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Another phono cartridge question
Dear Boofer: Other than Ortofon you can look for Clearaudio, Goldring, Roksan, Audio Technica, etc, etc.All those manufacturers have very good cartridges.The best one? depends on many issues as: how good is your audio system? how good was/is the c... 
Koetsu RoseWood Standard upgrade?
Dear Bobsdevices: +++++ " An active stage has to do a lot to the signal and you are actually introducing a lot to the signal path with an active stage. " +++++this depends of the designer knowledge level and skills. Btw, my phonolinepreamp is a cu... 
Koetsu RoseWood Standard upgrade?
Dear Dnath: Well, customs options in a SUT is a very old " game " that came almost first from the begin. Examples:whe Audio technica launched its top of the line LOMC cartridge MC 1000 it appeared along its dedicated AT1000T SUT, Ortofon VLOMC MC2... 
Long cables from turntable or phono stage
Dear Ninox: IMHO always that's posible we want to connect the cartridge signal coming from the tonearm/TT as shortest is posible to the phono/preamp stages.The cartridge signal is extremely delicate and sensitive due to its very low output and as ... 
Koetsu RoseWood Standard upgrade?
Dear Bobsdevices: To many but I can list some of them. I own/owned of heard it in my system or systems I know very well.Now before listing: an active stage is not a guarentee that beats a SUT, it's the active device design and design execution wha... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Stltrains: Technics vintage tonearms are hard to beat, the Lustre GST-801 is a contender for an a challenge for any tonearm.Good that you own the 250, not easy to find out.regards and enjoy the music,R. 
Koetsu RoseWood Standard upgrade?
Dear Bogeybuster49: Yes, the Rosewood Signature Platinum is way better and with lower output too. I don't see any real trouble with the Rosewood in the VPI tonearm, I respect other opinions on SUTs but for me an active high gain phonolinepreamp is... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Jbthree: Thank you, the SAS 1 is the one I own.Regards and enjoy the music,R. 
Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience?
Dear Lucy25: I owned the MC2 Gold ( btw, the M.Fremer Allaerts MC2 sample in his review was my cartridge that I borrowed to him because Allaerts never had on hand a sample for review. ) and own the Formula 1.I ow, owned or heard in my system all t... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Maxson: Thank's for your post because I own the JICO but I was unaware that exist three versions. I will see it to know about and wait for the Jbthree answer to you.Regards and enjoy the music,R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: I'm following testing MM/MILOMC cartridges in my new set up ( as Fleib named, he is right it's a new set up. ) and till now all the cartridges quality performance improved a not for a short margin. Trhough this set up tests the MM/MI... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Harold-not-the-barrel: I really appreciate your wide Shure top cartridges explanation.Certainly you are " married " with the ULTRA 500 and I think for good reasons. I will try to test the 500.Now, the ML HE140 was a cartridge that never had t... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib: I would like to follow your advise but I don't decide it yet.Now, after check the 155LC and 160 ML then I just tested the 20SS and I was not surprised what I heard against the 440LC against the 155/160 and that is that the 20SS perform... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Jbthree: I own the P77/stock/and Jico one but unfortunatelly I do not yet given the opportunity to shows me its " top " quality performance.I'm to busy but I know I have to do it, we will see.Regards adne enjoy the music,R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib: +++++ " If you could transplant the ATN160ML into a round plug, you might improve the PC440... " +++++thank's, the advise probably helps the 440LC to change to a 550ML status and this could be ? an improvements.Normally I don't like th...