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| Tonearm recommendation Ain't it, though. I like to pretend it isn't happening to me.So, back to tonearms, in deference to Wrm: I don't think the 7045 competes with an FR64S or 66S, except where the latter two may have too high an effective mass in relation to the (hig... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Don (Griffiths), Evidently you don't follow Halcro's thread on "living dangerously" with DD turntables. If you did, you would know that I have had a heck of a time with my TT101 and after more than a year (maybe more than 2 years) I have only re... | |
| Do top Idler drive tables fall short to top belt drives in any particular area. Ochre and fjn, My reference to the Lenco L75 was by way of complimenting it and recommending it to anyone seeking an idler-drive turntable as best bang for the buck and (in my opinion) better than the usual suspects, depending of course upon the e... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Thanks, Don. When I bought the QL10 (which equals a TT101+7045+plinth), the seller admitted that the TT101 was "broken", and I got the whole shebang for about what I estimated to be the value of the 7045 alone. I was planning on selling the 7045... | |
| Tonearm recommendation Don, I acquired a Victor 7045 as part of the deal when I bought my TT101, in the context of a QL10 ensemble (including plinth). I have never yet listened to the 7045 but you've got my attention. I am surprised to learn that it is low to medium i... | |
| Can you believe this? Paladin, Before something bad happens, I strongly recommend that you replace all the electrolytic capacitors in your Phase Linear/Pioneer turntable. After all this time, and after being stored unused in your garage, especially, odds are that at l... | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. How nice that ZYX actually make cartridges named "Airy" and "4D" (which as everyone knows is even better than 3D). I sense that Raul is successfully creating a new gospel whereby any quality of a piece of audio gear that can be perceived as a (eu... | |
| Do top Idler drive tables fall short to top belt drives in any particular area. Listen to a well restored Lenco L75 or GL78 some time. Also "different" from all the rest in how the idler works. Hiho, I don't see how the Garrard geometry alleviates the issue of out-of-round wheels. If its interfacing rubber wheel goes out of... | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. Raul, I can easily understand what one might like about the LPS. Thankfully, you've only criticized my friend's audio system, not mine, by implying that the system can get in the way of the wonders of the LPS. I probably can borrow his spare and... | |
| Complete rewiring of SME IV - opinions The major benefit of doing the work would be to eliminate the DIN plug in the signal path. Whether Cardas wire is the best choice among so many choices is really a matter of taste but since none of us really have a lot of experience that permits ... | |
| Do top Idler drive tables fall short to top belt drives in any particular area. You've posed SUCH a complex question. One wouldn't know where to begin. I remember when I first read a review of the Reed tt, it did occur to me that, because of its design, it might well sound best in belt-drive mode. Following on that, I too r... | |
| Which arms are really SOTA, and can be properly setup? Don, It's interesting that you're running this thread right next door to a thread on Class A cartridges. We only now need a thread on "the best tonearm/cartridge combination".I think that a world class pivoted tonearm MUST have:(1) Decoupled coun... | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. Just to spice up this discussion, I am going to disagree with Raul on the Benz LPS. I have an extensive experience listening to it on my neighbor's system, and I am quite familiar with the sound of his system using other cartridges over a period ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Florence, What is your source of information that says the F14 is a "major improvement" over the F9, and which version of the F9?The F9 Ruby is a damn fine cartridge by any standard. If the F14 is really superior, I would want to know about it.So... | |
| Class "A" phono cartridge discussion. To avoid confusion, I note that I should have said, "Durand Telos", not "Talea Telos". |