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| Cartridge for Technics SL-1200/1210GR @chakster I’ve never heard the newer P77i. My P77 came from Brian and John Garrott back in the mid ’80’s and was fitted with their Microscanner stylus - which I believe is a MicroLine of some sort. I never got a replacement stylus, just moved onto... | |
| Cartridge for Technics SL-1200/1210GR I have a vintage Garrott P77 with Jico SAS/boron stylus on my 1210GR.I've also used an Ortofon 2M Black MM - which also sounded very good good on the GR, but I prefer the 2M Black on my TNT.Recently got back into MM carts after using MC for decade... | |
| VPI Speed Controller I had the very old PLC (Power Line Conditioner, the one with the thumb wheel dials) with my TNT-1. I've upgraded that twice in the last 30 years - first to the PLC with the rotary dials and then to the SDS with the push button adjustment.If you ac... | |
| Matching for Music: Speakers or Electronics? IMO accurate/faithful reproduction is the key to great enjoyment regardless of music genre. As soon as you start to deliberately 'season to taste' you'll likely find the system predisposed to certain music/recordings and possibly less enjoyable wi... | |
| Harbeth 30.1 or legacy calibre I owned the Harbeth m30.1 for 6 years and think they are a very enjoyable speaker.While I wasn't diisatisfied with the m30.1, I had the opportunity to hear the ATC scm19 and ultimately sold the m30.1.I was very surprised that I preferred the ATC ... | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? I have ATC SCM100aslt's setup in a 2.5m (~8ft) equilateral triangle in a 4.3x6.1m (~14'x20') room.Per ATC'S setup recommendation, the speakers are spaced well off the front and side walls. I'm also a strong advocate of room treatment. The speaker ... | |
| Audirvana vs Roon Roon works seamlessly, easily and consistently. I couldn't say the same for any of the other applications.As far as sound quality, I preferred Amarra, PureMusic and Audirvana on different days. There seemed to be no consistency. One day Audirvana ... | |
| Phono stage: MM only or MM/MC @chakster I think you're being a bit dramatic.Low gain tube phono can be quiet and work remarkably well at gains suitable for typical MM, say around 40dB.However I've certainly had noise issues and frustration searching for low noise tubes with an... | |
| Moving coil VS moving magnet/iron @cakyol, since you'll probably want a better phono stage to exploit the qualities of good MC, I'd suggest upgrading that first.You may find that the cartridges you have are perfectly satisfying.FWIW I didn't like the AT OC9 at all, too lean and so... | |
| High-Output MC cartride with "MM" Phono Stage lewm7,535 posts02-04-2020 3:02amTo answer your actual question......Well, the initial question had already been answered.I moved from MM to a HOMC some 40yrs ago and then on to LOMC. Looking back on it now I wish I'd have stayed with and fully ex... | |
| High-Output MC cartride with "MM" Phono Stage Agree with the above.I wouldn't get too seduced by the idea of MC superiority.I've owned many LOMC's - some quite expensive - and I'm currently using a couple of MM cartridges with great satisfaction. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush All tube phono with low output MC is probably impossible to get really low noise.Low gain tube phono + SUT has been what I've used for the past 8 years. Cary PH302 has low 38dB MM stage and I'm currently using with Cinemag 1131 on 26dB (1:20) sett... | |
| ATC SCM 40 vs. ATC SCM 50 cattie15 posts 12-19-2009 10:12pm Cost no object, ATC SCM 50 is the choice. This is because SCM 50 uses the audio grade dome midrange (part number SM75-150s) while SCM 40 uses the public address grade dome midrange (part number SM75-150). That's e... | |
| Considering Harbeth C 7ES-3 10-11-2019 3:50amThe C7ES3 treble is incredible and best in the Harbeth line IMHO. Possibly the nicest sounding application of an aluminum dome that I have ever heard- natural but with a shimmering amount of air that adds trailing edge detail wit... | |
| Harbeth vs. Focal - Apples and Oranges... I owned m30.1's for 6 yrs and also found myself seeking a bit more incisiveness and dynamics.Since I owned Focal Utopia headphones I was considering the Focal Electra 1007Be at the time. I took my Benchmark amp into the store and was planning to l... |