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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I just read Montepilot's post. What is it that you guys are calling "RF"? Can you describe what you hear? Is it in both channels or only one? Thanks. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro, I completely agree with everything you say about switching back and forth between fine MC cartridges and one of the "better" MM/MI cartridges, in the form of the M20FL Super, in my case. I have had all the same feelings you describe.I... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Montepilot, As Pryso wrote, you do still have to make an internal modification to your preamp. You have to de-solder the stock 47K load resistor and replace it with a resistor of the highest value you can imagine wanting to try. For most of us 100... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? OK. I will listen to the MMC1 to see if I can agree. "3-4 steps down from the top" for the poor M20FL Super. That is really cruel, Raul. In a month or two, no one here will even recall that we discussed it as a possible best of show. I presume you... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Halcro and Downunder, I agree with all that Halcro wrote about the fleeting and self-deceptive nature of our sense memories. That's one reason why, to the consternation of many of my "normal" friends who enter our living room, which is also my lis... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object Dear Intact (Dave?)I agree with your statement about logical structure. That's why I embarked on the project of acquiring the idler-drive and direct-drive turntables and then making slate plinths for them, so I could hear for myself in my own syst... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object Ken, That would be great, either way. I live just across the American Legion bridge on the Maryland side of the Potomac but right along the river. I am very anxious to get my L07D up and running. Now how is this relevant to the thread? Have any of... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object One could just as well posit that the differences in sound among the 3 tables are primarily due to unwanted resonances, either within the turntable mechanism or from the respective plinths, and that slate either dampens the chassis resonance or el... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object You put one chassis into plinths made of 4 different materials. I put 3 entirely different chassis' into plinths all made from the same material. The two experiments are not comparable. In response to your speculation about coloration, each of tho... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object Dear Ken, I take it you must reside in the Richmond, VA, area, if you live near Howard. He currently has my Kenwood L07D motor and power supply for parts upgrades and calibration. I look forward to having it back here in Bethesda, MD, for my first... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Halcro, Are you withdrawing your previous praise of the Orto M20FL Super? Sounds like you are. I had inquired with Ayre regarding the input capacitance of their p5Xe phono stage. I received a courteous e-mail from Charlie Hansen in which he guesst... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object Dear Raul, I think it is a bit too strong to use the word "charlatan" in this regard. In English a charlatan is a "deliberate liar". If anything, most of us are only guilty of generalizing too broadly from relatively limited direct experience or c... | |
| Best TT plinth material, cost no object So, Ken, why isn't that project finished and what might you not like about the behemoth you built? Maybe that could lead you in a good direction. None of us have your skills in the first place. Many latter day belt-drive tables have virtually done... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Raul, I have been so taken with the M20FL that I have yet to audition my NOS B&O MMC1. I also have an MM20CL, but not an MMC2. My purchase choices were somewhat based on your advice many months ago. For that matter, the Grado TLZ deserves... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Montepilot, Just wing it at 47K. Don't worry yet about other load resistances. And remember to use a bit to a lot of positive VTA. Add salt to taste. Cook to a golden brown. |