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| 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+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? Davey, that was precisely my point. Although perhaps you make the point much better than I did. The point is if the 3012R can outperform the SAT, those who pay $30,000 for the SAT are making a big mistake. There are likely many many other tone ar... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions Nandric, You didn’t really answer my question directly, but are you inferring that the FR7fz, etc, are worth the prices you cite (and I’ve seen too) in comparison to the best vintage MM/MI and even some other used LOMC types, many of which can be ... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? I'm happy to see someone here recognized the excellence of the Denon DP80 as against the Technics backbone of this thread. Enjoy! I think it's a Best Buy, if you can find a nice one.I agree with Downunder on the relationship between the Pioneer ... | |
| MoFi Ultradeck or Technics 1200GR Soundwatts, With all due respect, your level of experience with DD turntables (old production SL1200 and 1100 and a listen under unknown conditions to a new SL1200GR) does not warrant your gross generalization regarding "huge soundstage". In my l... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions These days, any of the "best" FR cartridges that aren’t broken will cost at least $1500-$2000, based on current eBay "buy it now" advertisements. At that price point, there is some pretty serious competition. As I have never heard any of the FRs, ... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? I have never owned or listened to an SME 3012R tonearm except perhaps briefly in other peoples systems, but I find it hard to believe that between the SAT and the 3012R there are no other competitor s that might be superior to the SME. From this... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? I have never owned or listened to an SME 3012R tonearm except perhaps briefly in other peoples systems, but I find it hard to believe that between the SAT and the 3012R there are no other competitor s that might be superior to the SME. From this... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? fleschler, Do you really mean to say that you (formerly) could hear frequencies up to nearly 30kHz? That's one way to interpret your term "high 20kHz". If so, maybe we should be calling you Fido. Seriously, as a doctor I can say that to be only... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions Keep in mind that one reason the FR tonearms have such a high effective mass is because their headshells are quite heavy, as headshells go. Therefore you can reduce the effective mass of the tonearm by using a much lighter weight headshell. For e... | |
| Difference in sound using different carts when digitizing vinyl record? Dear Solypsa, I'm with you. |