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Good sub $100 cartridge for Thorens TD 160
Dear Rotarius: I assume that you own or heard " face to face " the 95SA against that 120/140LC. This one combination in new condition set you back only 200.00.Do you think that its quality level could justify its price against the 95SA quality lev... 
The greatest MM and MI cartridges ....
Dear Bifwynne: IMHO yes. Mine coming from there but if you want the Virtuoso " glory " don't change the cantilever build material: aluminum.Now, if you already own the Virtuoso and want to hear it again but with some improvement then you have othe... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: Thank's. I don't know when but I will do as sooner I can.Seems to me that you are enjoying LPs as never before, good.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Good sub $100 cartridge for Thorens TD 160
Dear Britishmuzik: If you can stretch a little this one is IMHO a " hell " of cartridge and to beat it you have to spend maybe 2K+:http://www.lpgear.com/product/LPGAT95SA.html Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: I think that now ( because of you. Thank's? ) I have to make my Denon ( similar to Victor. )set up again after 10+ years.This is not an easy task for me because I have not enough space/area for the Denon and its huge size/weight arm b... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dgarretson: Well you are in very good " companion ".regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dgarretson. Thank to you too.Back to cartridges?: where are " seated " right now? any news from your cartridge tests?Regards and enjoy the music,raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: Thank you, I'm aware of it. Anyway and as I posted: I don't " feel " well with shunt/non-constant impedance attenuator configuration.In the Essential design by design the signal pass thorugh only one resistor. I only want to test other ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: Thank's. I'm still with the same 2.2 VTf but now that you touched this factor maybe is time to test additional VTF values.Regards and enjoy the msuic,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: How do you loaded ( impedance/capacitance ) your Virtuoso Black Wood?Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Halcro: I don't want to comment today about those " differences " in each one quality performance level perceived in each one system with different cartridges other than IMHO all those cartridges performs at average quality performance level.... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: Something " weird ", do you know why if we make " click " on " audio reviews " ( Agon main page. ) and then " analog " and then Clearaudio Virtuoso we can read it in this format?:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl?ranlg&131... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib: I understand your point on the tantalum resistors but fact is that I don't one that the resistors " improve nothing " but that only let pass the audio signal almost untouched.In the other side I agree about resistors in speaker crossov... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Ecir38: Looks great and seems to me as very high quality and very good option with the " plus " of more attenuator steps against the Elma type but maybe because has a shunt configuration the impedance could be not only constant but a trouble ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib: Thank you for the link. Things are that I'm using custom stereo Elma attenuators and are the same as Goldpoint that with its SM model seems even better that a custom one even if I choose MK, Vishay or IRC.Dgarretson, yes by Texas compo...