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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear friends: Time for a very especial and hard to find in NOS Grace cartridge:http://cgi.ebay.com/GRACE-F-9E-ll-cartridge-/290469962395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a15be29b#ht_500wt_1154Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dgob: Which ADC you own? the Point 4 or the Point four E that comes with an elipthical stylus instead spheric.Btw, Adelcom seems to me have on sale both original stylus for the Point 4.THis ADC cartridge is really old: 1963! ( I think )Regard... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Timeltel: +++++ " a tonearm not suited to the cartridge (by reason of mass or bearing friction) will cause the cantilever to move outside of its optimal position. This results in the cartridge percieving a false signal generated by inertial/m... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Lewm: In those times IMHO more than " brag " about was at least to things: first a " fierce " competence in the cartridge and tonearm market and second maybe those designers not only take care about but thinks that the tonearm bearing frictio... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro: Yes, I was aware of the Garrot. I think all those MM/MI cartridges you own are really great.Btw, I'm sure that all of us right now are already waiting for your Empire's reviews!!regards and enjoy the msuic,Raul. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Wayne: Tonearm bearing friction is important factor/target in any tonearm design and IMHO has main influence during playback in either cartridge compliance.I posted several times that whatever cartridge we have ( regarding compliance ) we can... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Lewm: Like you almost all audiophiles are totally unaware of the bearing friction " figure " in their tonearms and this fact is mainly because the tonearm manufacturers almost no one disclose that information.In the other side we audiophiles ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Downunder: Thak's for your kindness.Maybe you already know, my thoughts on that subject comes because other persons that I know they own ( by personal recommendation. ) vintage MM/MI cartridges does not list in their virtual systems. I'm talk... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Jtgofish: The 600LAC is a good Empire cartridge ( like almost all Empire's. ).I never heard the LPgear stylus replacement and I think there is no SAS replacement for the 600LAC.If you are going to buy a stylus replacement maybe is better to g... | |
| STP distance. Is it critical ? Dear Nandric: ++++ " But we allare trying to get the stylus on those null points. But ifwe use,say,SME V with holes and ...." +++++I can't understand what you exactly men with the V.SME V was designed with Baerwald geometry, its null point are rig... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Lewm: I'm refering on both vertical/horizontal-lateral. Both are important for groove tracking.These are the 507 specs: SpecificationsType Bi-Axis inertia controlled Dynamic and Eddy Current Damping Dynamic Balance type tone armOverall length... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear friends: More fine options.This is very hard to find:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ADC-Astrion-cartridge-/130424597252?pt=Turntable_Parts_Accessories#ht_500wt_1154 anoter AKGs:http://cgi.ebay.de/Phono-Cartridge-Tonabnehmer-AKG-P8ES-vd-Hul-II-/2305161... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Waynefia: I think and I already posted that one critical factor/subject on tonearm choice for MM/MI cartridges is to look for a low pivot bearing friction more than low effective mass ( 08-18-10 post in this same page, just below Lewm and Bir... | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Dcarol: Sorry, I see/read that you already has the A-90 and like you better than the XV-1s, good.raul. | |
| Changing from an XV1-S Dear Downunder: IMHO I think that other than Thom_mackris XV-1t subject your opinion on the XV-1 against the A-90 could be different if you hear today in your system the XV1-s against the A-90, today things are better in the 1s over the XV-1 ( tha... |