neonknight
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| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge So I just hooked this up to prove things are working.This table and cartridge are glorious!Some of the best analog I have ever heard. I hooked it up to the Miyajima SUT and the Graham Slee phono stage. I had to use a pair of QED interconnects sc... | |
| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge @edgewear Thanks for the information! It certainly is appreciated. So as I read this the gold body cantileverless cartridges that Ikeda built were upper tier offerings, irregardless of what they were named? The Kanji labeled cart was likely a dome... | |
| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge So the bottom of the cartridge just has the label of Ikeda 9, with the Kanji character on the outer side of the cartridge. I found this pic on a Japanese site, and this appears to be it. http://www.onomichi.ne.jp/ishii/ar3a/index10.html However... | |
| Assistance Identifying an Ikeda Cartridge No it is a cnatileverless design. Like a London Decca. Stylus is there, and it does play very nicely. Just looks to be an initial offering from when Ikeda was first started again. | |
| Ortofon A90 review.... wrong choice of gear I feel fortunate enough to own a few decent cartridges. A few years ago I came across a great A90 from a dealer whose customer had to trade it in on an A95. I had it inspected and it showed no wear, and while hours could only be estimated, they we... | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance Placed my order for the Symposium Audio Segue Iso platform and for the Prime feet inserts. We will see how this works out, and how long the back log is. Last week I removed the Ortofon A90 from it and installed the ZYX 4D and got the overall prese... | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance @mulveling I use the second table for casual listening. Hate to burn hours on the Proteus when I am doing dishes, playing chess on the computer, surfing the web, or doing other things in the house. Yes the Cosmos is awesome, I would just like to s... | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance Well the ring clamp did not work out for a couple reasons. It will be going back. Will give the Symposium isolation base and foot inserts a try. | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance Chose to return the periphary ring. Unable to position it without off set, which of course puts unwanted force on the sides of the bearing. Back to step one.Cheers Mister Pig | |
| Upgrades to Sota Cosmos IV I have a Cosmos MK6, its a fine table. The mag lev bearing is top notch. The combination of it and the Total Eclipse motor/controller results in a noise floor floor that is way down there, and the focus of instruments along with timing is top shel... | |
| Maximizing VPI Prime Performance Couldn't find any links to MyMatWhy the choice for Waynes Audio? It seems to have enough mass to couple the outer portion of a record to a platter. The centering disc looks to work well. The price is reasonable. The point of this exercise is to ge... | |
| If You Were A Swine Looking To Choose Between 3 Preamps... @almarg Ah yes, I see what you are referencing. And Henrys other amps have nowhere as low input impedance, this one seems to be an outlier. It does indeed look like a SS preamp with low output impedance is in order. That changes things. I guess we... | |
| If You Were A Swine Looking To Choose Between 3 Preamps... @almarg Are you sure about that number? In this review and comparison I found the input impeance of the amp listed at 100K. http://www.highfidelityreview.com/monarchy-audio-se-250-vs-h2o-audio-signature-100.html | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. The Avocet sounds like an interesting piece. I decided to go looking for one on line and see how its laid out. Unfortunately it does not seem to be configured in a way that makes it usable in a home audio environment. If there is a more user frien... | |
| Turntable Consolidation. Is it a Consideration? @rauliruegas I have considered the possibility of acquiring a 10R, but that will effectively wipe out my audio kitty. I changed careers a couple years back and no longer make the money I used to , and may never will again. So I have to be careful ... |