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| 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. | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? edgeware made a good point, and so did Chakster: The PL70 has an edge on its competition at its price point, by virtue of its included tonearm, which seems to be the same as the one on the P3. I've seen that tonearm for sale separately at prices... | |
| Phono stage w/automatic Load-Impedanance. I want to make sure we are talking about the same thing. Cartridges have a fixed DC resistance (DCR) if you measure the resistance between hot and ground connectors for each channel using a simple ohmmeter. Cartridges also have an output impedan... | |
| VPI prime scout VS Music Hall 9.3 VS Technics SL-1200GR VS Rega Planar 6 Your own adjectives suggest, but don't prove, that you might prefer the "direct-drive" sound. There's only on DD turntable on your list. Since it is unlikely you would be able to audition all 4 of those on your list prior to purchase, I suggest ... |