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A Thought Exercise: Consolidating Analog To One Table and Two Cartridges
@mulveling   Essentially this makes the argument of standing pat with the tables and putting a better arm on the SOTA. That certainly is a viable option. I recently acquired the Schroder CB-1L in January of this year, and I will say the quali... 
A Thought Exercise: Consolidating Analog To One Table and Two Cartridges
@pindac  ​​​​​​Previous to these tables I owned a SP 10 MK II in a constrained layer plinth, Denon PP75 in VPI plinth, and a Brinkman Bardo. Of the three I preferred the Denon. Prior to that I also owned a TD124 and a 401. Now every table stands ... 
A Thought Exercise: Consolidating Analog To One Table and Two Cartridges
I appreciate the responses, as having a group to exchange ideas with is a great resource to work through these kinds of questions. Having a larger body of experience to draw from in invaluable. The core question is really this. Does next tier of ... 
Anyone Know The History Of XStatic?
Supposedly the pair I was looking at has fresh diaphrams and stator refurbished. Power supply sounds to be unchanged. Selling price is close to what they were new. Not sure I would make an investment in a speaker with limited future appeal if a pe... 
Anyone Know The History Of XStatic?
No they are a full sized electrostatic speaker with a curved diaphram.   
What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V?
So the cabling showed up for the phono stage. I bought balanced Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 interconnects and also grabbed a couple of pairs of Wireworld Micro Eclipse 8 tone arm wiring with XLR terminations with straight and SME style DIN plugs. T... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
I did spend some time trying to see if it could be bought from a seller in Japan. So far no luck in finding a web presence for one who has it listed.   
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
I guess an explanation is necessary. How and why does a habit develop? I have played vinyl since my teens, so this is not new. There was a time when my digital collection was physical, and then later ripped files on a hard drive. However, they di... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@atmasphere With diffusion panels directly behind the speaker is it possible to shorten that 5 foot distance by a small amount? I have always considered trying planars but my listening room is moderate in size. 22'L x 16' W x 8'H. The most useful ... 
Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges
The last couple of years I work from home, so I am able to listen to the stereo for 1.5 hours to 2 hours before work starts, and as a general rule 2 to 3 hours in the evening. So that is 3.5 to 5 hours a day. That adds up to a lot of time on a car... 
What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V?
@pindac  Thanks for the information. The second MC2000 that I have as already been fitted with a boron cantilever and microridge stylus, its now in its modified form. This has become my daily driver cartridge. Since the OEM cantilever was not sav... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@chayro The intended purpose for arm shopping is to locate a candidate for my MC2000. I need to know arm mass on the Viv arm and so far I have been unable to locate that information. Sent an email to the companies official one over a week ago, nev... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@lewm the issue is there is not a tapered aluminum cantilever available to replace a damaged OEM one. Not through any cartridge builder that I am aware of. I wondered if the one fitted to an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze could be a possibility, but you c... 
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@lewm It is true I look at things from varying angles, working to understand the variables and a proper implementation. With the MC2000 a bit more so, as there are getting to be less and less of them, and because I unfortunately am responsible for... 
What Does It Take To Surpass A SME V?
At the end of last week I ordered cabling for the BMC pre-amp. I have a few sets of extra Argentum cabling that are my spares, and it sounds nice on some copper RCA ones, while a silver wire set of XLR cables were more energetic on the top end. My...