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Cartridge Recommendations
Dear Thuchan: I readed the RG review but he does not compare with nothing near a MM/MI alternative.In the other side, I think that you did not heard in the last six months a top MM/MI cartridge in the right overall set-up and this is IMHO what mak... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Mike: This source has this ad on your cartridge, well not the Gold one but the original as mine:http://www.turntableneedles.com/Empire-S4000DII-Needle-238-DEQ_p_981.html and this guy ( Els Zentveldt ) on Netherlands handle that stylus replace... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Thuchan: This cartridge project was on desk by more than two years ago till we have the time to go a head and that time is now.All I can tell you is that will be no LO design. As Dlaloum pointed out IMHO there is no reasons to add additional ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Mike: Due to its aged of all these vintage MM/MI cartridges I really take care not only on the stylus cleaning but even that when the stylus " hit " the record on start playing that settle very gentle on the record. I'm trying to avoid cartri... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dertonarm: +++++ " As for the Lyra cartridge designs (most of which I like): as far as I know, the inherent cartridge design (generating system) is engineered by Yoshinori Mishima - not JC. " +++++I don't know which the source of that informa... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Stltrains: Good that you are here and better that you are enjoying the MM/MI " link loosed " alternative. You are right, the alternative compete succesful with the best LOMC out there.Well, the Gold on your Empire sample I understand came fro... 
Cartridge Recommendations
Dear Thuchan: IMHO the KOndo IO makes it better trhough an active high gain phono stage, I know this cartridge that I runned with the own AN SUT and with out SUT. Obviously that this is only an additional opinion.On the other side affirm that " a ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Fleib: You are absolutely right. There is a cartridge " characteristic " name it: effective moving mass: stylus, cantilever and as you said every moving part. Here Ortofon talk about effective mass on stylus/cantilever:http://www.sydneyhifica... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Well, the first enemy to attain levels of Excellence.R. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Timeltel: Thanks to ask. It is incredible but we are almost on " stop " because the wire-cable supplier that we choose can't ship our order from more than a month and this " last " test is very important not only on the item perfrormance but ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dlaloum: Now I agree. I posted that stylus/cantilever/suspension is a sub-set of the cartridge-set and is useless and very dificult try to separate each part to make evaluations.Yes, we are in the same boat about but I still think in the way ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dlaloum: I have no doubt that that is what your " model " tell you but: that model take in count all and each single factor with influence on the cartrridge final quality performance? how are you sure?on 06-13-11 a very well regarded cartridg... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Or maybe I beeingn a little short and we are the main and first audio enemy ??????Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Other cartridge manufacturer that knows a lot about is J.Grado and in their plastic body cartridges ( like my The Tribute. ) you just can't pull out the stylus assembly you need a special tool to do it. I think that in the wood models is no user a... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Siny123: The stylus is: 0.2x0.7 not 0.8regards and enjoy the music,Raul.