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the perfect tonearm
Dear Mickeyc8: The Lustre GST-801 that Nandric suggest isa very good and versatile one for what you asking:VTA on the fly, easy ( magnetic ) anti-skate device, easy VTF setting ( magnetic too. ), classic looking not a straight tonearm, comes with ... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Dear Dertonarm: I own several cartridges and tonearms ( vintage and today ones. ) not because I'm a collector but because is a learning subject where I need different tonearms and different cartridges too, I use it for enjoy the music and I use it... 
Vintage Denon Direct Drive Turntable
Dear Lew: That Denon looks gorgeous, good job and good listening too.Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Jlin: Good to know it, thank you.Raul. 
Establishing a common analog listening bias
Yes Perrew but there ( RIAA ) I have the control on it through our phonolinepreamp design and in the other side you can have a near " perfect "cartrdge/tonearm/record set-up and enjoy more time the music that every 30-60 seconds stand up and fine ... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Lew: You are right but was my fault not to explain it in a more precise way, let me do it this time:a cartridge designer always ( I hope ) makes a voicing to the cartridge looking to meet what are the designer targets.The original B&O car... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Dear Daniel: +++++ " by the way Raul.... how about Syntax's question some posts back whether you can give some input on modern tonearms.... " do you think that we start our self tonearm design because we are satisfied with the vintage and today to... 
Establishing a common analog listening bias
Daniel:It does not sense to drive a Ferrari in a " road "/record where you have to stop every 30-60 seconds because the " road " have tiny imperfections where the " Ferrari can't go on ", it seems to me that is better ( for the day by day music en... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Btw, I forgot to tell you that in our ( till today ) two audio design teams we believe that one " route " to follow to improve " things " or to achieve the targets can do it through join/put togeter different target related talents.Guess what?, it... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Dear Dertonarm: Well there is no doubt that you " fight " and promote in ( just from your very first ever Agon post, ) almost any single Agon thread that FR tonearms trying ( at least ) that its price does not go down against your commercial bussi... 
Establishing a common analog listening bias
Dear Dertonarm: I own a " Ferrari " too and I use it when I need it, just for fun you know!The only " one road " around with no return is the worst that can happen to any person that you like it and even enjoy it is ok because is you who have to l... 
Why is the price of new tonearms so high
Dear Dertonarm: Not really, we are two design teams: José and I for some design items and Guillermo and I for other audio devices.Well you are your own marketing/advertiser manager at least with the FR tonearms that is your main target and commerc... 
Establishing a common analog listening bias
Dear Dertonarm: +++++ " When Raul mentioned in another thread that he does not care about this, I knew instantly that all his sonic descriptions are a hollow joke and without any content. " +++++that is not exactly because any one ( " even me. " )... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Goatwuss: The B&O, Reson and Nagaoka but with a little luck you can find the others NOS. There are other MM/MI alternatives but those ones are very good to try .Regards and enjoy the music,Raul. 
Jelco Tone Arms 9 and 12 inch
Dear Jeff: IMHO I think that you don't necessary lose the azymuth adjustment because you can find other headshells with azymuth adjustment.Don't worry that a change in the resonance frequency of the tonearm/cartidge combination occur because the q...