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| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? I strongly doubt that "many thousands" of the very expensive higher power Pass amplifiers are sold, if you're speaking of a single model. If you take total production over the last years, maybe. Otherwise, I agree.Johnss, No one I know has ever ... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? While I have chosen direct drive due to what I hear when I use good ones compared to good belt-drives, I would be the last to say they necessarily "control vibrations better". What they do better is keep time. Constant speed. But I do recognize... | |
| Zyx mistracking issue vepiteski, My apologies. Apparently the VTF you've chosen is within the recommended range of the manufacturer. Many times people try to cure a bit of mistracking (if that is your problem) by increasing VTF beyond the recommended range. That's ... | |
| hi anbody have a wood record mat ? The Teres wood platter is an exceptional idea and a real world product, but it is several inches thick and very heavily finished to negate any possible problem with warpage. Probably that has a better chance of success than would a much thinner wo... | |
| Zyx mistracking issue 2.2g is well above the recommended range, is it not? That’s usually not a good way to combat perceived mistracking. What’s the effective mass of the zeta? | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Sure. The "Pass" amplifiers ought to be superior to the FW amplifiers, based on the vast differences in cost. You don't say what was the power rating of the FW. I wonder because I would bet that the sensitivity of the Magicos is over-rated, mea... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? It may have seemed that I was touting the ART7 as the "best" cartridge. I was merely bringing it up as a very very good cartridge for relatively modest cost. I would hazard a guess that it is competitive with others that cost up to $5K, which wa... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? I guess one can argue both pro and con on the comparison between "modern" and "vintage" gear, by one's selection of products to argue about. Surely I would not disagree that there is some very expensive modern junk out there. In vintage gear, th... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Pani, We're far apart if you admire old Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, McIntosh, Quad solid state electronics compared to recent vintage (last 10 years, for an example). There have been significant advances in transistor technology since the 70s and 80s... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? I think the best modern designs blow away the so-called "classics", for frequency response, neutrality, dynamics, you-name-it. Have you ever heard a Marantz 7C preamplifier in its original form, or the Marantz and McIntosh amplifiers that are so ... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Raul, Your post is very interesting to me, because I have always wondered whether you can get your money's worth in the $10K and up price range. You apparently think the answer is yes, but for a very limited few cartridges that you named. As you... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Pani, First of all, I do apologize if you felt insulted by my mention of your proclivities. I meant no slur but was trying to use you as an example of some who like to change their gear, up and down the line, from time to time, just for the fun a... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? If you follow Pani's posts, you might notice that he is frequently in the market for a new this or a new that. There's nothing wrong with that; it's part of the fun of the hobby for some of us, but it does suggest that Pani is on a different jour... | |
| Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Just to correct myself: I wrote that the output of the ART7 is 0.24mV. After I posted, some others mentioned the output at 0.12mV. Those persons are correct; the output is 0.12mV, not 0.24mV. Sorry about that. However, for what it's worth, I r... | |
| Phono Cart Impedance Question dan, possibly you got that result, because a 10-ohm load resistance would result in a very severe high frequency roll off in the audible range, using almost any cartridge except maybe a very LOMC with a 2-ohm or lower internal resistance. You thr... |