rauliruegas

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Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear friends: I think that I have some good news. Like I posted I was/will testing two other MM Empire cartridges that I get in NOS conditions: the 900GT and the 600LAC.The 900GT and 600LAC show/share many/several sound characteristics of the EDR.... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Baranyi: I never try it but for what I know/read about I can't see any trouble to work fine with MM cartridges. You could tri it.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Theo: Good for you, now you have cartrige spare for a long time!!!!!I try my MMC 20CL on Dynavector 505 and in the Audiocraft AC3300 ( with its own universal B&O plastic headshell. ), it sounds very good on both tonearms and I did not exp... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Genesis: I think that you can use it with your 507 in a light/medium weight headshell.In my experience the Dynavector tonearm works very well almost with any cartridge, the only subject is to choose the right weight headshell for the cartridg... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Genesis: Yes, I owned the MM AT-25 ( same cartridge with integral headshell ) that was very good refined cartridge. The AT cartridges of those times were a little on the soft side of the sound: not to bright and very relaxed.Regards and enjoy... 
12 inch tonearms
Dear Frank: +++++ " Anyone who has the tools/capability to set up a 9" arm perfectly will be able to set up a 12"er just as well. " +++++I totally agree. This is the answer and it is all about and yes the long ones are " less forgiving " but not "... 
anyone happy with Breuer tonearm? experiences?
Dear M189009: The Schroeder and Breuer tonearms are first rate ones but its performance depend on the phono cartridge that you choose to match with that tonearm.Depending of your cartridge you could have some very good tonearm options along the Br... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Blowfin: It could be a very good match but the trouble is that the Technics 205CMK3 comes with integral headshell and your tonearm can't take it. I don't know if the Technics cartridge could be take out of its headshell, but you can ask to th... 
12 inch tonearms
Dear Dmgrant1: +++++ " Don't think I would have the capability to get a 12 inch properly set up ... " +++++Please don't leave that other opinions put on your mind that you are not " capability " to set up the long tonearms.If the long tonearms set... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Hi: The Technics 205MK3 is one of the great MM cartridges ever made and very hard to find, don't miss it.Here you can find other than my opinion on this cartridge:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1173550723&openflup&38&... 
Experience with Raul's Essential 3150
Dear Albert: " I am looking forward to the day that Raul needs photography and will allow me to audition the 3160 for an extended time. "You will have it. As you know this is not my main " business " and we are slow on it. Sooner or latter you wil... 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear friends: here it is a good opportunity to own a Technics MM cartridge: EPC-205C-MK3. You can see it at ebay germany and the item number is: 220141067265 Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
Dear Maxson: I agree with Theo, 1.1grs. on VTF works fine.Now, both cartridges are different on performance where the 750LTD sound is more " refined " than the EDR.9 one. Anyway, the performance is tonearm dependent.Regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
12 inch tonearms
Dear Dmgrant1: Which cartridges do you own? and which one is mated with your Encounter? regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
12 inch tonearms
Dmgrant1: As always the tonearm performance is cartridge dependent.A long tonearm ( in theory ) has an advantage over the short ones than with a long tonearm the tracking error could be lower ( but this depend too of the tonearm geometry ) and tha...