rauliruegas

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What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @lewm  : You are rigth: only smooth DC. So, in the worst case has not to be a difference with that cartridge but @mikelavigne  not yet share with us if that DaVa comes with the choice of both power supplies.   R.  
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @inna  : Nothing can do it, the LP playing is a " nigthmare " but we like it.   Tape has its own problems too but in some way differents, nothing is perfect " but " digital.   R.  
High Compliance Cartridge With Low/Med Mass Tone Arm
Dear @ericsch  : You don't have to worry about, are safe down there.   In the other side the tonearm effective mass spec is only that but you or any one else know the tonearm counterweigth position when Technics achieve those 12grs and the compl... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @larryi  "" My experience with field coils is more in the way of speakers, and I have heard several systems with both a solid state and a tube power supply for the magnets.  I was frankly shocked, and somewhat disappointed, that the tube powe... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @mikelavigne  : I was not aware that the DaVa carrtridges are on sale where the buyers can select  the kind of power supply they want: tube or the other design and maybe    you did not have the opportunity to listed that cartridge with both m... 
Added an SUT...not sure I understood this
Dear @dover  : He already did it in this thread and in the cartridge loading one too. I can't understand why came here again with the same topic but is up to him:   https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cartridge-loading-part-ii/post?postid=2... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
dAER @mikelavigne  : "" the tubed power supply sounds better than a solid state power supply. and fits the character . ""   I wonder how you know that other way that the manufacturer has both power supply kind of designs and if not then from whe... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @lalitk : DaVa Reference, something to consider down the road ". Well the field coil ( electro magnetically. ) cartridges is an example that not only audiophiles as us make our room/system choices along its trade-offs/compromises that are t... 
Low Frequency Rumble from TT between songs
Dear @dhcod  : Agree  with  @mijostyn . All of us are " accustom " ti some kind of room/system developed distortions and you like the ones coming from those tubes. Nothing wrong with that because is what you like.   R.  
MoFi controversy
Dear @bdp24  : Yes you are rigth because in D2D there is no chance to editing or second take and the players play under heavy stress but not only that because you need engeenering/gentlemans that really have deep knowledge, skills and experience w... 
Added an SUT...not sure I understood this
Dear @perkri  : Please read this link about DC in the signal. Was instructive for me: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/toroidal-transformer-noise.279794/   R.    
Added an SUT...not sure I understood this
Dear @atmasphere  : " Failing filter caps have a way of eating power transformers in older gear and you really don't want that happening!  "   Good to know that because this year I changed the filter caps in my 35 years old amplifiers. Every da... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
@lewm : Not the MP 500 because Nagaoka has MM models too.   R.  
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
@mglik : https://patents.google.com/patent/US2591996A/en   The reviewer on your link said:   """ MM/MI has always been superior texturally and always quieter, but has eluded manufacturers’ abilities to produce maximum definition. Not anymore.... 
What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”?
Dear @mglik : Congratulations for those both new cartridges you own. Your question could be controversial because any cartridge quality performance levels depends on with what kind of quality analog rig ( inlcuding phono stage. ) is surrounded a...