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| System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live @esputnix , Yes, it can be done and in many cases improve on live sound. Others here disagree with me but I have been chasing this gremlin since I was 13 years old. As others here have already mentioned reproducing the dynamics of a live event is ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @lewm , Good luck getting it straightened out. I am still waiting PATIENTLY for my MA 2s, but I did throw a monkey wrench into the works by asking for a 12 volt trigger on the amps. I think the newer amps bias automatically. I always keep a full s... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @lewm , not at all Lew. I just got the tracking number on the MC Diamond. It will be delivered tomorrow. It is a higher impedance cartridge than the MSL, 6 ohms, so I shall see how big the drop of in gain is. I use the MSL on the lowest gain setti... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @ghdprentice , There will be a political price to pay. As far as Humidifiers go, steam generators are handily the best. They can be put in a room but are best mounted on an air handler with high efficiency filters. They have replaceable steam can... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @ghdprentice , you mean somebody still lives in Portland? Here in the Northeast we were led to believe it had been turned into rubble by peaceful rioters. | |
| Pioneer PC-1000 MK2 That is a very nifty cartridge with beryllium pipe cantilever. It has an older profile elliptical stylus but it still has a very wide bandwidth. I never got to hear one but if the stylus is in good shape not a bad add to the collection. rauliruega... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @rsf507 , there is no need to resort to that type of trickery. You can take any conductive carbon brush like the one made by Ortofon drill and tap hole through the handle and wire it to turntable ground. It will instantly discharge the side of the... | |
| VPI HW-19 with Graham 1.5 arm Question/Suggestions @larryi , both Graham and Basis realized the error of their ways. Graham created an opposing magnet system as a secondary bearing and Basis added a second bearing to stabilize its arm. They are no longer unipivots. They are bipivots. I hate to b... | |
| Cartridge burn-in @lewm , perhaps I did not state my case correctly. Rubber has a memory. It's consistency also changes with temperature. It is highly likely that with continuous flexing it's temperature and consistency might change enough to move the resonance fr... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @mikelavigne 😂 | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @jeff1225 , I do use my ears. The problem is that I can not use yours or anyone else's unless we are both listening to the same system. @pindac , it is always best to evaluate equipment in the flesh and now that I am retiring I will be able to v... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @ghdprentice , come on ghd! I'm much better looking the @mikelavigne :-) Yes, when the spark jumps to the cartridge it makes quite a "pop" if you have the volume up. When I had a Linn I used carpet tape to keep the mat in place. It is very thin a... | |
| Static attack! Time to get the humidifiers going @pindac , I tried it and it does not work. But, my wife loves it for lighting candles! @ghdprentice , I have been saying that FOR YEARS on this sight and I always got screamed at. I have been using devices like the Hudson sweep arm for decades an... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @jeff1225 , I'm glade we are good for a laugh. Good luck with your DAVA. Please come back in a year and give us a long term assessment. But, for the record, there is so much variability in how we listen and in the performance of our systems you ... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge @mikelavigne , It is wonderful to be able to buy a multitude of expensive cartridges and be able to listen to them in your own system. I now find myself in that position but still will not look at cartridges that I think are substandard in any way... |