neonknight
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| Experiences With The Ikeda Arms? Going to strike this one from the list of candidates. As I look at the offerings on the market, I am convinced that all of them need to be sent out for restoration. The restoration costs and the cost of a B 60 really do not seem to make this a pru... | |
| Experiences With The Ikeda Arms? @rauliruegas It appears you have difficulty being civil, it would be just best if you avoided my threads then. Please don't play the "what did I do" charade, I have seen this scenario play out many times over the years. Quite simply you are rude a... | |
| Experiences With The Ikeda Arms? @rauliruegas I have sold my SME V, to be honest I always found it grey sounding to ally. I also sold my Dynavector DV505. The Triplanar is moved on, I did not find it superior to the Dynavector but it’s more expensive. I am now looking for an ... | |
| Looking For Technicans That Would Rewire A SME V @groovey traded a couple of emails with Josh. Appears to be a good egg and I will speak with him in the phone on Friday. I think this will be my choice, just need to locate the tonearm wire now. The US based website does not show the silver Z... | |
| Looking For Technicans That Would Rewire A SME V @groovey I am in the US. I will reach out to them, thanks for the recommendation. | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered @elliottbnewcombjr That is one aspect of the Graham, it has detachable arm wands. They do come up on the used market from time to time, a bit spendy, but you can find them. Having a second one would be convenient, and probably makes cartridge inst... | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered @lewm Unfortunately the Schroder is an 11 inch arm and the SOTA can only accept 9 to 10 inch arms. | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @cey Then who will service Koetsu for Japanese owners? Will it be another manufacturer like Excel? There is precedent for this in Europe, as Goldring offers retipping services for other cartridges, as does Van Den Hul. Here is a list of world wi... | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @lewm I would think that would be the case. There I have been into a few Japanese audio stores during my trips, and they do have a passionate group of hobbyists. I am curious, the cartridge companies that do directly export to the US and Europe, a... | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @cey Looks like you have not been following the Koetsu story. They have shut down due to the death of the son, and will no longer offer product or rebuild services. Nor will they be selling to company to another to continue the line. | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @cey Neither to both, although my adopted mother is Japanese and I have been to Tokyo twice. There are plenty of sellers of vintage cartridges on Ebay, and one thing I notice is that none of the cartridges are advertised as retipped, but there are... | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @rauliruegas Well the Japanese did buy up much of the vintage JBL, Western Electric, McIntosh, Altec and other classic gear. Seems like they have an appreciation for the old also. | |
| Wonder Why No Japanese Retippers? @mijostyn Not all manufacturers/builders still exist. Ikeda does not service their direct scanner cartridges. Transfiguration no longer exists, maybe Mutech will do them? What about the classic Sony, JVC, or Audio Technica? | |
| Mint Protractor. A Pretty Nice Alignment Tool @chayro At the Mint site there is no longer an email link, the one there takes you to an order page is all. Also the order and associated shipping schedule stops at February of 2022. I find no threads of where anyone has purchased one past 2022. A... | |
| Mint Protractor. A Pretty Nice Alignment Tool @rauliruegas Please answer this question. The Mint protractor is built specifically for this arm. Not another arm. This one. If it traces the arc correctly, and offset is correct, and spindle hole size is correct, from my perspective thi... |