rauliruegas

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An Audiophile Goal
Dear Bob: Please read carefully this statements from your calibration link:" The audio industry doesn't have any standard for listening level. "" If all CDs were mastered in such a way " " We know CDs aren't made like this. There is NO audio stand... 
Tracking Force
Dear Slick: You could have ( too ) a mis-match between the Pioneer tonearm and the Grado cartridge or maybe the tonearm ( alone ) is not working properly, these could be another posibilities to examine.regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
Tracking Force
Dear Slikric300: The cartridge manufacturer VTF advise range is where that cartridge perform at its best ( was designed for that ), out of those VTF limits degrade its performance: if it is lower than the low VTF limit the cartridge could skip on ... 
Suspended vs. non suspended turntable
Dear Keith: I think that some way or other you already have different answers to your questions so maybe I will add " more of the same ", but I will do it anyway:one of the best suspended TT example is the SME 30 I try it and it is very well isola... 
An Audiophile Goal
Dear Bob: I agree with your two: " do you agree? ", but that happen at almost any SPL!!!I posted about the deviations on your phono stage to have a reference that that flat frequency goal ( almost desired one ) is a very complex one, I'm in favor ... 
How often do you folks vacuum clean your albums?
Dear Tom: It seems tome a good idea but remember that micro-dust it will be always present through the inside plastic " box " that hold the record. It is almost impossible to avoid record micro-contamination and I'm not of the idea to clean often ... 
Oye' Rauliruegas
Dear Kitch29: Very good cartridge and very good " move ", I'm sure that you will enjoy its quality sound performance for time to comes. Congratulations!!!!!Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
An Audiophile Goal
Dear friends: One parrameter that is very important for we can set-up the SPL in our systems ( with out ears fatigue )is how much distortion produce the system, higher distortions means lower SPL so less distortions higher SPL.Obviously that there... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Goofytwoshoes: Very nice that Sony tonearm, it is competitive with today tonearms.I buy too NOS my MF-200 ( I think Ebay Canada ), the Astatic cartridges are really great, I own the 100,200 and 300 models. All are very good performers but wha... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Dave: I need time to summarize my findings from each cartridge, a s a fact I don't finish yet I'm still receiving cartridges to test it.Sooner or latter I will do it. Stay tunned.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
How often do you folks vacuum clean your albums?
Dear Rsasso: +++++ " "only once, then just a carbon brush". +++++This is what works for me, of course that if I think that one LP needs to clean again ( two-three times ) over the time then I do it. Remember that the best " clean-machine " is the ... 
Teres, redpoint or galibier turntable
Dear Stltrains: I totally understand your point and you already know what I'm talking about and the importance on the subject: you expierence it when you change and up-grade your phono stage and when you change your tonearm, I'm not saying nothing... 
An Audiophile Goal
Dear Acoustat6: I just made the measurements of SPL using one of my test records: the CBS STR130.From my seat position ( 2.90m. ), from left and right channel measures each one by separate and measure with both working, using the 1,000 Hz tone at ... 
An Audiophile Goal
Dear Bob: +++++ " You buy phono cartridges, pre-amps amps etc. that are flat 20-20k hz. So my audiophile goal is to get 20-20k hz flat ." +++++Looking to your nice single item audio system IMHO it is almost impossible to obtain ( per se ) your des... 
Who LOVES their under $ 1000 table combination ?
Dear Adam18: Try to find a Technics SP10MK2 ( 400-600dls )or the one of Pauly ( SP15 ), a Lustre Acos tonearm ( 200.00 or similar. ) and any of the MM cartridges that I named here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1200430667&re...