rauliruegas
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| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? Dear @prophos : I think that no one can tell you if in your system can " sounds better " but between other cartridges these two are good options:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa833b-lyra-delos-moving-coil-cartridge-low-hours-cartridgeshttps... | |
| Tonearm Matching Dear @chilli42 : Both tonearms are very goodl match for your XV-1s, you can't go wrong with either.Kuzma has the advantage that is a detachable headshell to use it with other cartridges in case you own it.Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTION... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus @boothroyd resume what I posted in last statements:" I'll "set the cartridge for [my] preferred level of distortion " and some way or the other is almost the same we do with our system because all those room/system trade-offs I'm talking about ... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus Dear @mijostyn : By coincidence I agree with you because for so many years I can't remember it is the one I use it.Now, the times I switched to Löfgren A can I in true be aware of critical differences as could be at inner grooves?, I can't tell yo... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus Dear @mijostyn : " most people do not know what P2S means. "As a fact and even that in this forum some of us were discussing in deep the tonearm/cartridge whole alignment set up still today exist a misunderstood in some alignment issues. It's ... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. Dear @ml89009 : best tonearms? not an easy question with out its cartridges couple.In the other side could be good first than all to define the characteristics that and " ideal " tonearm must has to at least have a reference against we are compari... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus Dear @lewm : It's not exactly that I'm monitoring your posts, in reality you as me are really active in multiple/different issue threads that by coincidence are important for both of us. I always try to read carefully what you posted before give ... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus Dear @cleeds : I think that any kind of option we take trying to make that kind of critical set up at the end always will be non-accurated due to the waves/irregularities in all the LP surface where VTA and VTF are in constant change and we can't ... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @ihcho : The DP 80 is a good vintage TT that even in its Denon plyth needs damping even at the arm board where it's seated in the plynth and with its footers.You need to a better clamp and different mat than the stock one.As you said when yo... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. Dear friends : Due to its not justified high price this could be part of the " silliest..... " because the seller took advantage of the very poor knowledge levels some audiophiles have.Of course that an owner that already spend that kind of money ... | |
| Review of the SMARTractor and SMARTstylus Dear @lewm : "" MC, If you make an error locating the pivot point while setting P2S distance, it is quite possible to end up with only one null point on the playing surface of a typical LP, or none at all. Plus it could exacerbate tracking an... | |
| BEST HARMLESS/SIGNATURELESS SPEAKERS CAPACITORS. Dear friends : Even that I'm truly satisfied with the very high quality levels that the speakers crossovers caps did it and that I already know for sure no other caps can outperforms it I'm tempted to start a new " adventure " and try a new pas... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @ihcho : Damping is need it. You need a good TT mat and a good TT clamp. You can help your cartridges in the 309 using a good damped headshell: build material is the key here as wood or magnesium or even blended material builded headshells. ... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @bdp24 : Yes, that resonance can't be avoided and some audiophiles think that if it's in side that " ideal " frequency range: 8hz- 12hz everything is fine but the harmonics of that kind of resonances always " color " the whole frequency range... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @bdp24 : "" it addresses the issue of the tonearm/cartridge resonance that is inherent in the LP phono system, REGARDLESS of the specific arm and cartridge. ""That's the great contribution to the analog alternative but historically severa... |