rauliruegas

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Time to move on from my old SOTA ?
Dear Larseand: I concur with Stanwal about the SOTA ( keep it, like others agree too. ) and on the GST-801 tonearm: very good too ( keep it. ).I don't know where Stanwal read Grace for a cartridge but anyway you can make it better in that analog r... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: I think that that Grado suspension needs a " refresh ", 20 years are 20 years!The Grado Amber is a top cartridge and due that does not needs additional gain like the Grado Statement maybe is even better than this one.Here you can buy it... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Jlin: Yes you are right and yes definetely there is no advantage on that kind of cartridge mounting designs.Regards and enjoy the music,raul. 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Dear Gersimon: I'm sorry but ARC never been my kind of reference standard and I know very well that series you mentioned.In the other side that Louis recording is superb no doubt about.regards and enjoy the music,raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: As Dave states the VTF for that Grado is 1.5grs. These are other cartridge specs:channel separation at 1K: 35db and at 10K: 20db, output level: 2.2mv, stylus radius: 0.15x0.9.They say is a Flux bridge design.Now, I own the Grado Amber T... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dean_man: Not really surprises but a new way of thinking on the integrated-headshell-cartridges.I was ready to buy an ADC one but I stop to think if there is a real advantage on this kind of cartridge mounting design and I can't find any that... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: Good to read your really first experience with the " new " cartridge alternative, welcome aboard!This is a good notice for you and IMHO the very good news is that the best wil/is coming when you test and enjoy the other cartridges in yo... 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Dear Tpsonic: The " lamb " attitude is a common one all over the high end audio industry.We receive new cartridges with a little bent cantilevers or a stylus tiny out of center in cantilever place, amplifiers with different gain/output impedance a... 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Dear Matt: Maybe the differences in our each one opinion on the subject is biased for our each one refrence today standards on quality performance.Mine already changed in the last few months thank's to " new " cartridge alternatives. Today my stan... 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Dear Matt: You are right audio is not " simple " and I don't mean in that plain sense but: imagine that you pay 2.8K ( big money ) for an audio item where no one knows that to perform good you have to add those ebony " devices " , I'm sorry but th... 
Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar
Dear Gersimon: The cartrridge was not mine but of a friend and with more than 100 hours on it. I test it in two different tonearms with different headshells. It performs better in some than in others but the whole cartridge performance is ( like I... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear friends: THis is not only a great quality performance cartridge but very hard to find in this NOS condition, good luck.http://cgi.ebay.com/Bang-Olufsen-B-O-MMC1-MMC-1-Cartridge-RARE_W0QQitemZ120482629912QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?h... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lewm: I hope you was lucky to win that auction.Regards and enjoy the msuic,raul. 
B and O Turntables
Dear Danehenas: I forgot, this is the link: http://www.garage-a-records.com/products.php?cat=126&pg=2 Regards and enjoy the music,raul. 
B and O Turntables
Dear Danehenas: This is the B&O adaptor specific for the MMC1 for you can mount in any tonearm including your SME III.Btw, the MMC1 was the B&O latest top of the line and even for today standards the quality performance of this cartridge i...