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| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? I was not in any way denigrating the Anvil turntable. I was completely sincere in mentioning that I have noticed the Anvil in the past, and, based only on its apparent build quality and design elements, I definitely place it very high among the v... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, At the bottom of p. 255, I asked you to describe the components in your digital front end. I have skimmed your posts since then, on this page (256), and I do not see a response to that direct question. I doubt that you are being secre... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? What is "perfect speed stability"? It's the holy grail for turntables, because that is first of all what a turntable needs to do, and none that I know of succeed. That said, I am familiar with the Anvil, and if I were to be at all interested in ... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Don, Thanks for responding to my challenge. The UNI II was of course discontinued a few years ago in favor of the latest version of the UNI ("Premium"? Or something like that). Apparently one sample (the ad notes repeatedly that he has only one ... | |
| Linn Sondek question It's British (or Scottish, actually). Have you ever owned a car with a Lucas electrical system? In this case, it's the spring suspension that apparently requires attention at intervals. A cynical interpretation would be that the "tune-ups" are ... | |
| Are tuners still popular If you own a tuner and derive enjoyment from it, who cares whether tuners are "popular"? I have a Luxman T110, which was once highly touted and now seems to be worth about 75 bucks. I probably should use it more than I do. | |
| What cartridge to replace my Audioquest 404 BH? Just about any new cartridge will outperform a worn or aged cartridge that has lost compliance if not also stylus shape. Dynavector is a fine choice among many many possible choices. You may also want to check your turntable for speed, both abso... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Someone made the point that he has seen UNIverse cartridges for sale on-line, even here on Audiogon, from vendors other than Sorasound and for discount prices. Please show me those ads. All ads for sale of UNI cartridges that I have seen here an... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Just a little point to make: When I was last in Tokyo, I made a fairly exhaustive search for dealers who would sell me a new UNIverse. There were none. None of the high end dealers to whom I spoke even knew that ZYX makes a "UNIverse" line of c... | |
| I have joined in the ZYX Family Chakster, I fully agree that price is not necessarily proportionate to excellence in audio equipment. That's exactly why I like the ZYX UNIverse cartridges so much; they do (or did, until the price of the UNI was doubled) give good value for the d... | |
| Stylus force digital scales Folkfreak, I took a powerful magnet to the weigh pan of my digital VTF scale, and there was zero attraction of the magnet to the weigh pan or even to the body of the scale itself. Seems that even though your plastic-bodied scale and my metal-bod... | |
| Koetsu cartridges - what arms work? idl57, It's not surprising that the Koetsu tonearm did not float your boat. Upon close inspection of photos, it appears to be a Jelco tonearm in Koetsu guise, which of course raises its cost by a factor of 2 or 3 compared to a Jelco 750. Not that... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? By the way, Raul. I am more or less familiar with your analog equipment. Can you describe your digital reproduction system? Thanks. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, With reference only to the few times in your recent posts when you referred to me and my last post, I did mention several times therein that I have several hours listening to the system of my neighbor, who is less than a quarter of a mile f... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation Wood or shoot for the stars Techdas AF 3 Inna, As I understand the OP, his wife has blessed the purchase of the AF3. The OP himself is struggling between a "reasonable" choice of a very expensive turntable or a less reasonable choice of a very, very expensive turntable (the AF3), precis... |