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| Best value phono $1-1.5k Tom, all of the cartridges I ran into the JLTI were LOMC with outputs from 0.25mV to 0.5mV. Unless you go all the way down to below 0.25mV or want to use a passive preamp you will be fine with the MC gain.Also the specs state 55dB gain for the JLT... | |
| Best value phono $1-1.5k There were a couple of different versions (prices have been pretty stable over the last three versions) and Roger Gordon has done a nice job describing the physical differences between the different ones:Positive Feedback review of JLTIAlso, Jay a... | |
| Best value phono $1-1.5k From my experience over the last 6 months, I would say Vacuumstate JTLI is easily the best value in this range without any hesitation. Over the past months I have heard the following ones in direct comparison to the JLTI:- Wright WPP200C- Trichord... | |
| Question regarding cartridge outputs... I guess that was correct:From the Audio Glossary:Velocity-Sensitive: If a phono cartridge is velocity-sensitive, its output is proportional to the recorded velocity at all frequencies. Magnetic phono cartridges are velocity-sensitive. A magnetic c... | |
| Question regarding cartridge outputs... Could you share the formula in order for me to calculate various output comparisons like that?I just simply assumed a linear relation between the output and the velocity. That is 0.6mV at 3.54 translates to (0.6mV/3.54)*5 = 0.85mV.I will make sure... | |
| High efficiency speakers for Shindo Mickey, some more suggestions:- Cain Abbys for single drivers (and you can listen to them at my place)- Possibly the Cain&Cain WWW (designed by Gordon Rankin)- Klipsch La Scala (Rick has a pair that you can listen to)- Altecs- Herron Audio use... | |
| Question regarding cartridge outputs... I assume those numbers are for two different cartridges...If that is the case the second cartridge will have significantly higher output when tracking a track with say a groove velocity of 5 cm/sec. In fact output will be around 0.85mV for that tr... | |
| Teres 260 or Galibier Serac? Flyingred, have you listened to the Serac in comparison to the Gavia. Last time I compared the Serac platter against the Stelvio platter on a Gavia table (at Thom's place) there was a substantial difference between the two platters. I would have g... | |
| If hard drive betters optical digital retrieval It's called a Mac Mini - you press import under itunes and play back the CD after 2-3 minutes from the hard drive. And the best thing - you only have to do it once. Why the need to have a CDP - a small PC is much more convenient and flexible for t... | |
| Got A Turntable...What Next? The 3009 with removable headshell is borderline ok. Given the effective arm mass or 9.5g and specs of the Shelter (8.1g, 9cu compliance) you get a resonance frequency of about 12.5Hz just a little outside the ideal range.The Shure V 15 VxMR is ver... | |
| Got A Turntable...What Next? Does your SME have a removable headshell or not? The removable one has a slightly higher effective mass and may work borderline with the Shelter.I don't have any personal experience with low mass arms and thus have only limited recommendations - I... | |
| Got A Turntable...What Next? I doubt the Laguna are the weak part of the system. A friend's Altec A7's are IMO still one of the best speakers I heard to date and that includes many modern hornspeakers, such as the Avantgarde and others.You may want to look into modifying and ... | |
| PHONO-Hagerman's Cornet or Wright Sound WPP200C Mingles, As much as I like the Wright, the JLTI just has more resolution, especially in terms or imaging, layering of images, and separation of instruments. The JLTI get attack and decay or notes right and captures the tone of natural instruments ... | |
| TT+tonearm under $5k I can second the Galibier Serac - It would be a very good start to get into analog. I personally visited Thom in Denver last spring. At the time I was able to compare the Serac platter and Stelvio platter on the Gavia table (the Serac table was st... | |
| Looking for a Phono Pre less than $1500 Over the last few months I have listenen to quite a few phonostages in the $500 to $5k range:Wright WPP200CVacuumstate JLTISutherland Ph.D.Aesthetix RheaDynavector P75IITrichord DinoEAR 834Artemis LabsIn terms of sheer realism, detail, imaging, sp... |