rauliruegas

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FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS
Dear @edgewear : "  you get none of the alignment or set up problems "Really, please let us where are the foundations for your " common sense " statement?How can you change the azymuth cartridge set up that always you need to make changes on it, ... 
FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS
Dear @lohanimal  : "   commended it's unique design. "Yes, unique design means cartridge motor/inside the cartridge but  he told the same for the Sony XL88 internal motor design and these has nothing to do with " stupiod " monolitic cartridge hea... 
FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS
Dear @lohanimal  : "   I hope to get an FR7 cartridge... "IMHO the qworst decision you can take speaking on cartridges because all the disadvantages that has cartridges with integrated headshells and especially the vintage ones you name it:first ... 
FR66S vs Ikeda IT-407 vs FR66FX
Dear @kanchi647 : I can't know why with so many today tonearms designs you are looking for the WORST vintage tonearms ever and I mean it.Today: Triplanar, Durand latest gimball design, SME, Kuzma 4point, Reed, Schroeder, Thales, VPI gimball design... 
Tonearm mount to the plinth vs arm board vs rotating arm board vs isolated tower
Dear @kanchi647 : 1+  with millercarbon advise.Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,R. 
FIDELITY RESEARCH STEP-UP TRANSFORMERS
Dear @lohanimal : Ste up transformers are not " rocket science " and does not changed in the last 40+ years. What changed was if are silver coiled or cooper or what ever but the functions stays the same.I owned FR, AT, Denon, Entré and several oth... 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
Dear @scar972  : ""  I'm more satisfied with my vinyl setup now than ever before and it performs at a high level. ""Good, but that does not means that that same analog rig can performs way better that what you have rigth now and I'm not talking b... 
To guard stylus or not?
Dear @cakids :  +1: :The stylus guard could be only if you have kids that like to " play " down there or pets.Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,R. 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
Dear @scar972  : I think that you can make some changes in your analog rig to improve the quality level of your analog experiences with.As I posted that ZYX could be better served by a solid/gimball bearing tonearm as: Kuzma 4 point, Durand gimbal... 
Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound?
Dear @scar972  : First, even that I own 6k+ LP's I'm not looking for the ultimaTE ANALOG ALTERNATIVE.I'm looking for the ultimate MUSIC enjoyment. My system is a good system with very high resolution and with every kind of distortions at minimum.I... 
Help to pick belt driven turntable around $1500
Dear @adrobitko : Your requirements are " bizarre " for say the least:belt drive for 1.5k price ? ? ! !  there is no single BD TT  even at 4K that can outperforms the today Technics  DD: https://www.technics.com/us/products/premium-class/direct-d... 
Add cartridge to current lineup
Dear @dawkimi :  Great 20.7 speakers and a lovely SA-1 that were my dream amplifiers in those times but I never had the kind of money to buy it.Look. as you I'm a MUSIC lover and even that I own 6k+ LPs today the digital alternative is superior on... 
Rega tonearms using plastic bearings
Dear @dronepunk : It depends the quality and kind of plastic you can use either for TT bearing or for tonearm pivot bearings. In both cases it needs extreme tigth tolerances and accuracy levels.Not many years ago ceramic was used for tonearm beari... 
Recommendations for a tonearm upgrade on a VPI Classic 4 turntable
Dear @qchorn : Problem with the one you own is that’s a unipivot design an all unipivots are unstable to really permit any cartridge to shows it at its best, even the 2 point after market VPI up-grade has not the true stability need it and that an... 
12" Tonearm What Have You Heard & Recommend?
Dear @kanchi647 : I owned both tonearms models and the 407 is a little better but none is really a good tonearm that in true can honor MUSIc because does not permits to almost any cartridge that it can shows at its best.If you want something diffe...