rauliruegas

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Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Well: 13,001.R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: aafor the ADC to test it I found out some other cartidges as Excel tha was and is very well regarded jpanese cartridge mnufacturer for its own label and for many other OEM cartridge names as today Hanna or the very high price Etsuro ... 
Audiocraft AC3300 / 4400 experiences
Dear @edgewear: I owned with ll its options for rm wnds, hedshell, mounting base, counterweigths and the like.That tonearm was designed to be used with the silicon damping oil and a must to do it. It's not optional.https://www.vinylengine.com/libr... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: As I said the 4MD-20X is very good performer with less drama than the great Acutex M320 and this less/lower " drama " makes that its sound been more relaxed that music in a live event but this you can be aware only trhough same time ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @lewm : I already tested my 981HZ and I made something similar as you with the original Stanton cartridge and yes there is an improvement but in direct comparison with the same 981HZ and the Pickering stylus this one defenitive outperforms th... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: This thread is full of discusions and some of them really hot ones. Opinions coming from audiophiles with different experience levels is what makes a good discusion and that’s why I always say: time to learning, each day is a learnin... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
@j2d2: Very good the Maestro and you can look too the Ortofon 2M Black or the Reson Reca or the Audio Note IQ3 or 2.R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @halcro : I own the original A&R, the original Garrot and the SAS replacement.I know you are a real expert on these cartridges and I know this fact not because your latest post but from many years ago.Jico makes very good cantilevr/stylus... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @audpulse :  The LOMC characteristics that made the " differences " are: transient response fast decay time at both frequency extremes. The quality performance at both frequency extremes is better in the LOMC cartridges.No, I'm not saying tha... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @audpulse : Maybe I have it, who knows rigth now.  I still own several cartridges that I never listened the 4MD-20X was an example of that and if @halcro did not posted here maybe I almost never " look at ".Even that this JVC MM cartridge was... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Something a little weird with this JVC cartridge is that its serial number has 8-9 digits !R. 
Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"
Dear friends: Not only here but through other threads ( different or similar subjects. ) were  exposed/spreaded/posted  several lies that per sé is totally dishonest. Lies in favor of what? because here are facts that proved those lies and inexper... 
Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"
As the GST 801 the EPA ones are four point bearing. There is lmost nothing new with pivot tonerms designs but the Thales Statement design that is  true evolution in pivot tonearm designs.R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends:  Here something important listen experiences with my JVC 4MD-20X sample. As you can imagine it's an extraordinary tracker, its abilities are second to none: through my very demanding evaluation/test cartridge proccess its run both fr... 
Tri-Planar Vll "SE Upgrade"
Dear @bdp24 : EPA 100 models by Technics uses 20 of those rubies in its bearing. Terrific tonearms, very high quality performance levels.SME uses ABEC 9 bearings. Brickman are very good too. I think that today there are no true bad tonearm designs.R.