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| The Accidental Tweak Larry, There is also the American made preamplifier that uses a plastic chassis. However, in either case, wouldn't you think the complete lack of shielding would make these units MORE susceptible to EMI, rather than less? | |
| Ceramic cartridge phono stage options? Also, I forgot to add, apparently some ceramic cartridges were built with internal RIAA correction in the form of a capacitor that induces a reverse RIAA curve at the output. This is an inexact copy of RIAA, because it would not recreate the plat... | |
| Ceramic cartridge phono stage options? No one has defined the terms high vs low input impedance. In fact the early ceramics are said to work best into impedances >1Megohm. Tube linestages typically present an input impedance of 100K ohms or even less. I read elsewhere that input imp... | |
| "Users of wide-range playback equipment should compensate for the RIAA curve" What cleeds said. Seems like the 2022 re-issue is simply recreating the language that was on the original 1956 cover. By the way, the Bethlehem mono LPs I own are typically fantastic, mostly Japanese reissues earlier than 2022. Same goes for stere... | |
| Do I need a MC cartridge now? Or an attenuator? Most manufacturers will recommend a range of input impedance. For example, “>100ohms”. Such a LOMC cartridge will also drive any impedance up to and including 47K ohms. I don’t agree at all that an LOMC cartridge is categorically superior to an... | |
| Do I need a MC cartridge now? Or an attenuator? This sounds to me like the old (Henny Youngman) joke about the tailor who made one leg of your pants too long. So when you complain, he tells you to "limp", in order to make the pants appear to fit. If you are only a very casual listener who is ... | |
| Opinions on a Grace F8c for a freshy It is true of any and every MM cartridge I’ve ever seen; you can replace the stylus assembly yourself without factory or any professional assistance. It’s true of many high output MI cartridges like Nagaoka and B&O, also. | |
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... Relax, IRS is being fudged to death by a certain high government official. | |
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... Ummm... So, Mulveling, you have a CPA who accepts your word for the fact that you lost money on a sale the proceeds from which were reported as a 1099K via Paypal? Yes, that is the case for me too, that I sell for less than I paid, but unless I ca... | |
| I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them..... What about avoiding the 1099 that now is issued by Paypal for every item you sell where payment was handled by them from the buyer? Do you still see a 1099? It's not fun when you are selling gear via Paypal that you paid for in the first place bu... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation Thanks, now I do see the cable. I assume the linestage, if any, and amplifiers are to the right of the stack. | |
| Phasemation MC Nagaoka MI is your best bet in Tokyo. MP500 is an excellent cartridge, and IMO it competes with or betters any MC anywhere near its price range. | |
| They should charge more for it… Better to just have a chip imbedded in your auditory cortex that directly receives a signal coded for those neurons to interpret as music, so as to dispense with an audio system entirely. | |
| Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation I don’t see any phono cables. Where is your phono stage? Maybe it’s the box on the bottom shelf? Or is that a control unit for the TT motor? | |
| They should charge more for it… With all due respect, the testimony of your buddy delivered third person and without any backup information (like does your buddy have a conflict of interest, what else in the system besides Wilson speakers, which Wilson speakers, what TT did the ... |