rauliruegas
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| Upgrading my Basis 2500. Vacuum or no Vacuum? Dear Fjn04: +++++ " in the past I have heard it's not as lively of a sound with vacuum " +++++Other than the advantages that others already posted about is that with the vacuum the distortion is a lot lower: what the people think like a more " ali... | |
| UNIverse Cu ,XV-1S,Shelter 9000 wt BATVkp10seSupe Dear Richard: The 90X is a very good choice and an improvement in the quality sound reproduction over the 901.The XV-1s is a very good cartridge too but has a different presentation than the 90X: it has a more natural/neutral balance and IMHO over... | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik Dear carlos: My experiences with NOS and vintage cartridges ( that I own or owned ) are that we don't have to worried about. I never had any trouble with the operation of any of those cartridges, as a fact the last time that you joined me we heard... | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik Dear Rich: Good " move ". I'm sure that you will be happy with it and yes I appreciate that you keep us posted about.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik Dear Greg: I agree with you, the Pickering and Stanton ( similar ) cartridges were over the Shure.At 180, you had it and you let it go: wow!!!I don't know other source for the Empire EDR.9. This people on e-bay are in France and are totally trusty... | |
| Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik Dear Darren: Unfortunately the Ikeda cartridges have a very low profile in advertasing, many people even don't know exist. It is a great cartridge ( not for every one ) that when you heard it it is very dificult to return to the " normal " cartrid... | |
| Which Cartridge / tonearm has the truest dynamics? Dear darren: Nothing comes close to the Ikeda 9REX. Take a look here: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1173550723&read&3&4&Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Basis Debut Mk v or Walker or Brinkman ? Dear Robert: +++++ " .A true work of art " +++++Yes, it is: congratulations!!!!!!!Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. | |
| Basis Debut Mk v or Walker or Brinkman ? Dear Sirspeedy: I'm still enthusiastic with my Allaerts MC2 Finish, if I will put on sale it is only because I need that money for other audio " toys ".Along with the Allaerts the XV-1 and Colibri in the MC side and the Technics U205CMK4 and Audio... | |
| MC & MM cartridge difference Dear Dave: Other than with other people posted an important difference is IMHO an unjustified very high price of the MC cartridges against the " low " one in MM cartridges.Along with all those subjects is the kind of tonearm that usually needs MC ... | |
| Basis Debut Mk v or Walker or Brinkman ? Dear Robert: I don't have experience with your tonearm but I have experience with the Koetsu Platinum series ( in my own system and in other great systems, with pivoted and linear tracking tonearms: all first rate ones. ). I never heard ( anywhere... | |
| TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which do you prefer? Dear keith: For years I use both in my Nak 700ZXL and I prefer the Maxell to the TDK, not that the TDK is not a good one it is but the sound through the TDK is a little ( only a little ) on the dark side and it is not a bias problem because my Nak... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? Dear Bob: In a " perfect system with perfect audio devices that 1db deviation or any deviation that comes from the phono stage will be the same at the speaker output, but there is no perfect audio devices.A signal that comes from a phono stage has... | |
| Basis Debut Mk v or Walker or Brinkman ? Dear Strapper211: +++++ " Thank both of you for your input,it seems that the next logical step in my system could be... " +++++What do you not like on your Basis performance? do you think that as good as it your Basis the other TT's could meet in ... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? Dear Jcarr: +++++ " Many instruments have very different tonal balances depending on the angle and distance that you listen to them from, and you need to physically put your ears where the microphones are to verify whether what you think you shoul... |