rauliruegas

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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... 
33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ????
Dear friends: I have some bad samples, one of them Cafe Blue ( Patricia Barber ) another one Black Orpheus.Many of the first 30 LP 45 versions Analog Productions ( Acoustic Sounds ) are really bad. I suscribe to the Acousticsounds promotion to hav... 
33 1/2 compared to 45 rpm ????
Dear Roger: This is a critical subject ( posted by Rushton ) on what you ask:+++++ " The 45 rpm disc, all else being equal, moves " ++++If you ask because you want to buy 45 versions of " today " good 33 ones please do it with care: many ( I can s... 
Which external cross-over x-over to consider?
Dear Pedrillo: I agree with Gregm about bass performance through balanced or unbalanced way.IMHO I think that if you " insist " on the balanced connection it can/could be better to change the sub, Velodyne is a good alternative and comes with bala... 
Which external cross-over x-over to consider?
Dear Pedrillo: IMHO I think that you already owned through your ML sub and I think too that its high pass filter is really good.Why do you think you need an additional external crossover?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Clio09: Yes, it is the MMC2 ( there is only one model with that number ) and IMHO it is a great quality sound reproduction performer, lucky you are !.You need an universal adaptor to mount in a different tonearm that B&O, you can find tha... 
On good sounding inductors
Dear Gallant Diva: I agree with Johnk: the silver Goertz.I try it the cooper ones too, the Mundorfs and many others but the Silver from Goertz are IMHO the most neutral/natural ones, no I never heard the NorthCreek so I can't say nothing about.Reg... 
Harshness in tweeters: the price of transparency?
Dear Ktstrain: IMHO I think that there are ( at least ) two important subjects on what you are hearing like a " trouble " in the high frequencies: first is the use of a step-up transformer that always makes a heavy degradation to the audio signal ... 
Hansen Emperor or MBL 101E or Avalon Isis
Dear Emigene: Like almost all the people posted: " you can't go wrong with either ".Now, if I was you and if I have that kind of money for an audio system speaker's quality performance improvement first I ask what do not like me about my current a... 
Monitors + sub or Floor standers?
Dear Tboooe: Very good choice ( monitor plus subs that btw is very good choice in large rooms too. ).You could " think " on the own Usher monitors, are really good. The sub's choice is also very important subject and IMHO Velodyne could be a good ...