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Suspended vs. non suspended turntable
Dear Keith: +++++ " I want something which is transparent, detailed and dynamic with good extension high and low....."+++++IMHO, one way or the other, those characteristics are almost what every one of us are looking ( between others ) and IMHO th... 
Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC?
Dear Sirspeedy: Welcome a board!!.+++++ " I believe the main reason why myself,and so many other hobbyists might not know very much about many other fine designs(whether they are MM or MC)is that there is ONLY so much time in the day!....I DO wish... 
Suspended vs. non suspended turntable
Keith: I forgot, a critical TT choice factor is: how much is your budget?regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
Suspended vs. non suspended turntable
Dear Keith: IMHO I think that more that ask for " suspended vs unsuspended " could be more important for the quality sound reproduction performance level another factors like: platter build material, speed accuracy and speed stability, isolation t... 
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 ...