lewm
Responses from lewm
| Acrylic platter I think acrylic in combination with other materials might work fine. It is only those solid blocks of pure acrylic platters to which I object. I hold the Kuzma Reference in high esteem. I did not know that it uses a composite acrylic platter. In p... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,I just read your response to my post wherein I dismissed the Alchemist and the Talisman and those who loved them in days of yore. Your points in response have some merit, at least as regards the notion that I should have no opinion, beca... | |
| Can't get answer from Soundsmith on retipping ques I may be wrong, but I think that the SS fees do include rebuilding suspension, as much as needed, and I don't see why you need an "evaluation". You know darn well your cantilever is snapped off. I believe you can choose the stylus and cantilever y... | |
| Acrylic platter Dear Nandric, I don't quite understand. You wrote, "I was stunned by the fact that this, say, 40 euro mat sounds better as the 'metal one'." What mat are you referring to? It seemed you were really saying that the acrylic Lurne' naked platter surf... | |
| Can't get answer from Soundsmith on retipping ques Sometimes dealing with Soundsmith (the business, not Ledermann, the man, who is a consummate gentleman) can be a bit like dealing with the Soup Nazi in Seinfeld. Just send them your cartridge, let them know which soup you want, stand back and wait... | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? Stringreen, An experienced listener does not need "bat ears" or even "normal" hearing to detect subtle differences among audio components. Will said experienced listener always know why one thing sounds better than another? Will he or she always b... | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? Dear Iso, It is interesting to learn of your and Schroeder's former occupations. I can add another tonearm inventor to the watchmaker list: Herb Papier, creator of the Triplanar. I was a friend of Herb's in his later years, right up to and beyond ... | |
| To ring or not to ring? Johnny Cash. Where are you when we need you? (Ring of Fire.)I have a peripheral ring made 30 years ago by Kenwood for use with the L07D. I use the ring only to improve the inertial mass of the platter; I place it UNDER the lip of the LP, rather th... | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? Leicachamp, Ideally, neither the Schroeder nor the Thales have any tracking error, so the answer is "no". However, life is seldom ideal, so the real answer is "who knows?"Johnny, It seems that the trick of the Schroeder is to look simple enough so... | |
| To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges Dear Nandric, Good choice! I have been interested in the Jasmine as well, but I have a predilection for vintage equipment, as you may have guessed. There is a lot of positive buzz regarding the Jasmine, nevertheless. I imagine it is very good. So ... | |
| To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges Dear Henry, Funny you should use that phrase, "cooking with gas". There was an audio show in my area this weekend, the "Capital Audio Fest". I attended all day on Saturday. There I saw a device heretofore unknown to me, the Stein "Harmonizer". The... | |
| To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges Nandric, I have been studying "vintage" phono stages for the last few months. By "vintage" I refer to units designed and built from the 70s to the 90s, not the real old pre-1970 units that by now need rebuilding. This is because I am so enamored o... | |
| Acrylic platter Two addenda:(1) The ceramic platter to which I am referring in my first paragraph is the one Dave asked about, the optional ceramic platter for the L07D.(2) I made a technical error in stating that the Slagle preamp drives the strain gauge cartrid... | |
| Acrylic platter Dave, I am familiar with it at a distance. I don't own one. And the reason I don't own one is that there is unanimous agreement among those that do or did own one that it is inferior to the stock stainless steel platter sheet, in terms of sonics.I... | |
| Acrylic platter Dave, FWIW, the Kenwood L07D came with a stainless steel mat, 30 years ago. When I listen to mine, I feel no urge to experiment with something else, but there are those who diss the L07D because of that mat. There is no unanimity of opinion in thi... |