rauliruegas

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Please recommend used tonearm under $1K
Dear Stanwal: That you even prefer that FR64 " crap " of tonearm put things in real perspective.Anyway, to each one his own. Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth?
Dear Thuchan: Good you are satisfied. Remember what I posted here about the Continuum arm?, nice to read that I was not totally wrong about.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: It seems to me that Grado makes The Tribute expresely for Amber, like a current model.About the XTZ ( top of the line ) and the next down step in the Z line the TLZ maybe you are right about how near is its performance each to other.If ... 
Micro acoustics 2002e Cartirdge and upgrade bug
Dear Dorkwad: Btw, I have not heard in deep the CMMM III but only by brief " moments " but I trust in your opinion about.regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
I forgot to mention that this Grado is the close/nearest quality performance cartridge to the Grado Amber The Tribute that is a Grado current model and that cost 2.8K dollars! and a top quality performer.That vintage Grado is very hard to find.Reg... 
Dynavector 20 Xl , Benz Micro Ace SL or Denon
Dear Kypride: IMHO very good move on your TT change.About cartridges my advise is that you go either with LOMC one or to MM/MI one not a HOMC where the people/retailers tell us that we have the best of both worlds, very far from there.Regards and ... 
Micro acoustics 2002e Cartirdge and upgrade bug
Dear Aliu2: A cartridge decision means which budget we have. Top LOMC ones are pricey.I concur with Dorkwad especially on the Grace F9E and the Clearaudio Virtuoso.You can take additional cartridge links here on what I posted in other thread:http:... 
Best Cartridge under $1000.00 for Rega 700
Dear Birdmanpa: IMHO you can add to all those other opinions these very good quality performers:http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1277130372&/Grado-XTZ http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1277055751&/Nagoa... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: +++++ " http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1277130372&/Grado-XTZ " +++++Recomemded!!!Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Soundsmith's turnaround time?
Dear No_regrets: +++++ " I wonder how this all would change if the cantiliever was changed from boron to ruby, and the stylus from eliptical to line contact? " +++++well I can't say for sure IMHO no one can say it. What IMHO is for sure is that yo... 
Micro acoustics 2002e Cartirdge and upgrade bug
Dear Aliu: IMHO that Micro Acoustic ( I own it ) has very good quality performance.Do you already try it with your today audio system?. There are several cartridges vintage/today MM/MI and LOMC that have great quality performance too, some that ev... 
Please recommend used tonearm under $1K
Dear Stanwal: +++++ " Whenever anyone says anything you disagree with you attack them personally " +++++No, the point is that seems to me that you try to diminish what not only is very good tonearm design ( even by today standards. ) but one that ... 
Soundsmith's turnaround time?
Dear No_regrets: That depend of what you want. Do you like the MO.9 stock signature sound?, if yes then ask Soundsmith for a re-tipping the nearest to original cartridge status.A change in cantilever build material and/or stylus shape means a diff... 
Please recommend used tonearm under $1K
Dear Stanwal: +++++ " protracted debate over questions that involve opinion and taste " +++++come on, don't you read some of the Lustre characteristics? do you know how name it?: D E S I G N .If you don't have on hand the Lustre you can't speak ab... 
Please recommend used tonearm under $1K
Dear Stanwal: +++++ " and I believe more likely to fit a wide range of cartridges. " +++++do you mean against the Lustre? if yes: could you explain about? because the Lustre is a removable headshell design where you can change the effective mass. ...