rauliruegas
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| 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... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @mijostyn : The worst deaf-man is the one that does not wants hear in the same way that the worst blind-man is the one that does not wants see.Know you or not and rigth from your first post in the thread you did not posted any evidence, fact,... | |
| TONEARM DAMPING : DAMPED OR NOT ? ? USELESS ? ? WELCOMED ? ? Dear @dover : " Tonearm damping is a bandaid for poorly designed arms or turntables and/or mismatched arm/cartridge. "A bandaid?, well all after market devices as: protractors, mats, tip toes, still points, clamps, treatment, amp damping, TT ... | |
| Copper, silver, or gold MC cartridge coils? The explanation about the Sony came from a site that reviewed item not from JC.R. | |
| Copper, silver, or gold MC cartridge coils? Dear friends : In the long MM thread J.Carr touted a lot the Sony LOMC cartridges and especially the 55/88 top of the line and he did it because not the coils wire type but because its unique coils wiring shape:"" The Figure 8 coil was meant to ... | |
| Copper, silver, or gold MC cartridge coils? Dear @mijostyn : I think that the more expensive high output ( MM/MI ) cartridges are the ones coming from SoundSmith and PL never says he is using silver or gold wire in the coils but cooper.No singler vintage HO MM/MI use silver wire in its coil... | |
| Copper, silver, or gold MC cartridge coils? Dear @edgewear : Yes you are rigth because Lyra asked for the Parnassus sample to build the Olympos and yes too with the Koetsu that does not needs a donor cartridge.Yes, different application sonic benefits.R. | |
| Copper, silver, or gold MC cartridge coils? Dear @edgewear : You are rigth the Colibri samples sound a little different in between.I owned wood/plastic body models and cooper/Gold ones I never had the opportunity to listen the platinum one.My preference with the Colibri go to the low outpu... |