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Transfiguration Orpheus, what step-up Dear Jesper: I like the Transfiguration cartridges, I owned the Spirit/Temper/temper V-W and heard many times the Orpheus ( but not the Phoenix ).Its quality performance change depending on the tonearm you match with it and other than the time for... | |
Thoughts on Phantom vs Copperhead? Dear Sirspeedy: Could you ask your friend what or why is he dis-satisfied with the Phantom? what is he looking for ?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
Need advice on using subwoofer with Aerial 10T's Dear Apollo66: I really like your 10T's and I admire to Mike Kelly ( btw, he was the designer of my ADS ones ) for its very good speakers designs.Looking to the 10T crossover frequencies we can see that the woofers croosover at 360hz and from arou... | |
Thanks to Raul. Dear friends: Thank you for your kindness words all of you.I can say the same for you.As a fact all the people that participate on this forum give to all us very good feedback in too many different topics and at different knowledge levels.My way o... | |
Fidelity Research FR66 Dear S4s4s4: The FX is a medium mass design ( not a heavy mass design like the SS ) that could help to match with almost every cartridge.It is not easy to find it ( the SS version was more popular one. ) and in good shape/operation condition IMHO ... | |
SOTA vacuum or no? Dear Downunder: +++++ " That said, there is a certain amount of life,flow or air that not using the outer ring gives to the music. Not sure if that "air" is also missing when you use a vacuum hold?? " +++++That was one of my first impresions when ... | |
Ortofon tonearms ,Static and Dynamic - Difference? Dear Downunder: Sonically?, maybe none because both have the same design and internal wiring.Normally in other Dynamic balance tonearm designs ( other than Micro Seiki ) the quality performance on those tonearms is a little better playing it in st... | |
Anyone tried/owns Origin Live Enterprise tonearm? Dear Ian: +++++ " easily leaving Shroeder, DaVinci, Graham and Dynavector WAY BEHIND... BOTH IN SOUND ... " +++++I assume for this kind of statement that you test/try all those tonearms against the Enterprise ( IMHO is in that way the only " road ... | |
Anyone tried/owns Origin Live Enterprise tonearm? Dear Osgorth: IMHO it is very good decision trying to change your tonearm for that cartridge that it is not an easy one: 16grs. on weight with 15cu on compliance and 2.8grs on VTF, maybe not the best match for a long unipivot like your Unify.I nev... | |
SOTA vacuum or no? Dear Rockinrobin: My advise is that you try to find the AT 666 vacuum mat from Audio Technica ( second hand for around 300.00 ) and improve your VPI to Superscoutmaster.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
14 Turntable review shootout Dear Downunder: That same link was posted on this thread Vintage Turntables. ) last month:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1211427769&openflup&35&4#35Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
Best table/arm/cartridge for $12K/ Dartzeel Preamp Dear Underdog: I know that you already made your choice about, a nice one but IMHO not the best from what you ask in the thread tittle: yes every one has a " best " one option.Anyway, check this link:http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl... | |
Turntable, where is my bass??? Dear Karel: Other than IC and tonearm damping fluid level I think that could be worth to re-install ( like a new cartridge ) your cartridge just from the begin: clean the cartridge connectors pins, be sure that the tonearm to cartridge connectors ... | |
Ortofon M-2000 MKiI Dear Mariusz: Here are two very good retipping sources:http://www.decibelhifi.com.au/category28_1.htm and www.sound-smith.comAbout your phono stage it seems to me that could help you. Anyway you will have the T-2000 if you think you need it.Regard... | |
Ortofon M-2000 MKiI Dear Mariusz: This one is a modified ( for higher output ) MC 2000 that I own and that till today is a reference performance cartridge ( specially in the high frequency range ) if you have the right Phonolinepreamp because its very very low output... |