lewm
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| cartridge recommendation One man's neutral is another man's "colored". However, most would agree that Benz cartridges impart a kind of coloration, in that they tend to smooth over rough spots. But some like that effect. I have no idea about any LP Gear cartridges, didn... | |
| New Technics turntables Chakster, Why is older always better? There are many reasons to posit that the best of the G series might be superior to any SP10 Mk2. And I say that as a past owner of two SP10 Mk2s. I am thinking about the coreless motor in the G series, as o... | |
| Phono Preamp Gain You don't really need to worry about any math equations, because you have a combination that cannot fail to provide enough gain up the chain, and because you cannot damage anything by experimentation. But if you insist, there are excellent calcula... | |
| PS Audio Regenerators - P5, P10, P12, P15 For anyone who uses one of the latest generation PS Audio power plants (P12, P15, or P20), do you power up your components by switching in the PS Audio regenerator, or do you leave the PS Audio in stand-by mode and power up your components individ... | |
| Attenuator & Transformer for Moving Coil cartridge I should have said it myself; try it (the 1:15 SUT with no attenuation of its output). You can't break anything. I concur with the others that it might work OK. Except I don't necessarily agree that a good MC phono stage is never as good as MM ... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? I've seen photos of Dave's work on the Trans-fi. I was very impressed. | |
| VPI 40th Anniversary Table After Warranty Support Question magmadster, Seems you are dreaming bad dreams about problems that are yet to happen. This leads to inactivity and paranoia. Enjoy the here and now and trust that tomorrow will take care of itself, or not. If you consider this hobby a form of in... | |
| Attenuator & Transformer for Moving Coil cartridge No no no. If you’re serious about a high quality result, I would not advise placing any sort of attenuator in line between the tonearm and your phono stage. Unfortunately, the best choice here would be to try to find an SUT with a 1:10 or lower st... | |
| Dragon, RX-505 or DR-2 ? best-groove, Most Ferrari owners use their cars only a few weekends per month, if that often. Did you see a high mileage used Ferrari? So, perhaps the analogy is not apt. | |
| A Night with three phono stages Allnic 1202, ANK and GoldNote PH10 Chakster, Why would it amaze you that my grandparents originated from Russia? Actually, grandpa was from Rumania; grandma from Russia although she was living in Alexandria, Egypt, when she got on the boat to the US at age 17, after having been bor... | |
| Looking for a mid-priced TT to install my 2M Black Cart bsmg, The fact that most people do use belt-drive turntables is mostly a result of decades of market pressure, not a careful analysis of the virtues of each drive system. However, your point about wanting to be left alone is valid. Certainly, no... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? sgunther et al who use the Terminator: The most knowledgeable guy I know as regards the Terminator is Dave Garretson. He devised a novel way to reduce drag of the wiring on the movement of the arm and he also manufactured a novel arm wand with ad... | |
| What's the deal? It's actually well in hand. Handily. | |
| Tracking Force? I don’t know what other misunderstandings pertain but if the max recommended VTF is around 2.0, then 3.8 is likely to collapse the suspension over time and to damage any LP. Don’t do it. | |
| Any one try the new Synergistic Research BLUE UEF Duplex receptacle? Jea, Your point is fairly taken. However, there is some "science" around power cords and interconnects, to name just two elements. Power cords may be heavy enough in gauge to transfer the current needed by the component, or not. They may be shi... |