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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Fleib, You obviously know what you are talking about. But is it not the case that, historically, published figures for "compliance" are for the vertical plane, notwithstanding the fact that Ortofon may now be publishing horizontal compliance ... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David, Are you aware of John Ellison's method for calculating (vertical) compliance? Here is a URL:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/89/892332.htmlIf I owned the needed equipment, this is the way I would do it.I am wondering why you ... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel,You quoted my favorite Carnack exchange, "Siss, boom, bahhhh".Always good for a laugh. | |
Garrard 301-Worth the effort? I am tempted to say sell the Garrard 301 and find a Lenco L75, because IMO the latter is potentially just as good sounding and represents a miniscule investment compared to the value of a Garrard. But I won't say that. My advice would be to keep t... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel, Your opportunity for a Johnny Carson joke: How good is it?I have a second-hand 412 which I have not yet auditioned. | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? My dear friend Raul, How can you be shocked at the rapid sale of all those Nagatrons? You advertised them here. It's perfectly OK that you did that, but the results should not surprise you.Dear Fleib, "On the subject of hearing loss - a few years ... | |
Where is the next generation of direct drive? Has anyone heard the Teres Certus? As far as I know, the price is palatable (less than $20,000?) compared to that of the NVS and some of the others. It's kind of been swept under the rug with the influx of other newer products. | |
Where is the next generation of direct drive? Hiho,I too read that paragraph from Art Dudley, and it soured me on his opinions. For a guy who favors vintage or vintage-sounding equipment in general, and who otherwise writes so well, I thought it was inexcusable. For Pete's sake, he uses a TD1... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Fleib, The phenomenon you refer to I think of as an analog to "intermodulation distortion" in audio equipment. I definitely have a diminished capacity to hear a single voice speaking to me when there is background cacophony.Dear Nandric, 12kH... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, Henry's response and others have prompted me to ask this question, finally and with due respect. How, indeed, have you obtained your training in listening to an audio system? The one thing I fear as I grow older (other than all the othe... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Henry, Nice word, "furphy". But I think you defined it incorrectly, even though it is of Australian origin. The on-line dictionaries all define it as "an unsubstantiated rumor". You defined it as follows: " 'furphy'....unable to be substatiat... | |
Where is the next generation of direct drive? Hammy, Your quote about motor noise in a dd turntable shows that you do not understand the mechanism. You should read Hiho's post above, as well as a few others that came after yours. A motor consists of a rotor and a stator. In a dd turntable, th... | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear David, How are you measuring compliance? Thx. | |
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Sorry to learn of your terrible experience with Bluz Broz. They also are less than honest about the provenance of their Acutex styli. It seems it would be fair to say openly that none of us should do business with them in future. I wonder whether ... | |
What defines a good tonearm Yes, Franz. The tonearm is like the bumblebee. All logic says neither can fly, but both do. I would take issue with several of your presumptions in this last post, but I am too tired.... OK, one thing: do not waste your affection on a particular t... |