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| Opinions on bang for the buck on TT & tonearm Stringreen and Rodman, Do you mean to say that of all the turntable/tonearm combinations in all the world that can be had for $6000 or less, you would choose "VPI"? Not to denigrate VPI as a brand name in any way, but perhaps the OP would like a m... | |
| Opinions on bang for the buck on TT & tonearm Why is Trans-fi "thinking out of the box"? It's one of a bajillion legitimate candidates that probably comes to the new owner in a box. | |
| ZYX Premium Cartridges Doug, I like your smiley face better than the last line of your quartet. I am still trying to parse it, but I get the gist. Judy was just being provocative, I think. Judy, Judy, Judy, you are entitled to your opinion, however subjective it may be. | |
| New $35K pivoting tonearm Jeb, No joke? | |
| Opinions on bang for the buck on TT & tonearm "Pod based". Do you mean like in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?The issue of outboard pods is yet another can of worms. There is a long thread here based on only that question. (Search on "Copernican".) Be prepared to be confused.Why not introdu... | |
| Opinions on bang for the buck on TT & tonearm As regards tt's, go and listen so some top flight rigs. Decide for yourself which drive technology gives you your preferred sonic result (belt-, idler-, or direct-drive). Then listen to a few more tt's that use your preferred drive system. Then, m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It was not my intention to indict RM for the instability of the Beveridge direct-drive amplifiers. I really don't understand the circuit well enough to critique it. But it's fair to say that some pretty smart EE types who have worked on these amps... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib, You asked whether I have ever experienced one of Modjeskie's "direct-drive" ESLs. In fact, I am the owner of a pair of Beveridge 2SW speakers with their original direct-drive amplifiers, built and signed by RM in 1979. The amplifiers are TH... | |
| ZYX Premium Cartridges Maybe the "magic" starts with the UNIverse, because my indirect experience with that cartridge suggests it is uncannily true to life, mounted in a Talea tonearm. What tonearm(s) did you use, David or Sbrown? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Fleib,We have no argument as regards RIAA accuracy. In my initial post I merely recounted the interaction between Raul and Peter Ledermann, who took umbrage when Raul categorically dismissed his SG cartridge because it was reported by a third part... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? That tt has a sapphire/ruby thrust plate under the bearing. Hence the name "Sapphire". Fracture of the thrust plate is a known issue, and when they are moved there is a danger of that, altho it sounds like you did all the right things. However, if... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Evidently Roger Modjeski never "saw" an LCR type phono circuit.Fleib, I was not arguing your point. I know how most RIAA networks are built and why. I don't think Raul made up the issue of the non-compliance of the Sound Smith strain gauge to RIAA... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Audie,Did not receive either an email to my Yahoo or a message via Audiogon, so far as I know. Please try again. (I will check Audiogon "MyPage" as well.)Dear Fleib,You make a valid point re Raul's obsession with RIAA hyper-accuracy. I always... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? I would normally not recommend it, but at your level of knowledge, it probably would indeed be better for you to buy a new tt with a built-on tonearm. But no matter what tt and tonearm you use, you are going to have to understand the different ter... | |
| Experience with Transcriptor Turntables? Stanwal, Thanks for the memories. I used to frequent Harmony House back in the early 70s, as a poor student who could not afford to buy anything. Several years later, I bought a Marantz 10B tuner from Russ. And I do recall the Transcriptors in the... |