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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Lawrence, You wrote, "I'm going to play the devils advocate here and say Lewm really was saying he preferred the sound of his hifi to having better sound then live!"That is a complete misinterpretation of what I wrote AND what I meant. I mean... | |
| Best Phono Cable for Ortofon MC Anna I roll my own interconnects. but I have had some experience with commercial brands. Somehow, Cardas cables always seem to impart the same coloration, to my ears: a bit slow and a bit "dark" sounding; everything sounds "good", but the music does no... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Tim, I totally agree with you. While my wife and I were waiting for the show to start, I noticed that the house audio system included a mixer that must have at least 32 channels. I said aloud to my wife, "I wonder why they would need such a huge n... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Obviously, I hope, I was joking with In-shore who accidentally posted the same post 3 consecutive times. Each "Not I" was a response to each of those 3 posts. Just trying to inject a little levity. After all, this topic is not so serious to begin ... | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? I am not saying any of these are "perfect":Koetsu Urushi (Haven't listened to mine in about a year; others laugh at me for liking it.)Ortofon MC7500 (a bit on the dry side)Stanton 980LZSGrace RubyI know for sure there are better ones out there. No... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Not I.Not I.Not I.Sorry. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Here is where I admit that before I knew any better, I tested the internal resistance of my Koetsu Urushi using a very cheap-ish meter handed to me by an audio salesman in Tokyo. I had ordered the cartridge from this dealer so its delivery would c... | |
| Review: ZYX UNIverse II Cartridge Having recently and repeatedly listened to a ZYX UNIverse (the original) in a system using a tonearm, turntable, and phono stage (Doshi) nearly identical to Doug's, I can say that his verbal description of the sound of that cartridge is near perfe... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, You keep talking about "voltage". There is no voltage difference to be measured across the pins of a disconnected cartridge. I would think you are measuring resistance, in ohms. But maybe I am totally out to lunch (not unusual). You may b... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Still, not recommended. Specifically, when you use any meter to measure resistance (not voltage), the meter puts out a current in order to sense resistance to flow of current. The current put out by many volt-ohmmeters is sufficient in magnitude t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, I just sent you an email re your damaged cartridges. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dover, Love that line about the Oppo and MacDonald's. For the record, I have not eaten at MacDonald's (except for a cup of coffee and a, you should pardon the expression, "breakfast muffin") since 1985. Keep in mind that it was not I who brought u... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yes, I own a few hundred CDs and SACDs (the latter because the Sony SCD777ES was their "flagship" SACD player, second only to the SCD1). And I am very curious to sample hi-rez digital off the internet, as well as to be able to play my own CDs and ... | |
| Can a heavy tonearm be agile ? Gosh, I don't know if the RS-A1 is "one of the lighter tonearms". That large counter-weight dangling at some distance from the pivot point would add in a big way to the effective mass. But in general, I also think it's foolish to make such general... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? An interesting cartridge of obscure origin can be a "bargain" to someone who owns no or only a few other cartridges, but what is it to those of us (notice I include myself) who have more than a dozen other cartridges of similar or better pedigree?... |