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| Proteus compared to MSL ultra eminent ex I always go by a guideline that says to buy the second costliest version of any line of similar product from any one company. The second costliest is usually quite a bit less expensive than the top of the line and usually has all of its major fea... | |
| Proteus compared to MSL ultra eminent ex Speaking of the Proteus, what’s happened to TransfIguration the brand in the US? | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? Davey, I don’t know how Linn could rebut what is after all nothing but a dissenting opinion in the first place. So they are wise to keep mum. Their products represent the sum total of a set of opinions first formulated by Tiefenbrun. | |
| How do you install a 12" VPI armboard for 12" Unipivot on a VPI Classic 3 - Thanks :-) I might guess that at least some of the improvement you are hearing is due to replacing that “slightly wobbly “spindle. | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. Mijo, I don’t disagree with your general principles, except as regards the prime importance of speed constancy, which I emphasize more than you, apparently. But then you come down to recommending the Star Sapphire, a spring suspended belt drive. ... | |
| Why Do 12" Tonearms Cost So Much More Than 9"? Lingo, Yes, it is wrong for a true audiophile to be happy, ever. Now you've figured that out, you can become a member of the club. We meet with Dr. Kevorkian once a month. | |
| Phono stage hum - Rega Aria As your own description suggests, it is not the MC cartridge that brings in RFI, it is the high gain phono stage required to amplify the signal from a low output MC that is often the culprit (or the RF can get in via your AC cord or the ICs from c... | |
| Has anyone heard the new Audio Technica AT-OC9X series of cartridges? Headshells make a sonic difference, so in the extreme case of audiophile nervosa one would select a headshell not just based on its weight but also based on the materials of which it is made, which affects the sound quality. Therefore, you might ... | |
| Path of signal from turn table to speaker I think I now understand the source of your confusion. I looked up the Cambridge audio CXA 81, which you say is your amplifier. The product is an integrated amplifier of the type I just described. It incorporates a line stage and an amplifier on o... | |
| Path of signal from turn table to speaker There is one more variant that probably ought to be mentioned. There are also products called integrated amplifiers. An integrated amplifier can sometimes contain a phono stage, a line stage, and an amplifier, all in one box. Other integrated ampl... | |
| Path of signal from turn table to speaker Mijo, was it really necessary to further confuse the OP? It’s fine to know that you have a analog system that incorporates digital processing and/or is controlled by a digital processor. We all understand that, but it most likely will confuse the ... | |
| Mat for Rega P10 Artur, You got seven suggestions for a turntable mat, among the more than seven posts above, and no two persons agree, although some choices eventually received more than one vote each. That should tell you something all by itself. Platter mats ... | |
| ???Cartridge break in??? That has always been my suspicion, Nandric. "Break-in" is the period during which you can gradually forget what you had before that might have sounded better or just as good, before you spent your big bucks. But that's the cynical view, I guess. | |
| Why Do 12" Tonearms Cost So Much More Than 9"? In my opinion, having heard a few of them, the Schroeder tonearms are indeed very good and very competitive at their price points, but not necessarily better than all of the competitors at those price points. The LT is desirable for someone like ... | |
| Why Do 12" Tonearms Cost So Much More Than 9"? Cleeds, I am not sure what you are thinking, but just to be as anal as possible, I need to say that pivoting per se is not the cause of the skating force. The skating force is first of all due to the friction between stylus and groove; I am sure ... |