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| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? So you're really comparing a turntable/tonearm/cartridge/built-in phono stage system to a bunch of other turntables with other tonearms and cartridges. But can you say what turntables you have side by side with the EMT927, besides Caliburn and MS?... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic Raul, I take your point. Syntax, Another story. I have a neighbor with a different brand of megabuck belt-drive turntable. I will not mention it, because I do think it is a very good sounding high quality product. I was in his listening room when ... | |
| Soundsmith re-tips received today I just received my Grace Ruby with the select LC stylus and new ruby cantilever, from SoundSmith. I am anxious to get it up and running. | |
| Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927? Thuchan, It would help if you would list the turntables that you have actually compared to the EMT 927, in the "here and now" (as HP used to say). What I mean is not to rely on remote memory of how this or that turntable sounded.I know you have th... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dgob, Sometimes I go for humor ahead of substance. Just kidding. We all know where I stand on the issue of plinths. I have done the work to reach my conclusions, so I feel ok as regards my own preferences and my own system. However, I am beginning... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic Raul, You tend to use the term "distortion" to describe any factor that results in a deviation from perfect reproduction (whatever that is, and sadly it is often subjective) of what you perceive to be in the grooves. In that sense, I agree that el... | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations Nandric, I went out to buy canned sauer kraut in water and decided, right there in the supermarket, that the Mandarin orange slices would be better, because there was more water in the cans and they are heavier. Turns out, the canned sauer kraut i... | |
| Brinkmann vs TW Acustic I think we can all agree that it is possible for a turntable to be "Timeline speed accurate" and sound bad, for other reasons. It is also possible for a turntable to be slightly inaccurate for speed under load and still sound great.Dear Raul, Your... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Guess what. I don't hate digital, and I too just purchased a new device, an Oppo BDP105. I bought it to replace my highly tweaked Sony SCD777ES, which I have owned for a decade. But, alas, the Sony developed a fault that no one can fix. The Oppo w... | |
| Transfiguration Proteus Thanks for your insight, Raul. I have not heard either the Orpheus or the Phoenix, but I know the general feeling is that the Phoenix is very good, too. I acquired my interest from having heard the Temper many years ago, an excellent and very neut... | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations Willie, I don't think you want your turntable to "rock sideways slightly". That's a problem with noncompliant balls, like marbles. I mean this in a conversational way, not as a mandate. | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dgob, Just as the peritoneum was once seen as a necessity to keep the stomach, spleen, liver, intestines in their proper place. I am keeping mine.Henry, Good one, re "Tom Henrys". | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations See if you have the balls to try it without the feet also touching the shelf. You'll need cups. I used to be a lacrosse goalie, so I know. | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System "Hank" is an apparently American nickname for someone whose given name is "Henry". Thus, the famous baseball player, Henry Aaron, is better known as "Hank Aaron". Now you mention your unfamiliarity with "Hank", I am not sure that they use it as a ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? As for me, I have to admit candidly that I was never willing to spend more than $2500 or thereabouts for ANY cartridge. Thus I have never personally owned most of the top echelon contenders, based on price. I have owned a Koetsu Urushi for many ye... |