rauliruegas

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Need recommendations for a stereo EQ
Dear @cabkab  :  There are different type of eq. as graphic or band ones  and a blend of it and you need to read information about to look what you need and from different manufacturers which kind of parts devices they use to make the job. Here i... 
Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge
Dear @pooch2  : Well, Nagaoka MP500 is even better than the Hana and if you really want to try an MC you must have to go for the Lyra Delos.   Btw, the Nagaoka is not a MI as lewm said it's a moving permalloy patented design.   Regards and enj... 
Graham Phantom Elite vs. AS Aquilar
@mijostyn  : 1980? so what?  " antiquated "?   What is " antiquated " is your tube amps technology, only saying nothing against it.   R.  
Graham Phantom Elite vs. AS Aquilar
@mijostyn  : I posted: " Theory is just that theory and is good   " and I'm not against theory but things are what they are.   "  a few design issues that make it antiquated. "  so what? if what you mount on it performs just fabolous, you need t... 
Graham Phantom Elite vs. AS Aquilar
Dear @mijostyn  :  With wich cartridges did you already tested the EPA 100 and compared against wich tonearms? Theory is just that theory and is good but it's not all down there. As the EPA 100 other vintage tonearms as the MAX 237 or the GST 801... 
mint best tractor gone?
Dear @mijostyn ​@wrm57  : There is no perfect tonearms. All develops its own colorations that are independent of the tracking error and then those self tonearm colorations comes mixed with the self cartridge colorations and it's these mixed colora... 
Graham Phantom Elite vs. AS Aquilar
Dear @wrm57  :  What certainly will improves the EPA 100 quality performance is a internal wiring change and other that your own observation/listen to it the only way to be sure is in good condition is to send not for modification other that the i... 
mint best tractor gone?
Dear @wrm57 : " Lofgren B was (and is, since I am listening to it now) obviously better. Good enough? It is for me. " Measured differences " numbers " between A and B and maintaining the same efective lenght are really minimal . To mantain both... 
mint best tractor gone?
Dear @mijostyn  : Mint was using what you ask for: Löfgren A or B and if the customer ask nothing then MINT  protractor came with Löfgren A.   R.  
Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge
There you can look from where came the flat frequency. Your loading measures you did it just does not gives you flat frequency as you already posted.   As I posted, that's what you like and it's fine with me. Why that " big deal ".   R.  
Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge
@kevemaher  : Grace load values for the F9 produce a flat FR ( quadraphonic or not. ).   " The very small decrease in low freq response below 100Hz does not, to my mind and ears, drive my system beyond neutral. " The key words in your statement... 
Best Full-Function Preamplifier
Hi: this is 3160 information and the 3180 is even better not for a very wide margin because at this top quality level is not an easy task to outperforms audio units but we think we did it and I'm ejoying:   https://www.canva.com/design/DAFqOWFzX... 
Best Full-Function Preamplifier
Dear @dodgealum  and analog friends: I think that this thread is really more important that what we could think and this is my " understanding " about:   Why? because we invest money and a lot of time to fine tunning each one of us analog rig: T... 
Curious Why Benz Micro Slid Into Obscurity
Dear @sbank  : Hi.  Please read  the @chowkwan post and look why he posted that. Interesting for say the least.   R.  
Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge
@kevemaher  : Btw, Grace 9 series motor cartridge was designed to run at 100k not 47k to play the CD-4 recordings of those times. Other cartridges runs at the same load impedance for the same issue like Empire.   R.