rauliruegas

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Tonearm adjustments on the fly
Dear friends :  The overall VTA issue is a neccesity a must to have for any cartridge set up. What we have here is if at the fly is a compromise that could goes against the cartridge QLP.""  what does it take to engineer in VTA on-the-fly and is ... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolfor : I don’t know why you are paying premium $$$$ for the Etsuro when the Umami Red and the Etsuro are designed and manufactured by Excel. I own vintage cartridges by Excel and are competitive even for today higher quality performance ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @theophile : No PL did not works in the design or manufacture  any of the B&O cartridges.I posted that he made and still has for sale the SMMC1 that if he wanted to mimic the MMC1 he failed because the original MMC1 and even the MMC2 are ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @lewm : If in good condition it’s a  cartridge to listen it and competitive even today and yes the MMC1/2 are a little better quality performers,R. 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astorfor : I can see that you really don’t read the overall information in the cartridge links I posted to you, look:the ZYX ultimate Omega is posted directly by the USA exclusive distributor SoraSound.The Benz Micro and the Dynavector links... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends : Here another vintage cartridge reviews.The AKG 25 does not needs presentation, read it:https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1982-08.pdf   page 66.this Empire 600 LAC was one of the latest Empire ca... 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Sorry for my last post that I was writing when you already pull the triger.Btw, the linked cartridges are superior but you are really " fast gunman ".Good luck. 
Koetsu Rosewood Vs Rosewood Signature Vs HANA UMAMI RED advice please
Dear @astolflor : The Rosewood Signature Platinum is out of your budget.That Hana is very good especially at its price but exist inside your budgets other alternatives with " better " performers.Here two brand new cartridges by Benz Micro and Dyna... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @lewm  : B&O even in this thread was not " lucky " enough for its cartridges amkes audiophiles turn out their sigth and several of them really missed the opportunity.Years ago and before I started this thread I owned and own my first B&am... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @secretguy : You are rigth, the Pritchard designs were excellent ones and yes when he losted ADC he started Sonus and your Blue Gold is better that what people could think.His latest cartridge design was the Sonus Dimension 5 I own it but eve... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends : Here some vintage cartridge reviewed by vintage magazyne:https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/70s/Audio-1978-12.pdf  page 90.I still own it and as everything made it by AKG the P8ES is very good.https://worl... 
Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota
Dear @sbank  : Nice to meet you again. Now, the OP budget goes up to 25K and the SME 15 new comes by 15.5K and the remaining money will cover the cartridge. So the OP can pull the triger inside his budget.Look here at reatil pricehttps://store.aco... 
Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota
Dear @mijostyn : Well the Reflex clamp comes with  or at least is used along the SOTA TTs.  Now, a Reflex clamp does not works with the vacuum it's that does not operates with but what works is a record weigth ( that was I posted " record weigth "... 
Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota
Dear @jperry : I’m with you about " the SOTA is not as dynamic sounding." "I was an owner too and I had mounted the ET LT tonearm where in those times this combo was something as the " fashion " and in those times I owned very good cartridges.Yes ... 
Reference System TT - Dr. Feickert Analogue or Sota
Dear @wah8dy : Well this is my overall choice for you:https://sme.co.uk/audio/product/model-15/  this is not an up-grade for the 10 or 12 TT models but something really near to SME top TTs as the 30/20 and comes with its top rated SME magnesium bu...