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Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc.
Dear Hanjiang: There are other two non-all metal alternatives: Sota Millenium and the Big Basis, both TTs use a Vacuum hold record. This characteristic is one of the reason that put these TTs in the " all-stars " all-metal TTs team.BTW, the profes... 
Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc.
Dear Hanjiang: You really have a very nice audio system , especially your loudspeakers.Now, before I can give you an advise about a tonearm I would like to know which is your phono cartridge to mate with it: this couple cartridge/tonearm is a crit... 
No Sound in Left Channel From Cartridge???
GREAT.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
No Sound in Left Channel From Cartridge???
Dear Joarda: No, you don't " fry " anything. The problem is that you are wiring the Grado in the wrong way. That's all.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
"Tribute" MC Step Up Transformer
Dear Abe: The usage of any step up transformer is the best way to heavy degrade the critical music signal coming from the phono cartridge.If you really cares about music, stay away of SUT, any.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Dear Reb: I really like the Temper W: it is a dead neutral cartridge, very good tonal balance, bass pitch right on target ( no overhang ): great performer. Yes I prefer, slightly, over the LP.BTW, if you are looking around this performance level, ... 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Dear 999: These two cartridges has a different music presentation: the Ruby 2 is more relaxed and natural music performer, the LP is more alive more at the edge in the high frecuencies, more up front presentation. The low bass on the Ruby 2 is a l... 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Dear Audio99: ***** "After listening to the Ruby 2 and changed it to sumiko celebration,do you think it was an upgraded? I was not." ***** I agree with you. We only have a different sound reproduction.Stringreen: I own, too, the Benz LP ( I think ... 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Audio999: ***** " My Ruby 2 bettered the sumiko celebration on SME20/IV/iV. " *****I own both and I think that both are differents music sound presentation cartridges. I think that your statement has to be more with what you like or maybe do a bet... 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Dear Sberger: Your analog rig works fine with the Celebration, but if anyone want to have the Celebration at it very top performance we have to mate with the SME IV/V tonearms ( static balance way ). The SME tonearm was what Sumiko used for do the... 
benz ref 2 or sumiko celebration
Dear Sberger: The Sumiko Celebration is a " killer " cartridge. It is the century bargain. It is a top music reproduction performer and compete ( shoulder to shoulder ) with cartridges that are in the 3K to 4K prices.With out any reservation: keep... 
Graham tonearm tweaking
Hey Doug: Please don't tell me that your opinions/evaluations ( post/answers/threads ) on the audiosubjects were based on " close eyes " estrategy.I hope not.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Graham tonearm tweaking
Dear Doug: ***** " . Short version: close your eyes and you'll see live musicians in your listening room. " *****This is the only way ( close your eyes ) that you can " see " that and that is the wrong way to evaluate any audio item: do you stay w... 
What's wrong with classical music on vinyl?
Eldartford: ***** " I go back to about 1953 with my own systems, and used others before that. " *****The fact that you drive a car since 1953 don't means that, today, you are a " competition racing driver ".Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
What's wrong with classical music on vinyl?
Hi Eldart: *** " I go back to about 1953 with my own systems, and used others before that. " ***That's means nothing on the subject except that.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul.