rauliruegas
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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear friends: I forgot: the other headshell I owned with a non-rubber O-ring was the Victor LH-1000 that's a beautiful dark grey ( shiny top plate. ) 18grs ceramic one that comes with a metal O-ring this time rounded O-ring and not flat one like t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Jcarr: SAEC headshells comes with a non-rubber O-ring, instead the SAECs have a thin metal made O-ring that are fited to the headshell through a tiny screw.It works?, well I never readed through the SAEC tonearms manuals I own nothing on the ... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Robob: The 309 has a SME " dedicated/non-standard " removable headshell but that's not the Universal removable headshell like the one SME used in the 3012 and the ones we are named in this thread.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro: Mines are only " first " impressions and things could change over time to listening.Yes, you have to tight the locking collar with " fierce ".Btw, with the 20SS ( the others too but at differnt level. ) the O-ring makes the sound with... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel: Not only glassy but less natural overall presentation but you only be aware when compare it because if not then with out O-ring things " can be fine ".Now, that's what I experienced through: AT 20SS, Micro Acoutics MA-630, Azden P50... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Banquo363: Well not easy to get those very short screws for the Empire, I'm lucky because I have hundred of screws and I found it a pair for it but you can mount the Empire in a non-AT headshell and then you can use a " normal " length screws... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel: What a hell!. From the very first time you mentioned the headshell O-ring I start to testing some cartridges with and with out that rubber O-ring and at least with the ones I did it the veredict is: leave the O-ring in place where b... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dgarretson/Lewm: Do you already have the time to test again the AT 20SS and the Azden one?, thank you in advance for share your experiences.Btw, I'm testing the 20SS ( again ) loaded with 350pf, very promising.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Dertonarm: It is not that much: only one hole distance. For the ADC 25 or 20SS the Technihard headshell is out of question.Right now I'm usin the 13 one with my MS LF-7 and I used a 18 one with the DL-103 LOMC cartridge where in both cases wo... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Nick_sr: +++++ " In regards to the head shell leads issue, I just did away with them completely. " +++++yes the best headshell leads are no headshell leads. Not only you but many other persons out there ( including me ) already taked that alt... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Downunder: +++++ " I have no idea how someone can make decisions on the full merits of a cartridge after using it for 4 or 5 choice cuts or several days. " +++++agree, me either!.+++++ " I have to live with a cartridge for a long period of ti... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear dertonarm: Yes, " every one in a while ...". Well, I think that we agree more than what we " shows ".Audio it is not E=mc2, is almost simple that it is difficult not to agree on the main subjects.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Banquo363: The very first time ( one year ago ) that I tested the Azden I made it mounted in a SAEC ULS-2X ( composite build material. ) in the AT 1503 tonearm with very good results.This time ( you can read about in the MM thread: last posts... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear friends: If you want to change your headshell lead wires these IMHO are very good options:http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Technica-AT6101-AT-6101-4-Piece-Lead-Set-Wires-/140509509888?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b704f900#ht_500wt_922these o... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Dear Halcro: +++++ " If one is interested in accuracy and rigidity, I find the AT headshells ones to be avoided " +++++maybe no other headshell manufacturer as Audio technica has so many different models: different in weight, different in headshel... |