lewm
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| Phono Stage That's not Schiit You wrote, "I'm hoping to find a phono stage for >$1k..." Greater than $1K, in other words. But I am thinking you meant to say "less than $1K". In any case, you got a lot of suggestions for units hovering around $1K in price. Maybe that is b... | |
| Running LOMC with MM (47K) loading audioguy, There is nothing sacred about 47K ohms; it's become the standard for MM cartridges by default. In fact, many have found that at least some MM and MI cartridges sound best with even less of a load, like 100K ohms. ("Less of a load" mean... | |
| Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms Capacitance in a cable (speaker or IC) is associated with a low "characteristic impedance", defined as the square root of the inductance divided by the capacitance. (Hence, the higher the capacitance, the lower the characteristic impedance, also h... | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? While I am sure that the M-S metal mats are very good, based on the accolades, the cost is more based on the mystique that now surrounds anything made by M-S in its heyday. That was my point. I had a new pure copper mat custom-machined for my Ke... | |
| ZYX Ultimate Dynamic cartridge Since a low output version Universe, of which I own one, has an output of 0.24mV at standard stylus velocity, I have to wonder what is the output of these Ultimate series cartridges. Does anyone know? I also own an Ortofon MC2000 that only makes... | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? "and expensive", not "and the expensive". Autocorrect on my iPhone. | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system So lose the dust cover. Mijostyn is in the minority who believe that the dust cover does more good than harm. I wouldn’t let the dust cover control my choice of tonearm. But better yet, make up your own mind based on listening. You might end up ag... | |
| Technics SL1000 MK3 (SP10 MK3) performance/value VS modern turntables? Mats come and go, and it’s common for the best of them not to be recognized as such until they are no longer being produced, whereupon they become”rare” and the expensive. We audiophiles are a crazy bunch. | |
| Refurbish Fidelity Research Tonearms Syntax is no babe in the woods. He does not need cautionary advice. If he wants to get his FR tonearm serviced, he has a good reason. | |
| If a blind guy can use a Rega Planar 3 ... Buy P8, not "but P8". Sorry. | |
| If a blind guy can use a Rega Planar 3 ... But P8. Ditch the cover. By all accounts, the P8 is that much better than the P3. Tweaks are unlikely to make up for the basic differences that make the P8 the better option. Anyway, if you believe what MC is selling, you can always add his twea... | |
| Silver Head Shell Leads Really? Gold is thought of as very inert, which is why it is a favored outer coating, does not oxidize. Anyway, Aluminum reacts with many other metals. Silver not nearly so much, but it does oxidizes. The good news is silver oxide is nearly as... | |
| recommendation for a high end analog system Mijo, I now understand what you mean by a plinth “cover” wrt the SOTA turntables, but the term is unnecessarily confusing. It’s inherently part of the plinth. Yes, the armboard is part of the sprung substructure so it rides a bit lower than the st... | |
| Silver Head Shell Leads Well, you got your answer. There is no answer.But the Walker stuff does dry out. Does NOT glue the connection together. Works well. Otherwise use Pro Gold. Get rid of connectors in the signal path. Suffice to say I don’t agree w Pindac on wire. | |
| So Hard to Decide on an Amp Proof that I am indeed a troglodyte. |