lewm
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| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 Guys, FYI there are 3 or 4 turntables on this crazy market that sell for a bit under to way over $100K. (I think the Clearaudio behemoth sells for $250K.) That's why I grabbed that figure out of the air. Yes, I agree that those prices are absurd. | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 Dear Inna, Keep your shirt on. What I said was with regard to quality of construction. Period. I do not now, nor have I ever said it was "the best" turntable in existence for under $100K. I have not even had mine long enough to form an opinion, ex... | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 I have not the foggiest idea for what Albert charges if you buy from him a restored Mk3 in a custom plinth. Probably "a lot". But there is more than one way to arrive at your desired endpoint, if that is what you desire. (Meaning you can watch eBa... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, Hegel might think so. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear T, I bought the 980LZS (not 981; that was a mistype) from eBay in what appeared to be well-used condition. I therefore concluded before listening to it that the stylus must be worn or near to worn out. Right then, I could have bought an NOS D... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Re Halcro's article, last fall I picked up an NOS Stanton 881S MkII, locally. I guess that's another one I need to put on my "must listen to" list. But I doubt it's any better than the 981LZS, which has a permanent spot in my heart. Timeltel, have... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel, I must confess I am a troglodyte in these matters. When I am enjoying a cartridge I tend to keep listening to it. So, yes, I have not yet tried the 315 or the MMC1 or etc. I do not much care for the pursuit of perfection in lieu of ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I agree with you on stylus shape, except for one shape, spherical. Nearly every report or review I have ever read on cartridges with spherical styli suggests that spherical styli can do great midrange but not so great bass or treble. Th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dgob, My point was merely that there is no absolute truth or value to a phono cartridge, or as Santayanna wrote, history teaches us that history teaches us nothing. (This is completely irrelevant, but I love it.) I should think that any great... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Dear Vertigo,I was trying for humor too, in conjuring up the image of Win lugging two Saskias to Denver. Anyway, for me it would be much much more thrilling to meet Penelope Cruz than to hear a bunch of old farts argue about the "sound" of two ton... | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 Mauidj, Well, you asked, so I will answer. The Mk2 and Mk3 are quite different from each other. I know it sounds like the Mk3 would be just a later version of the Mk2, but that is not so. Both tables were marketed at the same time, although the Mk... | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 Actually, I think it was his single action (rather than any stated opinions) of preferring the Technics to the Walker in his home system that gained Albert a lot of notoriety here. I love my SP1 Mk3, but I do not assume that it would be superior t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, A belated apology. I was of course thinking of the Basis turntable line, not of the German-made Basis electronics. I understand now. | |
| SME 20/3 or Oracle Delphi VI or Garrard 301 Albert is able to speak for himself. He is a successful professional photographer who has a long history of interest in truly high end audio, as an end-user. I believe you can see his current system described and listed on this site. A few years a... | |
| Schroder sq and the new talea Umm dear Vertigo, You are a true optimist. Here are problems with your proposal:(1) It closely matches the original plan for the 2010 shoot-out, which did not happen as planned BECAUSE the two tonearm makers could not agree on cartridges, or more ... |