rauliruegas

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Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
@mijostyn : It’s inconsequential.   " Professor Erik Löfgren [6] of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and is the earliest work known to the author which gives an analytical treatment of tracking distortion and develops a n... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
@neonknight : " This document is reproduced here by kind agreement of Mark Baker at Origin Live. "   " Rega arms and Origin Live arms require mounting dimensions such that the centre of the platter to the centre of arm hole is approx 223mm plus... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
Dear @mijostyn : " I prefer Lofgren B. Lofgren B generates less distortion...." For many years my way of thinking was exactly yours till you fall in count that those tiny differences ( we can see in all those VE links I posted. ) and everything t... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
@neonknight : I don’t know from where have you those overhang distances in the OP because the normal calculation for that P2S distance puts you almost there and at the end is that with the calculated Löfgren A overhang you have not any trouble wi... 
Feel Silly Asking This Question Alignment Parameters
Dear @neonknight : If you have to stay with that 222 P2S distance and at the same time you like that overhang be 17.5mm you can get it with Löfgren A alignment making a change in the most outer groove alignment .   You can use the VE calculator ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @eaneverson  :   SimAudio Moon 610LP MM & MC Phono Preamplifier | eBay This is very high quality performance level that permits that your Umami Red can shows at its best.   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@cleeds : AR, yes you are rigth because is not a tube but and hybrid one. My mistake.   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@mijostyn  : AR, VAC and MAC use SUTs ( passive not active designs. ). In that list I can add: Parasound, Levinson, Boulder, Gryphon, D'Angostino.   " It is much easier to make a transformer ", yes way easy but audio phono stage manufacturers do... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
You was lucky to found out at NOS of that cartridge. Good.   R.  
Refurbished / Re-tipped Cartridges - Are they worth Buying?
Dear @vetsc5  : Rebuilt/refurbished vs re-tipper. Here some of us couls have a little confusion because both terms are different. Rebuild means: carrridge re-coil, new suspension , new cantilever/stylus  and some time even output pin connectors w... 
Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna!
Dear @goofyfoot  : The electrolytic caps in your unit are the top of the line Vishay ones that you can't improve it because the Vishay are the top of the tops capacitors and could gives you another 10 years with out problemas.   Regards and enjo... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lewm  : What do you think of your 2000 press fitted cantilever: it's and original cartridge or could be that you bougth a retipped sample?   Thank's in advance.   R.  
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lewm  : " , many more.... (Mind has gone blank.) " PS Audio Stellar deserves to be in your list. Btw, really good that you posted Simaudio as and excellent unit.   @lalitk   : "  offering good head amp/phono stage. My Google search did not sho... 
Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble?
@lewm  : As you know I owned 3 original MC2000, yes I like it. All came directly from Ortofon to me in México ( no distributor in my country. ). In those times no one not even reviewers looks at the stylus/cantilever joint under microscope so I c... 
Anyone ever listened to a vintage Victor Laboratory X1 cartridge
@knollbrent  : The MK2. As a fact he knew for the first time of the X1 and several  other cartridges he offered for sale in the long MM thead R.