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| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone Sprog, Sorry for my redundant question. I see now that you listed your tonearms ahead of my request that you do so. I have inadvertently learned lately that the Urushi does its best in what one would call "high mass" tonearms, i.e., 20 gm, minimum... | |
| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone Dear Sprog, What tonearm? No surprise that you like the A90 better than your Koetsu. Apparently many others would prefer it as well. Koetsu is not my religion, but I hope you will pardon me if I say I still enjoy my Urushi and will continue to do ... | |
| Do Blue Dots applied to LP labels improve sound? Holy Cow!!! The verbiage practically tells you it is BS or a deliberate joke. I wonder how many sets have been sold, and to whom. Only slightly more absurd than the Harmonix "tuning dots", however. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I agree. I don't think there is a single tonearm that combines all the qualities we might think of as desirable. So, ohmygod, this means we all have to own several different types of tonearms. So, when your wife or significant other says why do yo... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, Thanks for that post. I take what you say very seriously, and I did take Halcro's critique very seriously also. So, what are we left with as a consequence of your, Halcro's, Dertonearm's, Syntax's, and several others who must be regarded wit... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Trav, Yes, the differences are only in effective length (9 vs 12), effective mass, and cost. And yes, I suppose that because the FR64S is shorter than the FR66S, and because of the resulting lower effective mass of the former, the FR64S would... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro,As I lay in bed last night, I realized that I need to know what headshell(s) you are using with these various cartridges. It's possible that a very light headshell (i.e., <8gm weight) would permit use of a high compliance cartridge ... | |
| Do Blue Dots applied to LP labels improve sound? Is this a serious question? Are "Blue Dots" the actual name of a product? I use sticky dots on record labels to indicate to myself that I have previously washed that particular LP with my VPI RCM. You can buy them in any stationery store. Most of ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro, Laws of physics are supposed to govern the interaction of tonearms and cartridges, Dertonearm notwithstanding. And, apart from reputedly superb bearings, the 66S has no mechanism for ameliorating resonant peaks, etc, that are supposed... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel, I want to listen to the 320 on a consistent basis in order to hear how or whether it changes character during break-in. My 315 is a used stylus assembly, so I don't know whether it will be 100% up to standard, anyway, so no rush with tha... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In reality, we have very little common ground even among our analog-happy selves. There is Halcro with high-end transistors and a 3-way electromagnetic speaker, me with all OTL tubes and an ESL, Raul, with his multi-amped system of selected differ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Great post, Henry, and I was not aware of this thread until this moment. As you know, I was one of the many who was and is in disagreement with Raul regarding the necessity for or value of a heavy, dense plinth to go with a DD turntable. But as Pr... | |
| Koetsu Blue Lace Onyx vs. Coralstone Andromedaaudio, Thanks for that review. I am a long time happy owner of an Urushi, and I have had to absorb a lot of snide remarks from those who think Koetsu's are passe'. However, the review sucks. He seems to have reviewed a platinum version of... | |
| suggestions on MM to MC upgrade Dear Danielvradenburg, You must mean 250,000 ohms or 250K. Correct? Or are you really loading your MM at 250 ohms? Thanks. I am rather surprised that you hear so much difference between 100K and 250K loads. Do you have any idea of the capacitance ... | |
| Whest Audio MC REF V MK4. My new toy. Dear DCarol, From now on I promise to listen ONLY with my ears. Listening with my eyes has been a frustrating experience. I understand what you mean to say, but I cannot apologize for my curiosity regarding circuit design and implementation, espec... |