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| Bruce Edgar So sad to hear of Bruce’s passing. He had a good spirit. He will be missed. | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge @chakster Yes, I do think there is a difference (~40%). What I don't know, is what is the effective mass of my S-shaped tonearm on the Pioneer PL-512, which is a from 1978. Anybody have a clue on this?BTW chakster - I'd appreciate it if you coul... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge @chakster : I am assuming that the AT and the Nagaoka dynamic compliance values are reported for the same frequency. It's fine if it's 100hz - I said that was a reasonable assumption (though not stated by Nagaoka) in my post. In any case, I was... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge Thanks Elliot for your information. Good to know that an elliptical stylus is more forgiving of setup issues. Although I have the tools and knowledge to properly align the cartridge, this turntable (and many other budget tables) does not have VTA ... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge Thanks @rauliruegas I had reported the compliance in the specs (7.2), but the specs didn't reference the frequency, and I didn't know how to convert a 100hz dynamic compliance to a 10hz value (roughly double, I now read). Looking forward to the... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge This thread has been very helpful, and should be useful to many others in the future. For me, it was a toss up between the Nagaoka 200 and the AT740 and perhaps the Goldring. Truth be told, I probably could have gone with lower cost models in t... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge Update: it's pretty much impossible to find effective mass value for the Pioneer PL-512 S-tube tonearm. The Nagaoka MP-200 seems to be a low compliance cartridge (though I read that Japanese specs for dynamic compliance are taken at 100hz rather... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge @mwinkc - thanks for your encouragement. I am hopeful.@jrpnde - I would agree that there are some advantages to pre-matched cartridges and arms. Not that I trust the manufacturer's to provide the best sounding cartridge (there is a bottom line t... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge Thanks everyone for your excellent advice! This is a thread I will keep aware of. I ended up getting a really good deal on a demo Nagaoka MP-200 from a trusted dealer, but from the posts above, it may be better than the rest of the system benefi... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge @bkeske A source of concern with the Goldring is the following: 1) The Cartridge is very sensitive to capacitive loading. Some experimentation with it will be necessary to get the best match to your system. I ended up with 51 kOhm resistive Load... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge @chakster I made a small typo - I meant a Pioneer PL-512. Nothing special, but still rated as a very good TT. I get the sense that it is on par with modern entry level TT’s. Does anyone think differently? I think replacing the TT and cartridge wou... | |
| Holo Audio May DAC Just ordered a KTE. will see if it replaces my direct stream DAC. Roon endpoint from NUC. Wondering if I should use the USB out of the NUC or use ethernet and a hifiBerry converter to coax? | |
| BlueSound Stinks(!), anyone? I have four units scattered around in my life… And they all work flawlessly. Two are on Wi-Fi and two are wired. I think the user interface is excellent. | |
| ATC SCM 40 mk2 vs Salk Song3 Encore Wow @b_limo Are you for real? With your attitude, you’ve just lost all credibility.whoops! I just read some of K’s posts, And I get where you are coming from! Not worth any of our time. | |
| Adding a SS amp as a 2nd amp for my tube rig has been a plus I have much more often read that solid-state gear takes much longer to warm up. In fact, some people keep their solid-state running 24 seven. I typically hear that tube gear takes a maximum of 30 minutes to warm up. |