rauliruegas

Responses from rauliruegas

New cart, step-up or ???
Dear Swampwalker: Stay away of step-up transformers, always do a heavy degratdation to the music/sound reproduction.++++ "and the volume is fine at about 11:30-12:30 .."++++If you don't have any compliant about and you don't have residual hum/nois... 
Cart for VPI Scout? Blackbird, Ruby2H, Shelter 901
Dear Matt: What are you looking for ? Which are your music/sound reproduction priorities? Which musical genre do you listen ?.I 'm owner or was a owner of those four cartridges: Sumiko Celebration, Shelther 901, Ruby 2 and the LP.These cartridges ... 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Dear Tbg: +++++ " I use it with the Ortofon and will never go back to just a high gain phono stage. " +++++Which one or which ones high gain phono stages are you talking about?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Turntable Upgrades
Hi Sputniks: Who told you to pay 4K for that used TT?Great mistake. Don't complaint about: is your " inexperienced " fault.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Dear Audio999: +++++ " I'm not counting/hearing quantity with using SUT.When i said "much better", i meant the quality . " +++++You really don't know nothing about. You are " only hearing ", but you don't know really what are you hearing. It is un... 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Dear David: I forgot: the Aleph 3 is a Mosfet input/output design, it is in the " soft " side sound reproduction, too.I confirm my advise: try other cartridges, including the Clearaudio Discovery.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Morch DP6 and vertical damping - pros & cons??
Hi Larry: The DP-6 is different than the Graham design. Yes, I try with vertical damping and I can tell you that ( at least in this issue ) the designer really knows his product.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Dear Audio999: +++++ " Listening is the only count not spech. " +++++I already try/test at least ten of the best SUT ever made, including Expressive technologies.Any one of them can't give a better QUALITY sound reproduction. It is imposible to do... 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Dear David: Very nice audio system, especially the Living Voice speakers.First, your cartridge don't have and can't have that extra " little oomph ", that you are looking for.Second, you don't need an MC transformer. The Clearaudio gain is enough ... 
Morch DP6 and vertical damping - pros & cons??
Dear Holly: I try my Dp-6 with severals cartridges. I always use it with out vertical damping: it works wonderfull on that way. I talk directly with the designer and he agree that this tonearm don't need that vertical damping.This tonearm is a gre... 
Koetsu Father vs. Sons Old vs. New???????
Drken: The old JKoetsu are " old Koetsu ", only a good cartridge with severe roll-off on bass/high extremes.The new ones are better ones cartridges. But not an excellent cartridges, and those prices: why?. Still have problems at the frecuency extr... 
Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments
Dear Rushton: Somebody in this forum post that the Magic cartridges comes from a Denon 103 design. Do you know something about?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Trans Temp W, Magic Diamond cartridges - comments
Dear 4yanx: I can do it. Please let me know ( by e-mail ) how I post that picture in this thread. I'm sorry but I'm not friendly with the computers. Tks.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Idler wheel drive vs Belt
Dear Jean: As I already told you, I have to try it. When somebody impulse any project with the excitement and emotion that you have it's time to " heard " it not to argue.Go a head !.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Idler wheel drive vs Belt
Dear Jean: I know that you are very happy with this thread.+++++" "The idler-wheel-drive Garrard 301 grease-bearing was the 'table used by Sugano in the design of his Koetsus.." +++++Maybe this is the reason why the Koetsu's are so tonally unbalan...