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Micro Seiki, or TW AC-1
Dear Thuchan: +++++ " . So why going for a new design rather than the masters of performance (MS ). " +++++Masters of performance?, IMHO MS on TT does not deserve that title. I know you like the MS heavy colorations but that does not means is a to... 
Micro Seiki, or TW AC-1
Dear Maril555: +++++ " The reason, I want to make a change from DD TT to belt drive is just to try a different approach. " +++++IMHO from that approach you can choose any decent BD alternatives out there and you will hear a different performance, ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib. You are right about the Virtuoso. One of my samples has Gyger2 stylus and is outstanding over the other Virtuoso(s) I own and owned.Btw, Dover I think could be a good idea that you try an Axel's Virtuoso wood in your system with Gyger2... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: The subject about low-midbass/low-bass frequency range goes deeper that what you posted and obviously that what I posted too.My explanation was not complete or precise about, let me try to add something that could help on that subject... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro/Lewm/all: I think that today we are aware that in our home systems we can't mimic that visceral/dynamics of the live music. Now, the loudspeakers in its best " encarnation/perfect " what can do is to mimic the audio system signal with ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: I did it more that once. Remember that man with his horn that I meet at the street?, well that they he played for me at my place.Yes, we have ( a must to ) these kind of first hand experiences to know the TRUE, to be aware of it.Regards... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: +++++ " If I were Raul....I could make some inflammatory statement to the effect that HIS system is simply deficient if it can't produce sounds able to approximate the sound of 'Live'?Mine certainly can. " +++++ " And if you haven't g... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: For years and through several posts I writed that many times a home system experience could and can be more " atractive " than the live event and the main factor for this is because the microphones are " seated " at 2-3 m. from the so... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear pryso; There is no doubt, you and your buddie's wife are right: no audio system will perform " like that "..Time ago in some other threads some people ( not one. ) posted that some times and ude to the very high quality performance of very ex... 
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Dear Frogman: +++++ " in a room with an open window, one block away, can be instantly recognized as live and not a recording? " +++++that's absolutely true. Months ago in other thread we were discussing precisely what means live music and how we p... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: ++++ " For me , vinyl mimics " live " better than digital can mimic " live "........ However, hi-rez digital piqued my curiosity and I intented to investigate " +++++IMHO first step could be to be more precise than only say: " live ". W... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: Any one of you was the lucky one that winned the ebay auction for the top of the line Astatic MF-100 gem? whom was?Regards and enjoy the music,R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dean_man: Thank's to share with us that Thorens TP50/TP13A headshell with VTA capacity, certainly I was unaware of it. Thank's again.I always posted: every single day is a learning day!!!!Regards and enjoy the music,R. 
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Yes Lewm, from that point of view every headshell or tonearm is a copy-cat but here we are talking of a unique VTA mechanism " invented " by Dual ( I think there is a difference, don't you think? ). I don't know if exist that mechanism in a headsh... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Thuchan: Please read the whole link on that Dual headshell that comes with the VTA mechanism ( now you can see that the novelty came from Dual. ).This dial at the top of this vintage Dual headshell is the one that permit to change the VTA:htt...