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Dec 15, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have now posted twice in vain. Neither post appears here.To repeat:Jim, You may well be correct, 2S, not 4S.Timeltel, Have you really documented 170VAC at your wall socket? That's a real indictment of your power company, but it is not typical of...
Dec 14, 2012	Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Lbelchev, When they wrote "sophisticated cabinet construction", it sounds like they were talking about their plinth, which I believe was supplied as an accessory to the Mk3. But is it possible, or do you think, they were referring to the chassis p...
Dec 14, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Don, I think it was the Pickering TL-4S, or something close to that in name, that first aroused my curiosity to reconsider MM cartridges. Yes, even before this hoary thread was started by Raul. Dave Pogue, a regular contributor on VA, lives near m...
Dec 13, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Guillermo owns a pair of 845PX Sound Labs? Nice. But has he modified (or better yet, removed entirely) the terrible crossover that lies therein? Has he dealt with the treble transformer that is crossed over right in the heart of the midrange...
Dec 13, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Guillermo owns a pair of 845PX Sound Labs? Nice. But has he modified (or better yet, removed entirely) the terrible crossover that lies therein? Has he dealt with the treble transformer that is crossed over right in the heart of the midrange...
Dec 12, 2012	Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Lbelchev, I would guess that the Mk2 and Mk3 are just so completely different that it was just fortuitous fall-out that resulted in the Mk3 having lower rumble. Moreover, somewhere around that time, the method for measuring TT rumble was changed s...
Dec 12, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The benefits of a subwoofer are obvious, but all too often the penalty is (1) an obvious discontinuity in the sound field, and (2) audible colorations/"distortions" introduced by the necessary crossover, active or passive. The trick is to avoid th...
Dec 12, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, If you would define your terms better, we could have a better argument. What do you mean by "resolution"? What do you mean by "distortion"? It seems that you use one or the other term any time someone disagrees with you on the rating of a ca...
Dec 11, 2012	Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Dear Sonofjim, Thank you for your detailed response. I am treading on "little cat feet", but I have come to understand that a Krebs-modded Mk3 in a Dobbins plinth would not be too much of a good thing. Mr. Krebs was kind enough to send me some pho...
Dec 11, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? "Your system and mine have different resolution levels". Actually, I think that has nothing to do with it. There is no such thing as total neutrality in an audio system. It's an absolute that one can seek to reach (one's system can always get "bet...
Dec 11, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I gotta love you. If someone has an opinion that differs from yours, it's always because the OTHER person "likes" distortion. I say this with all due respect, affection, and admiration, but you might try to be a bit more objective.Dear ...
Dec 11, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ac, I of course had to go right to eBay to check out Thakker. Seems he has a 980LZS, not HZS. Or did I miss something? Personally, I am sticking with the LZS. Z stands for impedance, I think. The LZS will have much lower inductance than the HZS ve...
Dec 11, 2012	Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question All points well taken, altho thankfully all of the turntables you mention are more attractive than the metaphor you chose to describe them.
Dec 10, 2012	Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? But Don, between HZS and LZS, which do you prefer? The phono stage plays a role in this comparison, as the LZS requires a lot more gain, which got me to wondering whether Raul is listening to LZS via the hi-gain (LOMC) section of his phono stage a...
Dec 10, 2012	Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Dover, I think I know what you mean. The L07D represents a very different approach to direct-drive, compared to the Technics one. IMO, the L07D is vastly under-rated compared to the Mk3, which is not to say that the latter is not superb. BFalls, I...