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SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 ?
Dear Atmasphere: +++++ " I think the only rational conclusion is that the two arms are very similar in sound, and that setup likely has more to do with the differences heard than anything else. " +++++I really would like to agree with your stateme... 
Anyone own a Pioneer Exclusive P3 ??
Dear Downunder: If you have the opportunity to buy it my advise is that you do it fast while is available and before I do it ( ja, ja, ja. )Competitive?, absolutely yes.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kenny: I forgot, you can/could try your Shilabe using different headshells ( additional to the Lustre one ) that give you different overall cartridge sound " presentation ".This move IMHO it is worth to try it too along better headshell wires... 
SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 ?
Dear Benson139: It could help to give you some advise if you can tell us which cartridges do you own or with which one do you want to match that tonearm.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kennythekey: I agree, worth a listen. My advise is that you try it in both ways static and dynamic balanced ( its natural design .) and make a choice for the best performance, in the static way to set-up the VTF you do it through the tonearm ... 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kenny: According my Lustre experiences IMHO your Shilabe can/could be very good " candidate "/match to the Lustre tonearm, you can try it: nothing to loose about.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
LP-12 with Hadcock tonearm
Dear Roblanger: Yes, why not? I can't see a trouble.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Anyone contrast Transfiguration with Allaerts?
Dear Ebush: It is always " nice " to see that you are looking for a quality improvement in your sound system reproduction.There is something that worry me about when you say that the Glider is neutral,good balance, grainless and the like. As Larry... 
The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts?
Dear Nandric: I can't understand in a precise way what you mean by cartridge " iron bobins ".Perhaps you are reffering to the cartridge armature where the coils goes on.There are different type ( like you say ) bobins like cross-shaped, v-shaped, ... 
Lustre GST-801 as 2nd Arm for Raven One?
Dear Kennythekey: As Dowunderpoint out I use ( between others ) two Lustre GsT-801.IMHO it could be your " second tonearm " and depending on the cartridge you want to math it it could be your main tonearm too.That Lustre is a very good design/buil... 
Pro's/Con's Of audiophile TT
Dear Drpat: +++++ " Thinking of upgrade to VPI Scout. " +++++IMHO maybe that is not an upgrade, your Kenwood was not the top of the Kenwood line but is a very decent unit and IMHO too the Denon is not either.Btw, I respect the other opinions about... 
Well Tempered Reference Arm
Dear Mred: Maybe it is a good idea to contact directly to:http://stanalog.stores.yahoo.net/info.html Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Well Tempered Reference Arm
Dear Mred: With the Donaudio effective length you only have to deduct/subtract the overhang value to know the spindle/pivot distance, at least that's the way with almost any pivot tonearm.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Denon DL 103R vs. AT OC9 - MLII
Dear Rob: That kind of remarks ( the one from M. Fremer ) about the MM " soft " top end is ( I never hear your unit ) IMHO a load impedance subject ( like MC ones that needs the right load impedance to show its best performance. IMHO any pro-revie... 
Raven vs. Verdier La Platine
Dear Uru975: At this TT quality performance level IMHO I think that it couldbe a little more important which tonearm/cartridge combination could go with those TTs.Both TT are first rate and maybe you could ask your self which one has a best after ...