lewm
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Greeks and Romans had it right. They had a god for every situation. That's the way to do it. Polytheism. I recently moved from the Temple of Beltdriveus to worship at the Temples of Idleriae and Directdriveus. (Beltdriveus is the son of Idleri... | |
| Anyone compare Ortofon A90 vs Lyra Titan i? Been thinking about these cartridges. How on earth could Ortofon take the position that they cannot or won't rebuild the A90? Do they mean to tell its owners that they spent ca $4000 for a cartridge that has a life span only equal to that of its s... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nandric, Since you are our resident philosopher and linguist, I am surprised to see that you define an atheist as one who does not belong to any church. We generally think of an atheist as one who does not believe in any god. Those are two differe... | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws "heavy arm = low compliance cartridge, light arm = high compliance cartridge"Yes, that is a mantra of the internet that I read very often, too. As I am sure you know, that formula is meant to set the low frequency resonance at a frequency between ... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Raul, I have read not one word that persuades me that I am missing something important by denuding a turntable or using an armpod. Not one person has my equipment or anything like it, or my turnables tonearms cartridges or has done a real "ex... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Henry, Sometimes a thing is "good enough". My LP hardware is in that category. My spare time is limited, and I would rather be listening to some good jazz than fiddling with an armpod. As it is, my amplifier project seems endless, and I am al... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Halcro, I gotta love ya, but you wrote, "through my speakers/room/equipment interface I hear exactly the same spectrum of sound quality as through the headphones with an added air, transparency, depth, bass impact, instrument positioning and ... | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws Dear Manitunc, My point is that you cannot make the general statement that a heavy tonearm is "better" than a light one, or vice versa, because there are other factors involved and for sure there are conditions within which either proposition is t... | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws Manitunc, You wrote, "To use your truck/sports car analogy however, a truck would be less likely to be knocked off its straight path than a sports car hitting the same bump. I dont know that the analogy works because the tonearm is not moving, and... | |
| VAC Signature MK2a pre "phono tube questions" I have no idea about the particular Chinese 12AX7s that VAC supplies, but don't dismiss them just because they are Chinese. Some of the best 12AT7s I have ever heard were made in China, supplied to me by the Billington company in England. Admitted... | |
| Cartridge Loading and Compliance Laws No. Because your model does not hold true in real life. In real life, the tonearm must permit the cartridge to trace the groove from outside to inside, and so it cannot be fixed in space, which is where your model falls short. In real life, the ca... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Uh-oh. Albert's got one? Is that in fact a photo of Albert's? (Looks like a 12-inch SME mounted in Panzerholz arm board, both favorites of AP, so I guess the answer is "yes".) Nuts! Now I have to ditch my SP10 Mk3. Janis Joplin, where are you now?... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Yes but Henry what's your answer to my valid question? | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Dear Audpulse, With all respect, the Berning ZOTLs are fine amplifiers, but they are not OTL amplifiers in the normal sense of that acronym. This has all been argued ad nauseam, and I am with you, if you were to say it does not matter. What matter... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System I plan to mount my amps on separate arm pods. I will require 3 per monoblock, of course. |