mulveling
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| Windfield Cartridge Stringreen -- I've definitely flirted with idea of Ruby Z or LPS, but never dove in. It's not a bad idea at all, but the last few years' supply issues made me more wary.I started out in analog with a Glider L2 (GREAT starter cart) and also later t... | |
| Buying a used cartridge...tell us your tale. I've got one cartridge with a worn stylus that renders some minor but audible distortion on the inner-most grooves -- that's definitely where you'll notice issues first. To be honest, it still sounds awesome on the outer and middle grooves. But ob... | |
| Buying a used cartridge...tell us your tale. Wow, Peter. Ignorance is no excuse for a ripoff -- shame on that seller!I've bought and sold used a number of times now -- some pretty high-price cartridges, too (e.g. Koetsu). All transactions thus far have been flawless. The used cartridges I've... | |
| Windfield Cartridge I like a fat midrange, and I suppose what would typically qualify as a "warm" sound for MC cartridges. In the past I went down the upgrade road of: Kontrapunkt "c" => Jubilee => Windfeld. I loved that "c" and felt that the Jubilee "upgrade" ... | |
| I can't get a wood bodied Benz anymore Honestly, a re-tip only sounds like a pretty good option. I also think the original cantilever is key to maintaining the original sound. Recent reports on SS's turnaround time makes it sound pretty reasonable. What (much) have you got to lose if i... | |
| Mcintosh mc275 or rogue m150/180 I can tell you that the Russian KT120 is a very happy marriage with Rogue power amps. You'll get an appropriately long lifetime out of 'em (having run my last set 3 years), and they sound awesome. Also Rogue may have gotten that rep from the M120 ... | |
| I can't get a wood bodied Benz anymore Which model, the plain wood (e.g. L2, SL)? I've had a Benz M2 Wood and Ref 3. I know they had a newer generation "S" class, but the ones I had were decidedly bettered by an Orotfon Kontrapunkt "c". I now also have the Cadenza Bronze, which is the ... | |
| Another cartridge suggestion thread I had a Winfeld MC with my prior speakers (still running the same Rogue Apollo tube amps), which didn't wholly gel with that cart -- it resulted in a lean/analytical midrange and a somewhat searing top end. The detail retrieval and bass quality we... | |
| Mcintosh mc275 or rogue m150/180 The M180 are very nice, but never really impressed me (have auditioned in a few systems, but not owned) like my Apollos. I'd wait to pounce on a used Zeus (which occasionally come up used for very reasonable prices) and re-tube it in KT120s. Then ... | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? Tannoy Westminster should be able to do it ALL, but technically that's 2 drivers (and crossover) in a coaxial configuration. Otherwise, I will never believe that any single driver (besides headphones/earspeakers) can do it all -- as mentioned abov... | |
| VAC Sigma 160i MM phono stage question John, good catch -- I was incorrectly extrapolating from the Renaissance III. Back when I purchased the III there was the option for no phono, MM only, or MM+MC (I opted for the latter). In my dealer's showroom I didn't look into the 160i close en... | |
| Thanksgiving: ...... I'm thankful for my new Stax earspeakers setup (SR-009 and SR-007 Mk I headphones, KGSShv amp); it sounds amazing (better than Sennheiser Orpheus, HD800, Sony MDR-R10, AKG K-1000, etc) and has expanded my listening back into the digital world beca... | |
| VAC Sigma 160i MM phono stage question Haven't had the 160i in my own system, but have heard the SE version in other systems sounding EXTREMELY nice! I expect its MM stage should be very close to the Renaissance Mk. III's MM phono, which I owned for a couple years. The MM stage was my ... | |
| Advice from apartment dwellers Construction quality is going to dictate your direction more than anything else.I once lived in 2 different units of the same apartment complex. Built 2001, very flimsy. The bottom level unit (facing the woods) had carpet over concrete slab and wa... | |
| Does NOS Highend MC carts 'expire'... Oh, and obviously "proper storage" means a climate controlled environment with some kind of casing so that the stylus/cantilever doesn't get caked in dust over time. |