lewm
Responses from lewm
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ditto for me regarding the M20FL. I own none of the cartridges otherwise preferred by Halcro, but in my system I prefer the Grace Ruby, either OEM or re-tipped by Sound Smith (I have one of each), the Acutex LPM320, and the Stanton 980LZS. | |
| Curious .. What is the compared price of your tt vs spkrs I think that the front end should be no more than two times the cube root of the cost of the speakers, if the room is built to the Golden Mean. | |
| Herron VTPH-2 As a matter of fact, Al, if YOU like the thing, that alone raises it up in my estimation. And I quite agree with you; I tend to buy the designer rather than the product, so long as the product passes my own personal smell test. If you so respect... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? CLeeds, In all fairness to Raul, where do you go these days to buy a NEW FR64S? In fact, so far as I know, Raul has owned his FR64S for a much longer period of time than I have owned mine; there's at least a chance that he DID buy his FR64S new. ... | |
| Herron VTPH-2 It's just my nature to want to understand "why". I am well aware that this unit has its diehard devotees, and I do respect the love affair. But can anyone communicate why technically this unit should be so exceptional? There are oodles of phono... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Raul, As I mentioned once before, the cartridge I am running on my FR64S is an Acutex LPM320STRIII. Acutex say the compliance is 42; I forget whether that is a static or dynamic measurement and at what frequency. I also own the snub nose earlier ... | |
| Help returning an Allnic H1500 SE II phono stage What brf said.Plus, the title of your post says "returning", where I think from reading the thread you must have meant "re-tubing". Anyway, you got good advice. | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? "FR adjustable VTA base" = B60, to which I referred. Using it has the non-obvious advantage of adding mass to the arm by virtue of its close coupling to the vertical shaft of the arm proper. To add even much more mass, I created an aluminum arm ... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? As I implied in one of my responses to Raul, I think the coupling of the tonearm (any tonearm, but maybe especially undamped tonearms) to high mass is another form of dampening. So, you're on the right track, IMO. | |
| AM and FM antenna systems Usually, the most minimal antenna is hugely better than no antenna, for FM. After that, the gains achieved with better and better antennae are incremental at best and very much related to one's location. For AM, I've never messed around much. | |
| Anti skating on Michell Tecnodec - Yes No Maybe ? What Almarg said, and to a certain degree, what Stringreen said.Your dealer has a right to his opinion, but he should have made it clear to you that his is just an opinion. No matter what one does, there IS a skating force present when using any ... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Nicola, You raise an interesting question: I wonder how many of us now own or ever did own an FR64S or FR66S. And among this group, what is the opinion of the tonearm in terms of sonic qualities? I will start by saying I own one and my opinion s... | |
| what is the problem with too much tracking force? Nicola, Does this mean that the Allaerts rubber suspension will last another 100 years, or has it reached its expiration date, like a carton of milk? I presume that Mr. Allaerts believes the former hypothesis. | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? cleeds, While Raul’s English may be a bit fractured at times, he is never "confused" about any of his underlying beliefs, as I am sure he will soon tell you, where the FR64S is concerned. But I agree with you; I set mine up expecting the kinds of ... | |
| FR64s & Orsonic Av-1s Effective mass ? Raul, Audio is not an exact science. In fact, it's not a science at all, and logic does not always predict what will sound best. Thus, while I take your point on damping or "dampening", I still can listen to my FR64S and say "Holy Cow that's good... |