rauliruegas

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Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear Doug: Maybe I miss something.+++++ " For me, this A/B/C comparison settled any argument about HO vs. LO MC's. " +++++What do you mean with that statement? in reference to what?. Please explain about.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Gregadd: Well that is yout point of view and I respect it.I never speak about " lazy " but now that you are mentioned maybe some of them were lazy. I speak about " they don't care about music and quality sound reproduction ".If you like the S... 
AC vs DC motor?
Dear Rwd: The ACvsDC is not the issue, because both are good ones it depends what the TT designer looks for.The name of the game here is " power supply design and execution to that PS design ". The motor well " is a motor " if you give it what is ... 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear friends: Here are some facts about why exist the SUTs for LO cartridges ( at least is my point of view ):- In the fifthies appear the MC LO cartridges ( As a fact: Ortofon invented in 1948. ). In that time all the phonopreamps were designed f... 
Verdier with or without the steel ball
Dear André: My experience about was with Micro Seiki TT: I owned an air bearing model and now I own a non-air bearingone.Are there any differences?, yes there are and specific on bass the non-airbearing has a tight bass that the air bearing one, t... 
stylus cleaning
Dear Rocketiii: The Jependleton is a good advice.Btw, who/where told you about your Audio Technica cleaner?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience?
Dear friends: Here are some facts about why exist the SUTs for LO cartridges ( at least is my point of view ):- In the fifthies appear the MC LO cartridges ( As a fact: Ortofon invented in 1948. ). In that time all the phonopreamps were designed f... 
$2k for new Cartridge Benz LP or......
Dear Nkj: The Ruby 2 is a very good cartridge and mates good with your V specially if you re-wired internally. The LP is a different cartridge, very good too but I preffer the Ruby 2.No, I don't like the Koetsu Rosewood the Ruby 2 is far better. I... 
Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear friends: Here are some facts about why exist the SUTs for LO cartridges ( at least is my point of view ):- In the fifthies appear the MC LO cartridges ( As a fact: Ortofon invented in 1948. ). In that time all the phonopreamps were designed f... 
Jan Allaerts Cartridge Experience?
Dear Ebarker2: No one low output cartridge deserve a step-up transformer. This SUTs do a heavy degradation on the cartridge signal.It will be a terrible mistake if you mate the MC 2 Finish with any SUT: this will be un-excusable/pardonable.This is... 
How is my loading affecting my sound?
Dear Ezekiel: Well done!!regards and enjoy the music.raul. 
Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear André and Doug: Today, I think that we are talking on the same subject where we agree at all.Doug the small differences between your opinion and mine is ( I think ) my first hand experiences on HO cartridges: I owned at least 12 differents on... 
Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear André: Here are some recomendations for a HO cartridge:Reson Aciore, Grado Reference, Music Maker III, Clearaudio Virtuoso, Sumiko Blackbird, Goldring 1042. Now, if you can find, second hand, an Audio Technica AT 170 or ( better yet ) 180 OCC... 
Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear André: +++++ " Are they all wrong ? " +++++This is one of my posts about:+++++ " Dear friends: I'm not against the SUT " per se ", I'm against what the SUT makes to the cartridge signal: heavy degradation.I like many of you used the SUT for m... 
How is my loading affecting my sound?
Dear lakefrontroad: Normally your Groove comes with an impedance of 100 Ohms and if you want to change it you have to change inside the impedance resistor: Tom Evans people has to support about.I use my XV-1 with around 700 Ohms and a VTF of 2.4 g...