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Audio Technica AT ML-180 Cartridge Advice
Dear @ateal: I think your today tonearm will works fine as a fact you can't say after the re-building which will be the new compliance figure or its VTF range.I was a fan of the 180 but not now. In the other side and with a vintage cartridge when ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @harold-not-the-barrel : Sorry for the delay. The 13D VTF range is 1.5grs-1.8grs.If I remebered I use it at the middle of that VTF range. In theory this makes that coils be centered in better way that at the range extremes.In the other side I... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @downunder : Very good finding. You will makes those comparison tests with the original vs de vdH re-tipped one.I hope everything be ok. with the original replacement but if not you vdh can fine tunning it.Please come back here to share that ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : """ because of the REDUCED amount of musically expressive detail in digital as compared to analog. """where it comes that " musically expressive " characteristic?, certainly it comes in what the recording microphones pick-up.Now, i... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : """  Then it "guesses"  """, well we have to think that it's not the same to work with 16 bits than with 24 or 32 bits that makes that " " guessing " almost not existing and we have to think that today algorihtmics as so advanced ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Today is easy to find out CDP with 24/192 or 32/384 DAC's that can do justice to good digital recordings.Digital is in advance day by day to improve it. DSD and PCm have its own public. Both formats are really good . I'm not a digital technical ex... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
@lewm : I don't have opportunity to listen this recording but it's on what I'm refering to about top digital experiences:http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/115913/Ilya_Itin_Debussy-Preludes_Book_1-DSD_Quad_Rate_112MHz256fs...Regards and enjoy the M... 
A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner?
Dear @13blm: Perfect speed stability is an " elusive " term. A TT can run at 33.332 rpm with perfect stability ( all the time with out minute speed changes. ) and I can be sure that I least me can't detect it from 33.333 rpm.So, as important as is... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : Than's for your wide answer, appreciated.I'm still " reading " it because I think we are not alking of truly different things but more how each one of us " understand " the home and the live MUSIC experiences.It's good that over yo... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @lewm : I read it and with all respect that you know I have for you: it's unimportant, you only need a today decent CD/SACD player. Obviously that when you can listen QUAD dsd it's just fenomenal.I think that the important issue is to make th... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @chakster : I can't  be absolutely sure the 4-ch is a " sample " or not, that's what you think about.Not for stereo?, well all my listening tests were with stereo recordings and the cartridge is just outstanding. Thank's for the picture.Regar... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : """   what does "understanding" have to do with any of this. Is it not about what we hear and what we feel when we listen to recorded music? I know very well what I hear and feel when I hear analog vs digital. """yes, all is about... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @chakster @harold-not-the-barrel : Whom tell you I'm in digital now. That's a misunderstood because I'm listening analog and digital.Btw, I don't have the time yet to test several cartridges ( MM/MC ) I own and that no one " touched " in this... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : """ One cannot have both the live music experience (as you claim to have) and recorded music as the ultimate reference. You assume that a recording is an accurate representation of the original event. """Recorded music never is not... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear @frogman : """ "there are no ’shoulds’ in life". Not every listener wants the same things from recorded sound... """well not only in audio but in other different day by day " scenarios " many times we use " something " not in the rigth way th...