mijostyn
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| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @atmasphere ,yes, that is the cause of the brightness and I could EQ that easily in the digital realm but the real deal breaker for me was the strain gauge's tracking ability. Peter thinks he has got it as good as he can and feels it is acceptable... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @thekong , it is unusual for Ortofon to go backwards. They are also extremely conservative with their specs. At any rate I will find out shortly. @rsf507 , I have only heard my Platinum Signature. The hearsay is that the Gold is slightly warmer t... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding @lewm 😉 | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mikelavigne , The MC Diamond has incorporated several improvements from the Verismo the Anna Diamond did not have. It is not the same cartridge. Yes, they did change the name because of Russian aggression as if that has anything to do with an ope... | |
| How much faster of a sub is the REL T5X vs SVS SB12-NSD The notion of a "fast" subwoofer is entirely inappropriate. The speed a subwoofer can vibrate at without distortion is it's frequency response at a given volume. A smaller driver is at a distinct disadvantage because it has to travel farther (fast... | |
| What's It All About? Sound and food. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @dover , I auditioned the strain gauge at Peter's listening room. He spent two hours with me. I really wanted to like the strain gauge but it was just too sharp on female voices and violins for my taste. The Hyperion is more to my liking. From the... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @mikelavigne , I hate to tell you this but you never owned an MC Diamond. They were just released. I have one of the very first ones in the country and it isn't even in my hands yet. With the availability of rare earth magnets, strangling a car... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding @sokogear ,You don't sing in the shower? As space is limited the inferior versions on vinyl go into storage, the ones in digital files get erased. I'll get a remaster of a favorite and erase whichever one is inferior. I have both digital and vin... | |
| Analogue v. Digital...again (Washington Post) This man's opinion is totally arbitrary, meaningless but, if he can make money at it. great. That is the American way. Consumer beware. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @dover , I listened extensively to Soundsmith's Strain Gauge cartridge with records I know intimately. It has excellent transient response and a very vivid signature partially because it is too bright. It's tracking ability does not come close to ... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding @lewm 1++, I buy music. It could be on LP, digital file or, God forbid, CDs. I am a music collector and everywhere I work and play there is music. Garage, shop, office, workout room, everywhere and every moment I am awake in my own environment. Ri... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding Humans treasure stimulus variation. We get bored with the same anything after a very short period. We also instinctively are drawn to music. These two factors result in large record collections. He who dies with the most records wins. Collecting i... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @atmasphere , I think there is a lot more to it than sound quality. 45% of album sales are to people 18 to 35 years of age, people at the beginning of their careers who can ill afford expensive turntable gear. Records make great collectibles. You ... | |
| Clearaudio Concept and Audio Technica AT6006R tonearm lifter??? The Q-Up will definitely not fit. @markj941 , this is a very common problem. Your best approach is to raise the lift as high as possible so that with the lift cocked it just barely clears the tonearm. This raises the trigger as high as possible m... |