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Dynavector cartridges, old and new
17D3 is an average cart. Things get interesting from XX2 Mk2 onwards. ART7 and ART9 are in the league of XX2 and higher IMO. 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
The Garrard would be more for fun and variety. Also it looks cool.Now, however, SME has announced the production a new Garrard 301 sometime next year... Now that is the news of the decade! If Garrards are back in production and that too with e... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
2 things @lewm ,1. I have spoken to Berning directly on this subject. He clearly agrees that all SMPS has those switching distortions which manifests as a hint of glare, hash..in the HF region. After all music signal is basically riding on the pow... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
Every PSU has its own distortions which come through in a TT too. That’s why a power cord change on a TT also results in a different sound. A SMPS has its switching distortions in Hf region. It also spews back the noise into ac line contaminating ... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
Pani: Did you listen to your Technics 1200G before you had the Time-Step PSU installed? No, I did not. I bought it with Time Step PSU. What does the Time Step psu do to or for the performance of the 1200G? The 1200G comes with a SMPS by defau... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
Pani, How are those Tannoy Turnberry speakers?  I often see them in stores, but I’ve never heard a pair in action.  They are popular in Japan, for sure. Lewm, anything for a Tannoy related discussion :-).These are the only items that has remain... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
Another album on which I liked the 1200G was Dave Brubeck "Time Further Out". It is an all acoustic percussion based music. It has a lot of off beat Rhythm sections which if not reproduced with proper transients and timing, won't be musically unde... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
The tonearm was placed on the 1200G plinth and not on an external stand. So in that respect it was fine. In fact it significantly improved the 1200G compared to the stock tonearm. I have a few mats. I tried them on the 1200G and 301. Finally I cho... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
 I don't like using any Step-up or step-down transformers because they impose their own sound to the TT. It will be a coloration. I know some would say it is not a big deal but I am very particular on that front. And yes, I expect very meticulous ... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
@chakster you might have got lucky or something like that. I have been looking to buy a DD for the last 1.5 years. The main candidates were the Sp10 mk2 and Yamaha GT-2000. You can read my previous posts here, I have asked about these TTs many tim... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
@chakster the typical market price for a really nice sp10 Mk2 is $2500 and thereof. There are many examples of sp10 with many scratches, paint peeled off and letters worn out. They go for less than $2k. if you add a plinth and starter tonearm to t... 
Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B
@lewm, I haven’t heard the great Mk3 so I did not write about it. Steve Dobbins once told me that a real competitor of a fully done up Garrard is the Mk3, not the Mk2. My Garrard still doesn’t have a Dobbins platter which is a missing link. Anyway... 
Ana Mighty Sound 103.3
I had a discussion with Anamighty guys on this and they clarified that they measure their RIAA from 1hz to 400khz. The deviation for that range is +-0.5db. But from 20hz to 20khz it is only 0.1db. 
AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3
@audiofun, it only goes to show that making music is rather simple but at the same time is an art. Also goes to show how many and how often audiophile products miss the point..no matter the price. 
Ana Mighty Sound 103.3
Francois is ready to send me a unit with 15 days return policy so that should settle the matter of how good it it. I will report here on the performance when I get it.