lewm
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| Get Stoned As for me, I do think footers can make a difference to sonics, especially as regards turntables, maybe not so much as regards something like an SDS, but I am just wondering specifically about the Terrastones. For example, there are dozens of varia... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Exactly!!! You got it. Plus pixie dust.Actually, it's probably easier and smarter to buy an M series Acutex rather than to mess with the LPM. | |
| Get Stoned What are Terrastones, and why would they make any difference vs some other footer of similar type? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I think (note: "think") that the major difference between LPM and M that could account for the difference in sonics (unless they have very different engines, which is not the case as far as I know) is structural rigidity. The M structure may bette... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dave, Where does that place the LPM320STRIII, a long-noser of the 320 series? That's the only Acutex with which I am familiar. I own a used M312 (flat nose 3XX series) in unknown condition and have had thoughts of upgrading its stylus assembly, an... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Diatribes are bad enough, but these vitriolic diatribes are simply too much. Let's stick to diatribes and cut the vitriole.On another thread was written, "the 420STR does/did for me what no other cartridge, MM or MC, has ever done" (or words to th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Wow!And that's all I have to say about that.Dear Zaphod, I am sorry if it seems I meant to jump down your throat regarding your statement on the preferences of Japanese audiophiles. In truth, I was just making conversation. I can tell from your re... | |
| Why so low? At some point in my life, I decided that I had had enough Lincoln Mayorga.Harry James was at the end of his career when that LP was made, but I am sure it has better musical content than did the typical Sheffield. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Japanese were at the core of the MC "revolution" back in the 80s, with Supex, early Koetsu, etc. In my recent visits to Tokyo, I see/saw no evidence to support the notion that they prefer MM. However, it might be fair to say that some of the v... | |
| is it safe to clean records with isopropanol ? If you regularly imbibe your alcohol-based record cleaner, you will not live to own your LPs as long as Mosin, or I. Alcohols with longer aliphatic side chains, like isopropanol (vs ethanol or methanol), will be more or less hydrophobic and have d... | |
| is it safe to clean records with isopropanol ? The heading for the thread: "A very long primer on record cleaning fluids" | |
| is it safe to clean records with isopropanol ? There's quite a bit of difference between what alcohols do and what mild detergents do, and fortunately for us, the thread that best described the differential effects of the various potential components of a record cleaning solution seems to be "... | |
| is it safe to clean records with isopropanol ? I use what Opus uses, except I add a few drops of a non-ionized detergent per liter, Triton X100 is one example. I can say I have had no issues, but how would one know, unless the damage was rapid and gross? One is hardly doing a controlled study ... | |
| Does 21g seem high for effective tonearm mass? IMO, you don't want the tonearm to "control" the cartridge. You want the tonearm to allow the cartridge to ride as smoothly as possible through the curvaceous and treacherous grooves of an LP, without bouncing out. At the same time, the tonearm sh... | |
| Reduced analog posts and items for sale here? Thing is, if Audiogon were to go down the tubes, so would these forums, many of which fill a gap not covered by other discussion groups. |