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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,I agree with Nandric re your habit of listing here the interesting cartridges you find on eBay. I know you have only the best intentions, but what you are doing is quite likely to raise the cost for any one of us who may want to post a b... | |
| Can I straighten an off-center twisted cantilever? In my opinion, you are better off just re-aligning the cartridge body to conform to the bend in your cantilever, assuming it's bent in the horizontal plane. I cannot imagine a good outcome from DIY straightening. That is a job for a pro, who in fa... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Knowledge is power. Educate yourself on basic electronics, and you will no longer be naive or subject to the foolish rhetoric of audio advertising or hyped up reviews in magazines. | |
| Motor Controller ugrade for Raven One Turntable Jaspert, I don't think that should be so. One of the functions of the motor controller itself is to protect the tt motor from poor quality mains supply, including ideally AC voltage instability. | |
| Tenor 75 Wi OTL I have heard the ZH270s on many occasions over a period of more than a decade, in my friend's system. He has a pair strapped for mono, driving a pair of large Acoustats. They are wonderful, bullet-proof amplifiers. However, to my ears they do not ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Dear Vertigo,If you wait for a scientific definition of perfection, when it comes to vinyl reproduction, and even when it comes to digital, you will be standing by the side of the road forever. Most of what you wrote is true; but there is still a ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Hi Albert,You can see a photo of my SP10 Mk3 slate and hardwood combination plinth on my system site. The wood base is made of solid cherry and baltic birch. Underneath I have mounted a brass block, recessed into the wood base and dead center unde... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Dear Vertigo,Some days it hardly pays to get out of bed.But I don't think the situation is as hopeless as you paint it, in terms of predicting outcomes. I find that if a "system" (using your definition of the term) affects the sound a certain way ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Slightly OT. If anyone wants to see a photo of my SP10 Mk3, go to my system site. Unfortunately, it appears that only one photo is allowed per piece of gear in a system. Raul or someone asked about photos, which is why I mention it here. | |
| Benz LPS Sounds Bad, Very Bad at 45 RPM What sort of distortion? Can you be more explicit? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I confess I love my system, and it definitely does not suck. My system is better than it has ever been, and my hearing acuity is worse than it has ever been. Perhaps this is another definition of audiophile Hell of which I spoke above. What would ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul,It would certainly help me, and probably everyone else here, if you could really explain what you are doing, if indeed it is correct to say that you seek lowest possible distortion without regard to highest possible happiness, in designi... | |
| A $300-$400 turntable tweak Just came across this thread. For once, Halcro and I are in agreement. I have never liked the effect of heavy record weights in the first place. Then I got hold of an original optional outer ring weight made by Kenwood 30 years ago for use with th... | |
| EMT 927 vs. Micro Seiki 5000 or 8000 - different? Nandric, I do buy DT's belief system possibly as it relates to belt-drive turntables. I do not believe (and this is nothing but my personal "feeling" based on no data, which makes me just like everyone else) that the massive platter hypothesis nec... | |
| EMT 927 vs. Micro Seiki 5000 or 8000 - different? Oh yes, I forgot that old canard about hearing the servo at work. I guess some can hear something they don't like from certain direct drive turntables and choose to ascribe it to the servo. None of these devices is perfect. Then too, the early dd ... |