noromance
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| Best cheapo Cartridge The Audio Technica has great depth and etched high frequencies. But there's some grain or slight harshness in the rendition.So I compared my AT VM540SH with my Decca Super Gold/Paratrace and Decca Garrott Export and both Decca's really are in anot... | |
| Seeking tube 12AX7 recommendation for a Conrad-Johnson Premier 3 Search for 12AX7 on the forum. | |
| Amp sound occasional momentary cut out Sounds like an intermittent fault in the power stage causing a protection circuit to disconnect speakers or turn off the power transistors. There are relays on the board for the speaker outputs. With the cover off and music playing at low volume, ... | |
| Cadenza Bronze to Winfeld ti or Other? Some Soundsmith cartridges come in high compliance versions suitable for lower mass arms. You should call them to discuss. | |
| Best cheapo Cartridge @chakster is right. Except, the old classics are hard to find and relatively expensive considering you are looking for "cheapo cartridges." The 540 has a microline stylus. | |
| Best cheapo Cartridge You can't go wrong with either an Audio Technica VM540ML (brighter) or Nagaoka MP110 or 150 for bang for the buck. | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? @noble100 said it! I find the stuff pretty ghastly to look at -the green LEDs lighting up the small signal tubes being the nail in the coffin. | |
| which car is sitting in your listening room? Both are modest. But they're paid for. | |
| advice for mono cartridge @saxman73 Look at a Jelco TK-850S tonearm. $795 from George Merrill. I use a few with Decca cartridges. Excellent performer. | |
| Wharfedale Linton Heritage 85th Anniversary I heard them at AXPONA and wasn't impressed. Maybe it was the source and amplification but they had an exaggerated upper midband and sucked out lower midband lending the sound a slight boom-tizz effect. | |
| advice for mono cartridge You might check in with Robin Wyatt at http://www.robyattaudio.com/I've seen him at an audio show giving fun demos and he's something of a mono aficionado. He's, um.. a very enthusiastic talker! | |
| Myth or Magic? I’ll just add that the guys behind it whom I spoke to at AXPONA were hilarious, straight-talking guys. They acknowledged the product's shortcomings and benefits and position in the marketplace. The product was heavy and very well built. | |
| Myth or Magic? i heard it at AXPONA on headphones. Looked great and sounded a lot better than I expected. | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? Is your Alfa direct or belt drive? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Robert Calvert - Hype, The Songs of Tom MahlerMelanie Safka - My First Album(musty old cover for $1. Turned out to be Near Mint and a great recording.) |