rauliruegas

Responses from rauliruegas

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. ... 
Soundsmith's turnaround time?
Dear Dan_end: +++++ " But then there is that added shipping cost, " +++++I ask VdH ship my cartridges by registered air mail service and this shipping service cost to México ( higher than USA ) around 23.00.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Lyra Olympos vs Parnassus naked original version
Dear Pentatonia: IMHO if you have the money that Lyra ask for then go for the Olympos, it is a great cartridge and better than the original stock Parnassus. That both cartridges have the Lyra signature sound IMHO does not means are similar but dif... 
Please recommend used tonearm under $1K
Dear Applebook: This one has very good performance and could be your last tonearm:http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&1275516349&/Lustre-GST-801-Tonearm Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Rega 700 rewire
Nandric?Raul. 
Soundsmith's turnaround time?
Dear Dan_end: +++++ " However, if there is another cartridge repair service of excellent quality available it would be good to know. " +++++I already try with two different cartridge repair sources, Soundsmith and VdH.Soundsmith fixed two of my ca... 
Our home system: How good it is?
Dear friends: Here ( in this same thread ) I posted something that IMHO is an important audio link where many of us don't take care yet or don't give its real importance:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1219677256&openflup&... 
Fix of Shure V15 type Vmr
Dear Whyland: Thorman is spot on, the way to go is through Jico SAS:http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=e007496&Category_Code=JICO Regards and enjoy the music,Raul.