piedpiper
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| Micro Benz S Class cartridges Ebush,although the latest Benzs are more neutral than in the past I wouldn't characterize their historical sound as neutral, more like big bottomed and rich. There are certainly more neutral cartridges with cleaner bass. | |
| If cost is not a problem The usual suspects would be the Transfiguration Orpheus, Airtight PC-1, the Lyra Titan or Olympus, ZYX Universe, Dynavector DRT XV-1s, etc... What are you looking for soundwise? Are you open to changing cables? Cardas is famously rich and velvety ... | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice One nagging concern of mine as I hear of your progress is about all your attention to damping. I'm not here to tell you what's right. I don't think there is such a thing, but I would bear in mind that there seems to be an inverse relationship of d... | |
| "House sound" of VPI, Clearaudio, Rega, MH, etc. Could be the dealer likes it that way and works the set up to that end. Could be you like things bright. Could be the recordings. | |
| Ground loop hum from Turntable If you don't find the culprit with the above suggestions you can perform surgery on your Rega so that the arm ground is separated from the cable ground. This may help. You have to remove the rubber plug at the bass of the arm, under the plinth, an... | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? "...I don't think one should approach the problem by setting any arbitrary "rules" regarding..."This is what this whole thread has become about. In this relative world we live in there are simply no absolutes. At the risk of this becoming an absol... | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? Re: RIAA accuracy, although it is true that between room interactions and speaker inaccuracies most systems exhibit gross deviations from flat, the mastering process, not to mention tracking and mixing, typically involves tweeking the EQ as little... | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? I, for one, did not read Raul's comment as implying that his way was the only way. I believe, as he states above, that he was simply hoping that something in what he said would lend some perspective that might render some future improvement. Obvio... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt can't help but think that beeswax would help with traction; any experience with that? | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? Another contender for a high gain all tube phono stage is the Wavestream Kinetics fro Scott Frankland. | |
| MC phono stage without transformer? FYI, Viva makes their own transformers. Also, the Sowter 8055 SUT is what Michael Elliott of Counterpoint/Alta Vista Audio/Aria fame prefers and uses. | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Crem,FYI, no MDF in the sig plinth; solid corian and lead. great work! | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice As you know,the Signature Ariadne has a much better plinth of corian and lead. | |
| New Maplenoll Ariadne owner needing advice Re: arm tube resonance control, Bob pointed out to me years ago that, yes, you could make the arm less resonant by simply slipping an O ring onto it, but that it killed dynamics. Choose your poison. | |
| Raven v Walker. Colored v Accurate? I agree with you in theory Raul, but in practice, the question becomes, "How does the Walker compare to other TT and arm combinations, IOW, any and all combinations.", a more complex question but, nonetheless, where the rubber hits the road in thi... |