lewm
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? JB, I have been wresting with your issue about censorship. You keep posting successfully your complaint about the fact that your posts are subject to "Moderator Approval". But what has been the negative effect of the Moderator's unwanted attention... | |
| High quality AC turntable motor Seems like Townshend makes a motor controller, called "Merlin II". I would go for that, if I were in your position. | |
| High quality AC turntable motor As others said, and I agree, a good motor controller that mates well with your stock motor will probably do you more good than a new motor with higher torque. Townshend turntables in general are well regarded and well designed. I would therefore g... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I admit that I read both S'phile and TAS, but just for laughs and for something to read when there's nothing else to read, I swear. In the latest issue of TAS, I note mention of an entirely "new" line of Clearaudio MM cartridges, replacing, respec... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread I have no gripe; as noted, I switched. I was only trying for a bit of levity. If you read what others have posted here and elsewhere about fussing with belts of various kinds, I hardly think you can deny that the belt per se is bothersome if one i... | |
| An impression of some phono stages Sorry, for some reason I got the impression you were willing to spend 4000 Euro, which surely is a lot of money. So is 2000 Euro. In the for sale section of Audiogon, there are many great choices within that considerable budget; you could get a Pa... | |
| Old TT vs New TT: Rebuilt Dual 701 or Rega RP3 If the model 701 is a direct-drive Dual with the coreless motor, go for it. It should outperform the Rega in stock form. If you want to pay for and install the many upgrades recommended by others for the Rega, perhaps that's a different story, but... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread You guys are describing why I gave up on belt-drive turntables entirely. | |
| An impression of some phono stages What's most discouraging about your odyssey is that you have made such a Herculean effort to evaluate phono stages (and to write up your results, thanks) and yet you have relatively little to show for it in terms of useful information. For me, thi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I am not disputing that the Spectral MCR may be a great cartridge. I am only disputing your hypothesis regarding the cause of the difference in opinion between you and Dover. Tubes, for those who believe that tube gear cannot be absolut... | |
| Glanz moving magnet cartridges This is why the Irish wish for the wind to be at their backs. That way, the balls don't usually drop off. | |
| Koetsu Urushi I own and like a Koetsu Urushi. I bought two of them in Tokyo direct from a local dealer (one extra for a friend). Neither had a cantilever ("stylus shaft" in your parlance) that was "straight", by which I presume you mean parallel to the sides of... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Whatever you may imagine to be the "limitations of tubes", it cannot be that they take a cartridge that is (initially) "too warm and lacking in dynamics" (your words) and make it sound like it's "white, bright, opaque, lacked transparency" (... | |
| What exactly is "breaking in" on a new cartridge ? What they said, plus your ears and brain. | |
| PS Audio GCPH to loud . Where to go next? Please better describe what you are hearing. If it is indeed a "sizzle", I doubt that the GCPH is at fault. Check the dresssing of your interconnect with respect to your AC cord. Sometimes the two can interact particularly if they are running para... |