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Compatibility of SME arm and Air Tight cartridge
Dear Sonofjim: +++++ " there are no analogue experts here(or anywhere else) only opinions " ++++I respect your opinion on that cartridge that you like in your system, I did/do not. I heard now five samples in four different systems and that's why ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dave: I run the P-76 even/level like you but on the MF-100 ( and its little brothers: MF-200/300. ) my set up is with positive VTA.maybe the MF-100 has a " greater sense of relaxation " ( just like the AKG-P25MD. ) that the P-76 but IMHO that... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dg/Lh: We all know the importance and the difference that can makes the tonearm/cartridge matching subject ( other than because the " right " resonance frequency, that is important but....).The Dave statement: +++++ " MF-100 is subtler, more ... 
How Does the Soundsmith
Dear Dgad: +++++ " The Colibri is probably the most detailed cartridge I know. It is truly a matter of personal taste. " +++++I concur with you on that Colibri characteristics that almost no LOMC can achieve.In the other side IMHO I think that mor... 
Benz Wood SH vs Clearaudio Maestro Wood Cartridge
Dear Levchappy: I never hear that Benz cartridge but I own two of its LOMC " brothers " that I assume are better performers.I can tell you almost fo sure that no HOMC could achieve the quality performance of your Maestro one, this cartridge can co... 
Compatibility of SME arm and Air Tight cartridge
Dear Aronsss: I hope you do not buy yet the AT PC-1 that IMHO ( an even in the SME. ) is not up " to the task " against other cartridges name it here,not even the Supreme: IMHO these AT cartridges are in the hi-fi side, does not make " music ".Reg... 
Are Bang and Olufsen turntables any good?
Dear Dpaulku: I own the MMC2 and can say that is truly a very top performer but to achieve the best on it you need a phono stage not only " decent " but the best you can get and with facilities to make capacitive and impedance changes, better if t... 
Compatibility of SME arm and Air Tight cartridge
Dear Mitch: Dynavector XV-1 could be a good choice or something else like:http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1257785529&/Ortofon-Jubilee http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgcart&1257556669&/Transfiguration-Tempe... 
Whats the best $1500 tonearm for a Teres
Dear Artemus_5: As Doug point out ( he is an owner ) you don't have any problem with almost any tonearm to mate with your Teres.I'm not a " fanatic " of unipivots but the Moerch is a good design that give you the opportunity to try different cartr... 
Compatibility of SME arm and Air Tight cartridge
Dear Aronsss: I know there are many alternatives on tonearms for that cartridge or for other cartridges. See in what your system is and due that you own the SP-10 IMHO a good choice could be this:http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtnrm&... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Ptmconsulting: Yes, it works at 100K. I can't say about differences against 47K but this Ortofon X5-MC performs very good at that load impedance comparing against my " new " reference/standard on cartridge quality performance: MM/MI.With my M... 
Glanz moving magnet cartridges
Dear Dgob: You have to re-read the Vinylengine paper about.That someone say its " German " could not means is made in germany, in those times almost all cartridges was made in Japan ( OEM too. ). Btw, what difference can make if was made in German... 
Glanz moving magnet cartridges
Dear Storyboy: Reading here: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/glanz/cartridge-data.shtml and seen the cartridge/headshell picture looks like an Astatic and both operate in the same priciple: Movin Flux, so it seems that you are right.Regards and... 
Glanz moving magnet cartridges
Dear Storyboy: Just curios: Where do you read what you posted? or how do you know that Glanz is Astatic?, thank you.regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
MC Load Resistance
Dear Almandog: I own that cartridge an works beautiful at 100 ohms. Btw,, according with the phono stage ( you own ) manufacturer specs that phono stage works well with LOMC cartridges with an output level as low 0.2mv, the DL-S1 has a lower outpu...