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Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Downunder: +++++ " YOu don't need to agree with the final outcome of what MF says " ++++That was not the point and my subject, you really miss it:+++++ " . Yes, IMHO MF had to tweaked the whole Monaco set-up and ( for what I read and for what... 
Stylus break in
Dear Mariasplunge: IMHO I think is better to wait for your phonopre. What if something is wrong with the cartridge that with playing ( with out listening ) goes from bad to worse? .Btw, it is always interesting to hear how the quality cartridge pe... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Lewm: I'm not saying that MF does not heard what he say, certainly he did.What I'm saying ( please read again carefully what I posted )is that if any one is comparing/testing two different TT's surrounded for the same around analog rig: tonea... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Grooves: I know I'm no-one to tell you this ( I'm not the the Stereophile editor in chief!!! ) but IMHO it is almost mandatory a Monaco Stereophile follow-up review where the Monaco " feels " at " home ".For what I read in your review and for... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Lewm: IMHO I think that if everyone of us are testing an audio item ( that we know is a good product ) and we find that it is not performing in the way we are expecting, what normally do any of us?: try to find the whys of that poor performan... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Metralla: In any audio system: distortions/colorations/noises self audio links always hide errors in the quality sound reproduction in one or more links in the audio chain.When you switch to an audio item that it is lower in distortion/colora... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear friends: This is something that I miss in my last post:" Sometimes when we make those kind of changes in our audio system the " cooper " appears and else-where there is a link that now we dicovery it is not up to the task!!!!!. "Regards and e... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear friends: IMHO and for my audio experience every time that we change an audio item/link in the audio system chain and specially when that link/audio-item is a " statement " level product ( maybe the Monaco is that kind of audio product. ) we h... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear Grooves: +++++ " If one wishes for "accuracy," you're better off with a CD player, which "measures" far better than any turntable. " +++++I don't mean it in that way, I speak of accuracy because reading your review and the white papers of the... 
Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH
Dear friends: I think that the Monaco " takes " by surprise to Mr. Fremer and he " resist " to think that what he was heard is right.For many years Mr. Fremer, like many of us, were accustom to the belt drive distrortions/colorations, our brain is... 
"S" shaped tonearm ?
Dear Sirspeedy: I'm sorry for my misunderstanding.+++++ " awaiting your arm design ..." +++++Well, I'm awaiting too. Build/design a tonearm is more or less an easy task but build/design " the arm " is a hard task, very complex and time consuming. ... 
"S" shaped tonearm ?
Dear Sirspeedy: IMHO you need to re-read some posts in the thread, now if you already make it then I have to say that it is not possible to " talk " with people with out know-how on the subject.Your statement: +++++ " a "straight" arm linear track... 
Dynavector XV-1s set up
Dear Dgob: +++++ " I am as close to reality/live performances as I have ever been with any analogue set up. " +++++That is all about and what it matters, stay in that way.regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
"S" shaped tonearm ?
Dear Johnnyb53: " +++++ Would an EPA-100 be better with a straight wand with integrated shell? "+++++Well as you know Technics had the 501 that share many design parameters with the EPA 100, the 501 ( that I own too ) is a trsight non-removable he... 
"S" shaped tonearm ?
Dear Thomas: Yes, I agree with you: nothing is final. " +++++ It is true, that there are more parameters which are important, but which have the priority? " +++++Well IMHO to achieve the best equilibrium between all those tonearm parameters in the...