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| The Wand turntable Aqvox is very very good, by all accounts. What's more, isn't it one of the current-drive phono stages? If so, it would probably perform closer to its max if you used a lower impedance cartridge to drive it. I just looked up the specs of the BP2;... | |
| The Wand turntable I apologize for this comment, because it is beside the question you raised, but if you did purchase a turntable and tonearm or just a tonearm that was superior to what you already own, then in my opinion you would have to get a better cartridge in... | |
| Audio Additives Stylus Force Gauge inconstantcy “Lab quality” my arse. | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming Depends very much on who did the refurbishing. Can be very expensive. On a budget, maybe it's best to start with an original unit and upgrade it according to that budget. | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming Yeah. Some direct-drive turntables are better than others. Just kidding, Russ. I really do agree with you. | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming The OP wrote, "I’m agnostic at best about direct drive. Yeah, I’m dumb."You might have a point that this statement does not entirely rule out DD. My own point is that if someone wants to buy one of those cookie-cutter belt-drives, I let them. As ... | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming You explicitly said you are not interested in a direct-drive turntable, and yet at least 3 of us recommended direct drive. I won't add to the list, but I will say that among the belt-drive turntables you did list as options there is not much diff... | |
| Who remembers audio from the time when ... Noromance, Nice! | |
| Issue with dynamic range database Seems to me as a total lay person in this field, and speaking only to the question of which process is more "dynamic", that if either your input RIAA emphasis or your phono stage's RIAA compensation circuit are not perfect, then that will inevitab... | |
| EMT 75th Anniversary series... TSD75 SFL ... and a bit of history. Thanks for the photos of your system. You are able to get away with having your two turntables directly in front of speakers? Seems like a risky choice in terms of airborne vibrations and direct feedback. But if it works, it works. | |
| Otono-Edison MC cartridges What Mijo says may or may not be true of woodworking tools (that the Japanese "hoard" the best stuff for themselves), but I rather doubt it is true of audio-related products. First of all, what does the statement mean, that the Japanese select ou... | |
| New Zirconia Pipe Cantilever .. What's up with that ? mixupload, Broad generalizations such as the one you make are almost never bullet proof, and yours are riddled with holes. | |
| New Zirconia Pipe Cantilever .. What's up with that ? Chak, Just don't let your wife know that you are thinking about zirconium. I haven't read this whole thread, but my hat is off to you for your interest in such arcane subjects. If someone else hasn't mentioned it, I think in the old old days sty... | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading Larry, 200 ohms would be fine for most LOMC cartridges that have an internal resistance of 20 ohms or less, but there are some exceptional LOMC cartridges that have a higher internal resistance and will be affected by 200 ohms as a standard. I t... | |
| SAEC WE 506/30 incoming. Anybody here with any experience with this arm? tkr, You got me interested in this topic. I don't know why; I am pretty much sated when it comes to tonearms, and the SAEC tonearms would not be on my menu, even if I were in the market. Anyway, if you search on "SAEC 506/30" here on the Analog ... |