rauliruegas

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What makes a record collection "great"?
Dear Badboss429: I own thousands of LPs and from this point of view i can't say it is a great collection but I own around 300-350 LPs ( the other " thousands " are all full of " dust ". ) that when I hear any one I really enjoy the music.These 300... 
Fidelity Research cartridges
Dear T bone: +++++ " Have you ever used/considered the micromini-voltage Micro Seiki MC carts like the LC-80W, which puts out something like 0.0mV? " +++++Like Jonathan I can't say how good is this cartridge with a today whole analog rig, I heard ... 
Fidelity Research cartridges
Dear T bone: Yes, you are right the FR-7 was introduced in 1978 for 55K Yens, then the FR-7f for 77K Yens and the FR-7f/c for 100K yens and the latest FR-7fz for 80K Yens. With differences on stylus shape and output level.I owned the 7fz and own t... 
Dynaudio C4 speaker equipment matching
Dear Jon47: My friend Alan has the C4 running through the JC1 monoblocks and the quality performance is just great.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
phase correction for records?
Dear Tom: These test records have it:Vanguard StereoLab Test Record ( VSD-100 ), HI-FI Sound Stereo Test Record, OmniDisc by Telarc ( DG-10073/74 ), Stereo Review SRT-14, CBS Laboratories STR-100.I hope this could help you.Regards and enjoy the mu... 
phase correction for records?
Dear Dopogue: Rare that that happen because Guillermo and I were 4-5 hours working on.Maybe that friend's switch was out of work and we have to take in count to the system's differences and room interaction.It is much a coincidence that in two dif... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Travbrow: For what I understand unfortunately the MK2 cartridge is no compatible with the MK4 stylus ( Technics make electrical changes on the cartridges. ), for this one you need the MK3 or MK4 cartridge.This happen to with other cartridges,... 
Our home system: How good it is?
Dear Jimjoyce25: No I don't try it. My rear wall is at 5m from the seating position and belongs to a small parlor that is full of " things " on all walls.Certainly the diffusors work almost everywhere for the better.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
phase correction for records?
Dear JJ: Yes it is possible that some come with different phase/polarity.+++++ " some of my records have a very open sound stage while others seem very compressed. This variance occurs with records of the same production year and condition.... " +... 
Meridian IA30 phono card versus external phono amp
Dear Roger: I read in wrong way your thread and maybe you are looking for a new phono stage.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Our home system: How good it is?
Dear Goldenguy: I just try the Skylines in my left wall ( I don't have right wall where is my system ) instead the Sonex 4" and it works really fine. The changes were importants because instead of the Sonex absorption way the RPG diffusors give me... 
It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl
Dear Paulfolbretch: +++++ " Get a 103 or 103R (with a suitable arm!) if you don't want a high "hourly rate" with your vinyl " +++++with all respect to Denon ( I own those models and other Denon's along. ), the MM alternative of what Halcro are spe... 
Meridian IA30 phono card versus external phono amp
Dear Roger: I wonder the why's on this thread because you own both " sides " of your question.My question: what do you prefer? what do you think is better?, IMHO the one option that you like it is the one to go and it does not matters what any one... 
It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl
Dear Mingles: Here you can read about:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1236947666&openflup&49&4#49 Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
It costs me $100 a week to listen to vinyl
Dear Axel: +++++ " lost some know-how with these babies, and the reviews don't help much either. " +++++Today if you are a reviewer follower IMHO you are lost for say the least. IMHO the good times when an audio item review really help us almost g...