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| TT mats I mentioned above that I was about to experiment with a custom-made copper mat for my L07D. Well, I now have done the experiment, and copper is a winner over the OEM stainless steel platter sheet. I was very surprised at the degree to which the ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? When I purchased my DP80, it was not running correctly. It did "run" but there was a problem; at this point in time I've forgotten what it was. It's a 100VAC model, and the seller told me he ran it with 120VAC. No wonder it was problematic. I gav... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? Ask yourself whether you're in love with a rising top end, common to MC cartridges, or with a truly extended hf response.Also, if lowest tip mass is paramount, we should all be listening to MI or induced magnet types. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dear Raul, If I did write that I prefer the DP80 over the TT101, it was a typographical error. Because the opposite is true, although I do like and admire the DP80 very much. (I did and do say that the DP80 is less colored than the two SP10 Mk2'... | |
| SME V Tonearm on eBay Hong Kong Sellers are FAKE!!! I don't know whether there is more than source for those B60 replicas, but I have one of the replicas, probably the same one that Nandric purchased, and I have examined it side by side with a bona fide original B60. The replica is as well made as... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I agree with Raul that a coreless motor, executed to the level of excellence of the iron core motor in the Mk3, would in theory be superior for the job of driving a platter. However, Raul's additional contention that the Mk3 platter, all 21 lbs o... | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan The savings achieved by purchasing in or from japan will vary widely depending upon the brand and the profiteering by its US importer. The Koetsu happens to be a brand that is very inflated in the US. In contrast, On a recent trip to Tokyo I found... | |
| MC phono cartridge lifespan (when not using) Gary, my bad. I had no idea there is now a low output Glider. None of my remarks would apply therefore. | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x Nandric, That is something I mentioned to Raul and which he chose to ignore during one of his anti-FR64S rants. If you leave the FR64S in a cool environment, the pivot has a tendency to stiffen. If you then sit it at a reasonable room temperatur... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Raul, I disagree with you on the relative merits of the TT101, once it is working up to maximum level. I place it slightly above the SP10 Mk2 and the Denon DP80 (where I prefer the DP80 to the Mk2). I haven't compared my TT101 "head to head" wit... | |
| MC phono cartridge lifespan (when not using) I generally have had great luck with aged vintage cartridges, particularly MM and MI types. But one could argue that I have no idea how those same cartridges sounded when they were brand new. Nor are my ears and brain in the same shape they were... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? tzh, I would have thought that the Cardas cables would somewhat mitigate any tendency for the Lyra(s) to sound "clinical". Cardas ICs and speaker cables tend to the Benz view of things, in my own experience on my system. For me also, however, th... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Those of you who live in Europe might consult "Thuchan", who posts here from time to time. He evidently found a genius somewhere near where he lives (Bavaria?) who has a comprehensive understanding of this circuit and was able to repair Thuchan's... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x And copper oxide is a poor conductor. Whereas silver oxide conducts about as well as pure silver. | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? In my mind, the Benz cartridges and most any Lyra cartridge are polar opposites, in terms of the words I might use to characterize the two brands. This is not to say that you can't like both. I find both to be too "biased" (for want of a better ... |