rauliruegas

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MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Doug: ++++++ " At ultimate performance levels, however, it is now my belief that a properly implemented gain stage will outplay any trannie. " +++++After all that time and after several post by your self about how good were the SUTs and after... 
Which cartridge is the Imaging/soundstaging champ
Dear Jim: Like other already posted the soundstage depends on many factors: tonearm/cartridge matching, speakers/room interaction, phonopreamp, amplifier, cables, manipulation on the record process by the sound engineer, load impedance, VTA/VTF, A... 
How to properly set VTF??
Dear Dogpile: Jameswei is right on target ( with the antiskate at zero ).Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Eldartford: Great!!!!Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Swampwalker: +++++ " I was not thinking so much of an attempt to compensate, rather a better interaction btwn either an SUT or a gain stage with a certain kind of cartridge or line stage.... " +++++Your way of thinking is right on target. No ... 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Eldatford: Yes, I agree with you and I respect to every single preferences that have the people. I'm only given my opinion/answer to an especific Downunder question: " Besides providing gain, are good quality MC transformers transparent to th... 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Swampwalker: +++++ " One additional thought or question I would throw in the mix is this- are there certain upstream or downstream choices that affect the step up vs gain stage decision, all other factors being equal? " +++++In my opinion, ot... 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear David12: +++++ " . There are still compromises with the "ultimate", design, such as the boulder. Perhaps its more interesting to discuss which way you would design the best stage you could build, at any cost, would that be active or transform... 
Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso
Dear Klinerm: Glad to hear you are enjoy you analog rig. You are welcome.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
MC transformers - what do they sound like?
Dear Downunder: +++++ " Besides providing gain, are good quality MC transformers transparent to the signal they are providing the gain to. " +++++In absolute terms the answer is: NO!!!, it does not matters design or price.Thom posted that this sub... 
ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ??
Dear Dgad: +++++ " are mentioning it even goes as far as the phono preamp itself will have a lot to do with the sound of the cartridge " +++++When the minuscle signal from a cartridge has to be amplified this responsability is of the phonopreamp. ... 
Audioquest 7000
Dear Chopper: Do you already try everything I told you? or only the cartridge wire conections? and pleasde let me know which preamp do you have and if it had a MC stage.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Shelter and Triplanar matching ?
Dear André: Due to your music priorities I think that you should put on your cartridge list: Dynavector XV-1, Allaerts MC2 Finish and Transfiguration W/V. Well the Colibrí too but this cartridge is for a " patience " people. Btw, Allaerts give a 1... 
linn catridge trade in? please helps.
Dear Tim: Ask directly to Linn or to a Linn dealer.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Audioquest 7000
Dear Chopper: For to check everything you can do two things: first try your 7000 and invert the cable conection between the cartridge and tonearm ( left side in right side and right side in left side position ), if you have sound from that channel...