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| Any Herron VTPH-2 Phono Stage Owners out there? bringgeld, I have had some experience with the Cary SLP98 in my home system. With all respect to the Cary, I would say safely that it cannot be in the same league with the Herron, given the number of experienced guys who adore the Herron. Same g... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Raul, Granted everything you just wrote above, and with all due respect, what is your point? | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Moonglum, You wrote: "BTW...your Triplanar has a connector at each end of the phono cable. All you have done is reduced the number of connectors not eliminated them."Without a doubt, what you say is true. Would you expect me to solder the tonearm ... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Never said anything about a 3012R. Never owned any SME tonearm. | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Henry, John is a mechanical engineer. I don’t think he has a degree related to electronics. Yes, he knows more about tonearm geometry than I or anyone else on VA or here. Period. If we must get into a pissing contest about who knows more about wha... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Henry, Sorry, but in my opinion, you and John Ellison are wrong. "Wrong" in the sense that your and his analysis is very incomplete. "Signal loss" due to R is not the only thing to consider when comparing transmission along a single piece of wire ... | |
| Loricraft Garrard 301 to Dobbins Sp10 Mk3 - What can I expect ? Ferrari, thank you for the correction. After I wrote what I wrote, I started questioning myself also as to the identity of the motor used in the Kondo the Beat turntable. One glance will tell you that the platter is different from that of a Mark 3... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions Thanks for the thought, Nikola, but my current curiosity is mainly about the FR 7FZ. | |
| Colibri or Hummingbird? Chakster, you’re such an optimist! Even if the Reed distributor did intend to replace all the wiring and supply new XLR connectors (which would be required in any case), €750 is still a very high price to ask from anyone, let alone from someone w... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions I'd buy one from you, Nicky. I was referring to the notion of sending US$2000 to some stranger living in Europe or Asia who is selling an FR-7fz on eBay, where the condition of the cartridge is typically described only as "used". That's not much... | |
| Colibri or Hummingbird? €750 to replace the RCA plugs on your Reed tonearm with XLR plugs is criminally ridiculous. If we were anywhere near to each other geographically, I would do it for you in 20 minutes. But what you need to know is how the Reed is wired. I am guess... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions Rich, I purchased a replica B60 base, possibly from the same source, a few years ago. It is now in use with my FR64S. I have no complaints. It’s very well made. However, subsequent to my purchase, someone posted here (Audiogon Analog Forum) that h... | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks Yes (to silver wire) and no (to “stay away from metal mats”). Listen for yourself. | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Davey, that was precisely my point. Although perhaps you make the point much better than I did. The point is if the 3012R can outperform the SAT, those who pay $30,000 for the SAT are making a big mistake. There are likely many many other tone ar... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions Nandric, You didn’t really answer my question directly, but are you inferring that the FR7fz, etc, are worth the prices you cite (and I’ve seen too) in comparison to the best vintage MM/MI and even some other used LOMC types, many of which can be ... |