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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear David, You could say that at any frequency, impedance is the sum of DC resistance plus reactance. "Reactance" is a AC resistance due to inductance or capacitance and is usually a complex function of both. I know you must know this; I just wan... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System I have to admit that I am impressed with what I have seen in all these photos. Obviously this is a serious exercise. The Da Vinci!!! OMG! Wretched excess, thy name is Leonardo.Since TT Weights stuff is almost always available at a discount, and si... | |
| Is power cord upgrade worthwhile on Lenco L75 I agree with Thorman. I have always felt that a good quality hard-wired cord is to be preferred over a megabuck power cord that is connected via IEC. In my unit, I use XLO power cord, available by the foot from M Percy; it's hard-wired.A motor con... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Travis, Once you couple a high mass arm pod to the plinth you likely have a very good set-up. That's what I would do if I ever build an outboard pod. I never would argue that basing a tonearm firmly in a stabilizing high mass is not a good th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? If not already snapped up by one of us, there are two Virtuoso's for sale only a few clicks away on this website for $650; one of them seems to be NOS. But photos show that neither is sporting a "black" wood top, the wood is reddish brown. What's ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks, Fleib. My brief search among a few US dealers' websites did not show those optional alu types. So did you say you like the alu Maestro best? Can you share any ideas about how it compares to a top line vintage MM or MI, for example the AT20SS? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,I was mostly kidding. I have many cartridges still to audition for the first time, so I am not a buyer. I was just referring to the fact that this thread (and this group of Audiogon members) must be in large part responsible for the incr... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Will I soon be able to buy a Technics for less than $700-$800? | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Jonathan, I guess I am in good company. When you wrote, "...a more elegant, and technically correct solution is to mount the tonearm pivot and platter / spindle onto a single rigid structure that allows everything to move together at the same... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It's a very romantic notion, to think that Peter Suchy sat around "tuning" this cartridge which he had made for his product line by AT, apparently. However, my guess is that there was a large dollop of luck involved, if the Virtuoso is as good as ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Don't misunderstand me; I do admire your honesty, and I know you've exposed yourself to criticism by changing your tune so dramatically. That takes some courage. If you read back among these more than 4000 posts, you will see that once in a ... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dgob, One advantage of brass: it is pretty soft and therefore very easy to machine. It also looks nice.Can someone point out to me where (in what post) JCarr listed his preferred materials in order of goodness? I only see where he listed first the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I was wondering where this thread could go, now that we have perseverated over nearly every good MM/MI made during the "vintage" years. Now I know. We can start all over with current and recent production MM and MI cartridges.Raul, I was a little ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Thanks for taking the time to respond. I agree with the logic. The whole system was brand new, including the Insider Gold, when I listened to it, surely that could have been a factor in the sound. However, Lloyd Walker himself came my friend... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Henry, Perhaps my language was a little too strong in describing my feelings about the Clearaudio, but suffice to say I would not buy one based on what I heard more than once in my friend's very expensive system, which includes an all-Walker ... |