of opinions on stylus profiles in relation to playing mono LPs. One side of that issue is addressed pretty well on the Miyajima website, but it is a bit one-sided. I personally have no opinion because no experience; I am still usin... | |
| Mono cartridge recommendation Be aware also that if you use different cartridges for mono vs stereo, then you are introducing another variable to the question of whether a mono switch is superior or inferior to using a mono cartridge. Could be you like the mono cartridge per ... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? I agree with Dover in general on the merits of an active linestage . I have owned and still use both an Atma MP1 preamp and Atma amplifiers for about 25 years; I’m a very satisfied customer. I am very surprised to learn that the MA1 has such a low... | |
| Technics SP 10 mc II. Worth looking at? The unit can appear to operate properly for some time after its electrolytic capacitors have started leaking, until it doesn’t. When it doesn’t operate properly, there is a high likelihood that other parts that are more difficult to source and mor... | |
| Technics SP 10 mc II. Worth looking at? Was this a display unit, or for some other reason was it in storage for a long period time? If either statement is true, this is a good reason to replace all electrolytic capacitors or at least have a competent person evaluate their condition (whi... | |
| Does the MAPLESHADE STATIC DRAINING BRUSH work? And after 7 years, the beat goes on. | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? I was referring to GAIN only, when I wrote that a linestage is superfluous. Obviously it’s needed for attenuation (if the phono has no volume control) and for input selection, at a minimum. Sheesh!I would not connect the full output of a CDP dire... | |
| Technics SP 10 mc II. Worth looking at? Most SP10s will accept 120V. Those that do not will require 100V. That problem is solved in the USA by using a 120 to 100V step down transformer. Available cheap on eBay. | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? For your CD player or any other device that puts out what is generally considered a high output voltage, like a tape recorder, a television set audio output, etc., the gain added by a formal line stage is completely superfluous. The output voltage... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? Drbond, Like nearly every preamplifier or phono stage ever made, the Steelhead operates in Class A. Also, like every other preamp or phono stage, the Steelhead is not push-pull. The terms Class A and push pull generally apply to the operation of... | |
| Audio Technica AT 666 vacuum disc I was once hunting for P3 but decided I’ve got enough tts. | |
| Have you heard Gold Note is increasing prices Collector car market is nuts to anyone who’s been at it for more than a decade. | |
| Back To Static! That was mentioned and measured in the context of the Shure Corporation white paper, too, the increase in VTF by as much as 0.375g. Maybe one paper is quoting data from the other. I was very surprised it could be that much. | |
| Audio Technica AT 666 vacuum disc Jonathan, Thanks for that information. If COVID ever permits me to visit Tokyo again, I will look for one of those two accessory mats. Are they readily available in Akihabara, like at Yodibashi Camera?Also, I want the P3 shown in the teq advert. | |
| Phono preamp tube rolling. Now we are getting into the “icky” realm of ascribing magical sonic qualities to this or that tube based on loose subjective evidence or on hearsay evidence. Why I stopped rolling tubes at all, once I figured out what I liked, of course. Changing... |