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Allaerts MC2 Finish
Dear Cmk: I own, too, the RSP. This cartridge is a big improvement to the traditional " Koetsu Sound ". Now we have and extended, clear an open sound on the treble and the bass is tighter, better pitch and more detailed. It is a good performer, an... 
Allaerts MC2 Finish
Dear Cmk: These two cartridges are a little diferent: the XV 1 has a more up front presentation and the MC 2 has a more ressesed one. I can say that the XV 1 is a little more " alive ". Both are top performers in some recordings I prefer the MC 2 ... 
Allaerts MC2 Finish
Dear Cmk: If you decide to go for the MC2 you have to look a phono stage that not only can handle at natural output levels ( high gain ) with out noise, you have to look for an accurate RIAA equalization: that's it that the RIAA deviation ( 20 hz ... 
Allaerts MC2 Finish
Dear Cmk: One of my cartridges is this MC 2 finish gold. This is the most natural sound reproduction cartridge that I hear, it has an exellent tonal balance and the right timbre on the instruments, if you have the right phono stage then you can ha... 
Turntable or go into SACD, Simon Yorke vs EMM Lab
Dear friends: First tks to Dgad for give us this splendid space. Second tks Doug for your words and third a recognition to Fbhifi for his humility and maturity. I think that everyone in this thread learn many things at different levels for improve... 
Turntable or go into SACD, Simon Yorke vs EMM Lab
Dear Fbhifi: All in this life is a trade-off issue, and the trade-off in LP reproduction is the know-how that we have to have and the dedication for the analog system is always at full potential.The quwstion is: what are we looking for ?, which tr... 
Turntable or go into SACD, Simon Yorke vs EMM Lab
Hi Fbhifi: Your Graham tonearm does not do a good mate with the Dynavector cartridge ( this is a top performer item ) and the " marriage " of this combo ( tonearm/cartridge ) is a critical issue in the music reproduction, the Dynavector likes a hi... 
Turntable or go into SACD, Simon Yorke vs EMM Lab
Dear friends: Yes, the Meitner rig is an exellent product that " totally revitalized de CD option ", period.But there is no way that these exellent product can beat a good analog system: the problem with the CD reproduction is their limited frecue... 
Dynavector Cartridge Load 100ohms or 47k ohms?
Hi Doug: The best in this cases is to ask to the cartridge manufacturer.Regards and always enjoy the music.Raul. 
going to tubes, just one question..
Dear Gelmhirst: If you don't care about music then you can move anyway you want, but if you really cares about music then you can't go with tubes: 1- when the signal goes inside any tube the tube it self produce harmonics at audible levels that do... 
Dynavector Cartridge Load 100ohms or 47k ohms?
Dear Robm321: It is not true, like Dugdeacon told you, that " the best loading for a MC cartridge ... etc ", at least not the all true.The best loading impedance is when the frecuency response of the cartridge is flat: when this happen ?. Only whe... 
Lamm M 1.2 against Tenor 300 and Boulder 2060
Dear Steve: I'm not talking about science, I'm talking about music reproduction. Yes, I agree with you that at home all of our audio system are very far from the live music and that we only have a facsimile of it.But the issue is: that we want tha... 
from a Krell SS- FPB 600 to What Tube Amp ?
Dear Allan: I think that you loose more than the bass slam on your Krell amplifier. Your tube amp is an equalizer because its frecuency response changes according with your speakers impedance changes and this is not the only problem: the signal ha... 
Lamm M 1.2 against Tenor 300 and Boulder 2060
Dear Saxman2: I understand your points, but the issue it is still the same and it is not the only one: a tube electronic item is a: signal generator ( by itself ): when the signal goes through a tube ( by the physics law ) this tube ( that item )g... 
from a Krell SS- FPB 600 to What Tube Amp ?
Hi Macallan25: I urge to you to read my answer ( similar to your thread ) to: Tube amp for Avalon Eidolon? thread.What do you want to hear? this is the question.Regards and always enjoy the music.Raul.