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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, I think Acman has a point. He was not making jokes about Raul. To your point about the money Raul spent on cartridges. No one ever in history has done more to increase the cost of good vintage cartridges than Raul. When Raul amassed ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I forgot to add that we replaced nearly all the original transistors, as well, since some of them have a reputation for having been unreliable. We used modern equivalents that have a better track record. | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Pbn, My unit has been completely refurbished electronically. Even the very rare IC that runs everything has been replaced. (I found a source in Hong Kong.) However, we did not make an attempt to "upgrade" anything, except probably the diodes. It s... | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo Actually, I was wrong in my post above this one. The two Y-adapters would feed the 2-channel output of the stereo cartridge to the phono stage in parallel. This would alter the impedance relationship between the cartridge and the phono stage that ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Peter, THAT is so cool I am going to ask PBN if they can mount my DP80 in their plinth. A two-armed version would do nicely. | |
| mono cartridge vs stereo Peter, The way I see it, you would have to use two Y-adapters back to back, as you suggest, to use a stereo preamp to play a mono LP in mono with a stereo cartridge. Such a set-up would put you in about the same place as a "mono" switch on your pr... | |
| Average price for a lenco gl75 made in Switzerland All Lencos were made in Switzerland, once upon a time. | |
| recommended phono preamp for $2500? I confess I have never done the requisite head to head comparisons, but I do know something about circuit design and quality of execution. Unless you MUST have a solid state phono stage, the K&K Audio Maxx phono stage will smoke the ones you'v... | |
| Average price for a lenco gl75 made in Switzerland Is that yours in the photo? If so, it's in very nice shape. Don't sell it, if you ever think you want to play LPs later in life; you have the basis for a superb turntable. Value as is is more like $300 to $500, closer to $300. But don't sell it un... | |
| Threshold FET 10/e cartridge amp questions Pryso, You (and I) were correct the first time. Jperry confirmed that the 501 is indeed an MC type. Other than that, your advice as an owner should help the OP most. Yes, not much need to worry about capacitance with an MC. The OP needs to be sure... | |
| Threshold FET 10/e cartridge amp questions Best bet is to go on-line, either to the Shelter website if they have one or to Vinyl Engine, and find out the recommended capacitance for the load resistance you are probably running (47K). However, you've stated that capacitance is not adjustabl... | |
| Threshold FET 10/e cartridge amp questions Etnier, From your more detailed description of how you perceive the sound of your Threshold, I think of two things: (1) The deficiencies you've assigned to the Threshold may well be due to other components in the chain, and/or (2) MM cartridges mo... | |
| What's your experience with fine phono preamp s ? FWIW, I have heard the Coincident phono and it is excellent. My friend who owned the piece has since supplanted it with an EMIA phono stage, built by Dave Slagle and a partner. You can find their website via Google. It's hearsay evidence, but my f... | |
| Threshold FET 10/e cartridge amp questions I don't own one, but I've often wondered how it stacks up against some of the other high end now vintage solid state phono stages, like Klyne and Vendetta. (I do own a Klyne.) So it might help if you would divulge the nature of the "problem". It c... | |
| Spindle hole restoration? Ben, You can only increase the diameter of the hole. I don't see any way you can narrow its diameter, except maybe by gluing a thin piece of plastic or other material that has been pre-drilled to the more narrow diameter you may prefer, centered o... |