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| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Sebastien, Perhaps we shall find out. | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs Interesting addendum. I received an issue of TAS yesterday that contains a roundtable discussion of amplifier and preamplifier design by a collection of well known designers, e.g., Rowland, Pass, Curl, Carver, Lamm, etc. It's mostly self-serving d... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Dear Dover, I hope you did not think I was attacking you for not liking the Mk3. Of course, you are entitled to your opinion. Nor would I care to make the effort to change your mind. But I am interested in what you know about the Mk3 mods that wer... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system What? I thought everyone knew that induction sounds funny. But seriously, folks, I have no idea what Paul heard, because my auditory acuity, or lack thereof, is more like yours than his, but I do think I hear a certain character in MI cartridges v... | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Bill can do it for the Mk2 as well. In fact, for some reason the cost is much less vs the Mk3. Ask Bill. | |
| Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question Dear Halcro and Dover, I am trying to reconstruct each argument. Halcro, you seemed to infer, back a few months ago, that a plinth cannot have much effect on structural rigidity of the Mk3, because of the way its spindle/bearing housing is support... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Doug, Do you have an Astatic MF200, or what other cartridge recommended by Raul are you referring to? I have never heard any Astatic, yet. The MM/MI sound is "different" for sure from the MC sound. It's a trade-off, as in all things human, but if ... | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs I guess I would be reluctant to buy $15,000 worth, in hopes of selling the extra ones to "friends". Even for a manufacturer, that would be a lot of investment for one part. But generally if you search diligently you can usually find a vendor who i... | |
| Trans Fi Salvation direct rim drive turntable "Re clamps, rings etc, there really is no need, the Reso Mat does away with the need for these." In reality, the ResoMat represents a contrary opinion vs clamps and rings. Thus it does not "do away" with rings and clamps; it represents a 180 degre... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Raul, Sadly, no more MF200s are available from that source, not even styli. | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs Thanks for that URL, Dave. I did not know about MAT12. I wonder if it is equally suitable to our application, compared to the MAT02. | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spirit,I should not have been so specific in naming one single vintage MM or MI cartridge that would knock your socks off, if properly implemented. Others include but are not limited to: Grace Ruby, Stanton 980LZS (and other extinct Stanton models... | |
| Active FETs vs. Step-up phono stage designs The MAT02 certainly lives up to AW's opinion of it in the context of my preamp. I have two extra pairs, just in case. (As you know, the MAT02 is a dual section device, so one of them suffices for each balanced channel, and the section matching in ... | |
| Optimum MM cartridge loading Good to know about the upcoming Liberty phono stage. And Raul points out the EAR 324, which I have also never heard, but it has a good reputation. (Because of its very flexible loading, I have long been curious about it.) Then there is the K&K... | |
| Optimum MM cartridge loading I think the most cost-effective solution is the K&K audio TOTL phono stage, balanced version. For a bit extra you can have it with adjustable loading, and in my opinion, balanced phono is an advantage as well, for around $3K or less, in factor... |