rauliruegas

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Decca Jubilee / Dynavector XV-1s / ZYX / Allaerts
Dear Balazs: I preffer de Ikeda cartridges ( sans cantilever design ) to the Decca ones.Now, for the only one, this is what I post about on other thread:+++++ " The Allaerts MC2 Finish is several steps a head not only over the MC1B but a head any ... 
Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story?
Dear Vincentkkho: +++++ " you have put the right components together to bring up its synergistic effect. " +++++I agree with you, the name of the game: synergy, this is a subject that I always support on this forum.But MrP was wrong on that " cont... 
Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story?
Dear Thomas: About Mr. pearson, there is more than only " :"Well, in what mood I am today? "In that " contest " where he gave a 5 stars to Miyabi he gave 3.5 to the XV-1 and the Titan and only 2 to the Insider.This was his final opinion about the ... 
Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story?
Dear Sirspeedy: +++++ " Do you really believe that there are "levels of improvement",that appear as regularly as the next issue of TAS,or Stereophile,with the "components of the moment"? " +++++Certainlly not, at least not so fast like they told. ... 
Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story?
Dear Jeff: You are right. When a cartridge is new the suspension is to rigid and sometimes needs the max VTF but over the play hours the suspension is right on target and with less VTF sounds right.Van denHul recomended this for my Colibri and rea... 
Dynavector XV-1s What is the REAL story?
Dear Sirspeedy: This is what I answer ( off-line ) to the same VTF question of one Audiogoner:+++++ " I try my XV-1 with damping and with out it and at the end I choose with out it. My XV-1 is on my Micro Seiki RX 5000 and I use a self design phon... 
Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences
Dear Andrew: The 73db of gain in your phonopreamp seems right for medium to high output cartridges. The low output ones and the very low output can't be handled with out noise/distortions.Now the gain is only one of the characteristics in a good p... 
How to set SRA after determining true vertical?
Dear Doug: +++++ " But we keep trying, " +++++Yes we do.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
How to set SRA after determining true vertical?
Dear Sirspeedy: Tks for all the Lp info.+++++ " ,there is a series called "The Twilight Zone"! " ++++Well, this is the first time I read about these recordings. I will try to get it.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
How to set SRA after determining true vertical?
Dear Neil, Greg, Doug: This thread is really informative for all of us, unfortunatelly we can't do nothing different that what we all already do to set up the right SRA and as a fact we can't set up the correct SRA, our best is only an approach.Th... 
Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences
Dear Andrew: I never had the opportunity to hear the Kuzma Airline. I owned the EMT and Dennesen linear traking tonearms and heard the Air Tangent one and certainly the sound is different and I mean different but not necessary better. I agree with... 
Spacedeck Shelter 501mk2 question.
Tks Spencer.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Schroeder vs. Triplanar VII Sonic Differences
Dear Andrew: You already stated that you can't go wrong with either tonearm and you are right. +++++ " Will a Schroeder deliver dynamics, punch, bass suited to Rock music? Will a Triplanar deliver natural, timbral accuracy? Are both these arms sui... 
Low compliance cartridges
Dear Wepratt: I don't know any MM cartridge at any price with low compliance figure.+++++ " best results with low to mid compliance ... " +++++Your MM cartridges meet this statement: are medium compliance, so you are on target.Regards and enjoy th... 
Spacedeck Shelter 501mk2 question.
Dear Jon: I'm not familiar with the geometry of your Notthingham tonearm or its protractor.If you can try to find the DB System protractor ( inexpensive one or a similar device ) and do the alignement with it. This protactor use the two null/point...