mikelavigne
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| What defines a good tonearm Ralph wrote;Mike and Dan, I assume that both of you have LPs that you recorded yourself and released commercially. What is the title of the LP? I'd like to get a copy.i have your Lp (or at least one of your Lps), and respect your dramatically grea... | |
| What defines a good tonearm i had the Triplaner VII in my system on 3 different tt's over three years compared directly with the Reed 2A, Schroeder Ref SQ, Reed 2P, and then the Talea 1 and Talea 2. each tt had 2 arm boards and although i used multiple different cartridges m... | |
| What defines a good tonearm to be clear, i've never claimed any specific tonearm as best, only the 'best i've heard'. what i wrote;the very best arms i have heard are the Durand Talea 1 and Talea 2 in my system, in other systems, and at shows. i would also add the Continuum ... | |
| What defines a good tonearm So Mikelavigne, what do you think is the current state of the art in unipivot arms and why?ok. but first, a caution that i'm an observer of performance and maybe even process, but really no technical guy at all. like anyone that is around all this... | |
| What defines a good tonearm hi Lew,my perspective is that the most significant percieved and discussed weakness of a unipivot is actually it's biggest advantage, which is the freedom to wiggle. it is the micro and nano wiggling following the groove unimpeded that gives it th... | |
| What defines a good tonearm i'm convinced that of pivoted arms, only a unipivot has the potential to work ideally. that's because anything not a unipivot will always be fighting itself to travel the groove correctly.as always, reaching a theoretical potential is challenging,... | |
| what power cord do you use on the playback designs i use the Absolute Fidelity power cords on my Playback Designs MPS-5 from Gary Ko of Genesis Loudspeakers. I also us an Equi=tech 10Kva isolation transformer (the 10WQ Wall Panel System). i think power cords must be considered in the context of a ... | |
| Reed tonearm w/ Raven One table-how's the match ? Rockitman,one of my Reed 10.5" 2P's had Red Cedar, the other had Cocobolo.the 1st generation Talea has Jatoba wood in the arm wand, the 2nd generation Talea has Brazilian Rosewood. i have one of each. there is no choice of woods with the Talea.i'm... | |
| Reed tonearm w/ Raven One table-how's the match ? Opus 88,yes, selling both Reed 2P arms.i have (had) 5 arms on 3 turntables; the 2 Reeds, the Rockport linear tracker, and the Durand Talea 1 and Talea 2.i made a decision to have one turntable and 2 arms.a month ago i sold the Rockport. i've put t... | |
| Reed tonearm w/ Raven One table-how's the match ? i have seen and heard the Raven One at shows, seems like a fine tt that plays above it's price point. i cannot imagine why the Reed 2A (i've owned one of those) or the Reed 2P (i currently own 2) would not work quite well with the Raven One. neith... | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital to echo Dan's comments, i'll be glad to compare any digital hi rez format to the inner grooves on any of my classical Lps.yes; i've owned world class linear tracker arms and they do give you some benefits. however, the better and best pivoted arms... | |
| Interface: Cartridge-Preamp or Cart-Tonearm? If I were to buy a Talea tonearm, what cartridge would work with it at a $1500 price point? (I know that's not exactly how this thread started, exactly...)honestly, i do not have much experience with new $1500 cartridges, either retail list or 'st... | |
| Interface: Cartridge-Preamp or Cart-Tonearm? you are right, i was referring to mechanical compatability, not character synergy.what i'm saying is that if you get the best possible arm, then it will always synergize with a cartridge that is properly designed. the pitfall is having an arm whic... | |
| Interface: Cartridge-Preamp or Cart-Tonearm? while the cartridge does need to be compatable with the arm's compliance in a general sense, most cartridges are compatable with most arms these days. and if a cartridge or phono stage is too colored to match the other, then one or both are to be ... | |
| Songs used for Imaging and Sound Staging Tests? there are many many that come to mind.but one that is amazing is from the Classic Records 45rpm Lp box set of The Weavers, Reunion at Carneige Hall--1963....."Guantanamera".great live recording, the 7 members are arrayed across the soundstage, you... |