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| 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... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul dissed the early Soundsmith strain gauge for its reported failure to conform closely to RIAA equalization (or at least to meet Raul's personal stringent rules on that subject). Peter Ledermann rebutted, and a heated discussion ensued. I have ... | |
| Remarkable New Vintage Audio Store in Austin, TX Caramba! Four Margaritas? I would not be able to walk out the door, let alone "head down to 6th Street". | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Dave and Fleib.No comments on the iFi iPhono? I think I could build a killer power supply for it that would ramp up the performance. I could probably do the same for the Vista Phono (which I have never heard of until this moment). It's not... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? We had this discussion a year or more ago, when Raul was afoot. I mentioned that loading down the 980LZS below 1000R was a no-go in my system for exactly the same reason you mention, Fleib. It sounded dull and bass-heavy. At that point, Raul jumpe... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? The limitation of outboard stand alone DACs to decode SACD is based only on the fact that Sony refused to license products that output DSD from the transport. I think that in recent months or years, there is a crack in that restriction so that now... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? Dear Brownsfan,I beg to differ with you, strongly. Back in 1983, all digital sucked. If you know my posts at all, you know I do not usually express my opinions so strongly, but on this subject, I feel confident. I remember being at a party at the ... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? Sunnyjim, If you never intend to buy another LP, then scrap your vinyl set-up or keep a minimal one for playing your small collection. If you ever leave Hawaii for a vacation on the West Coast, you ought to be able to haul back a few LPs from a hi... | |
| Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player? For goodness sakes, buy more LPs!Oppo BDP105 or Sony XA5400ES would give a lot of bang for the buck for well less than $2700 (in fact, much less than half that amount) and allow for phono and more LPs. Neither of those players "needs" any modifica... |