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| Matching Koetsu Stone Body Platinum Cartridge The Onyx and Jade Platinums sound very, very similar. So much so, that I think the minor differences I hear in my system are just as likely due to unit-to-unit variations that the actual stone material (e.g. some Koetsu cantilevers are angled to r... | |
| What tube preamp is a step up from Rogue Magnum 99 I'm a Rogue fan too, but frankly I'm uninterested in a new 3K+ preamp that uses a quad of 12AU7, as their RP5 does. Seems they haven't done any new flagship-level tube stuff since the Apollo.The 6H30 based Hera (Athena too) works magic in my syste... | |
| What tube preamp is a step up from Rogue Magnum 99 Get the Rogue Athena. The 99 is nice, but the Athena is way better sounding and well worth the price difference (which Rogue hasn't ever raised, yet). I also prefer the Athena/Hera to the VAC Renaissance III line stage -- however the sonic signatu... | |
| Ortofon's new A95 - titanium SLM cartridge Ortofon offers trade-in/up value of 25% MSRP on their cartridges -- such a paltry amount is not tempting in the face of reasonable-rate 3rd party re-tippers and Ortofon's own rebuild program (which runs around 50% of MSRP). In light of that, I dou... | |
| Addendum to Vinyl is always my #1 source, but computer audio has definitely come a long way. There are (finally) really nice sounding USB DACs in the 2K-3K range -- no moving parts there, and it's really very enjoyable sonically, even if you have a high-end a... | |
| Windfield Cartridge Stringreen,Thanks for the generous offer, but after careful consideration I'm ~99% decided on a new Windfeld, to give it another shot in my evolved system (better speakers, better TT and arm). I had treble peakiness issues (i.e. ear-sear) with it ... | |
| 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 ... |