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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Storyboy, Which two did you have in mind?Dear Nandric, Perhaps you don't understand what was done to my second of two Grace Ruby's. I bought it off eBay with NO stylus and NO cantilever. It was in "like new" condition otherwise, and I actuall... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? If anyone still cares.... My re-tipped Grace Ruby at first sounded at least "good", with obviously more treble detail or a more pronounced treble compared to my other Grace Ruby, which is still using its OEM stylus assembly. So I expected it to ge... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, What problem???? I perceive no problem with the 980LZS, as long as the load R is 1000 ohms or higher. I don't see that as a problem with the cartridge. Moreover, having re-tipped one of my two Grace Ruby cartridges with the most expensive S... | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth My dear mother was an opera singer. When I was a medium size child, she had a very close friend who was a refugee from Nazi Germany and an opera singer as well, Wagnerian type, maybe a mezzo soprano. The two of them would often sing operatic duets... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, You may have been privy to my arguments with Raul re loading the Stanton 980LZS. I stated that my 980 did not open up and sound right at any load R lower than 1000 ohms. In fact, I use 1000 ohms with no added capacitance, and it still may n... | |
| The Arm/Cartridge Matching Myth Some calculate the effective mass of the tonearm/cartridge system backwards, starting with the compliance of the cartridge and the observed resonant frequency, using a test LP. But that depends upon the accuracy of the manufacturer of the cartridg... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms Thanks, Ddrive. I guess there is a Krebs mod in my future; I own one "unit" of SP10 Mk3 that has been thoroughly updated and mounted in a massive slate and cherry wood plinth. I can hear a qualitative difference between it and my Kenwood L07D that... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms Ddrive, You have a severe case of audiophilia nervosa, but so too do all of us. The differences among the tonearms you mention are in all probability minuscule compared to the differences among cartridges and the differences in the amount of audio... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms Whether the FR66S is transcendent or not, at least some of the impetus behind the rising prices is collector driven. This does not mean that the FR66S is not great. But you are right, Ddrive, to keep an open mind vs the Ikeda. I am satisfied mysel... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms If Dertonearm performed the work, I am sure it was done to the highest standard. I knew he liked the Ikeda silver wire, was not aware of the Kondo option, but I have some Kondo silver tonearm wire I purchased for another project (the Kenwood L07J ... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms Ddriveman, What wire was in your FR66S to begin with, copper or silver? What wire did you use to re-wire? I don't mean to disrespect your observational powers, but listener bias is such that I doubt anyone is capable of "hearing" that the sound is... | |
| FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms Most people who have heard both would tend to agree with Syntax. As to the wiring, whether it is copper or silver in the Ikeda, I think it is explicitly sold according to the internal wiring chosen; the silver wire version is more expensive than t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Acman et al, I once spoke to Peter Ledermann about this issue of P mount adapters. SS do in fact make adapters for B&O cartridges, probably because there many B&O cartridges in circulation that have become separated from their original ada... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Someone, maybe SoundSmith should make an adapter out of metal. SS do sell an adapter for the very high price of $50, but I know nothing about its build quality. Anyone? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For "live" in the first sentence of my second para, read "like", of course. Too bad one cannot edit one's own posts. |