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| Jico SAS vs Neo-SAS(S) vs Neo-SAS(R) If you owned a cartridge with a sapphire cantilever, then you also owned a cartridge with a ruby cantilever, until proven otherwise. In audio, they are one and the same material, I think. And so does Raul, for one other source. I am open to cons... | |
| Jico SAS vs Neo-SAS(S) vs Neo-SAS(R) I cannot say that I have a direct knowledge base on the subject of sapphire vs ruby, when it comes to cantilever materials, but on this I have to side with Raul; I heretofore thought that "sapphire" and "ruby" are descriptors for one and the same ... | |
| Questions about pairing Benz Micro cartridges with appropriate tonearms You need to know what exact model of SME 12-inch tonearm that you are about to buy. Is it the 3012, the 312, or there’s even a third possibility, I think? Then you need to look up the effective mass of that particular model tonearm. Then too, you ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Jessica, Tell us how you feel after 100 hours with your new stylus. After only 4 hours, speaking for myself only, I am usually still in love with anything new, if I've taken pains in advance with my purchasing decision. Subconscious bias is alwa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Chakster, As Raul and I discussed further up the thread, a low output MM will tend to have lower inductance compared to a typical high output MM. Look up the specs for any typical HOMM and compare the inductance to that of a Stanton 980LZS, for ... | |
| ZYX Fuji vs. Lyra Helicon The fear is that a liquid stylus cleaner may contain a solvent which could migrate up the hollow tube and eventually, for example, weaken the bond between the stylus and the cantilever, assuming that bond is achieved by some sort of epoxy, which i... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I feel you, but I am far too lazy to make the effort to transfer my approximately 2500 LPs to digital, even if I wanted badly to do so, which I don't. I have a very good CDP (Ayre C5Xe-mp), and I leave it at that. My CD/SACD collection is much s... | |
| Mono recordings - two questions... Thanks for the tip, OP. I will listen to that cut on the CC album in the next few days. Not that I really care, but it’s "LewM", not LewN. If you were searching for me, in order to communicate privately, that would make a difference, I suppose.I'v... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Aigenga, Do you mean to say that you will never want to play an LP again, even to generate a digital file of it? Seems that the latter option might cause you to want to hang on to your rig. But of course it's your decision to make. | |
| Mono recordings - two questions... bdp24, Aren’t all stereo cartridges based on sum and difference? Perhaps Decca’s behave differently because both channels share a single common ground. Interesting story: Many, many years ago, both I and my best audio friend owned Decca London car... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Dear Lohanimal, I am very sorry for your predicament with UPS. Apparently the same snot nose kid who waited on me in Bethesda, Maryland, before eventually telling me that UPS was not going to admit responsibility for destroying a piece of slate I... | |
| Mono recordings - two questions... What Pryso said. So far, my research tells me that there are very few "true mono" cartridges being sold these days. Some that probably ARE true mono are the Miyajima series, then EMT makes one or two. I am sure there are more, and now perhaps we... | |
| "Is that a record??? " Meantime, if I had a Hudson, I'd drive it. I have vinyl and tubes and a 60-year-old Alfa Romeo and a Leica M3 instead. | |
| "10 Recommended Turntables".... I cannot even get to the list, because of the crap about what stocks I should buy. If you click on the URL for the list of 10 turntables, you get to read more of such crap. Anyone who would take advice from this source deserves what he or she gets. | |
| Feickert Protractor - anyone use one? I guess I did not make my point very well, but for me the beauty of the Feickert is the cross arm that is graduated in mm, with a vertical spike at the far end that can be set down on the pivot point exactly. If you measure P2S with a conventiona... |