twl
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| Best cartridge for an MMT arm Given your particular circumstances, I would go with as much Dynavector cartridge as you are willing to spend.The 10x4 is a very nice sounding cartridge around $400. You could go higher to a 20x, or a 17d2 Karat. The compliances of these cartridge... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? Betcha, yes the Teres TT is better with the lead shot-filled platter. It looks better and it sounds better, than the one that I have. I will eventually get that platter upgrade for my Teres. However, I did talk for a long time with Chris Brady of ... | |
| Which of my cartridges is best for my setup? Continue to use the Benz. The Dynavector is a better sounding cartidge, but it's broken. Never use a cartridge with a bent cantilever. | |
| Got a Thorens TD-147.. Questions?? Comments???? Just as a note of caution, being that you have always listened to CD, you may be a bit sensitive to some of the record noise that you will encounter on used records. You will get used to this as time goes on, but it can be minimized with good clea... | |
| How to Judge an LP Hi, Peter. I have been record collecting for 30 years, and the first thing you'll need is a way to clean the used records, because many will be very playable under the coating of dirt that is commonly on them. When people are selling records, they... | |
| Upgrading VTL 2.5 pre-amp to: CAT, BAT, or ARC? If you can go by a large number of members on this forum, the Supratek Syrah, or Cortese, is at least as good, or better than any of the units you mentioned. Check out the thread, "Preamp Deal of the Century" with over 300 posts. Many feel that it... | |
| You never know what today will bring Yes, Judit, the balanced connection has a +6db difference, if I remember correctly. | |
| Turntable Set Up Questions again? Compliance A spring constant of the cartridge's cantilever. This parameter describes centering force versus excursion of an excursed cantilever and is usually measured in mm per Newton. | |
| Special cable needs for phono Many Phono cables are designed with especially designed characteristics for very low level phono signals, and the interface with the phono section. They should be as short as possible. Preferably, they should actually be a continuous part of the i... | |
| What's simplest effective record cleaning process The Decca or Hunt carbon fiber brushes are about the best thing I have found for dusting, without building up static. Without washing, dusting is all you can do. Do it just before, and maybe after play. If you handle your records carefully, to kee... | |
| What are your thoughts on the Dragon tape deck? I always thought that the Tandberg 3014 was a better sounding cassette deck. Front loading, looks great, built like a tank. Nak is a good one though, and probably second on my list. I agree that cassette is not the greatest tape format, but if you... | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? A true transmission-line speaker enclosure completely absorbs the back-wave before it would exit the port. Many common "transmission-line" cabinets today, behave more as a reflex, or tuned port cabinet, and let the back-wave exit the port with som... | |
| Most bang for the buck Table and Arm combo? If you sell the VPI for $3k, and buy another new TT for $2k, that only gives you $1k cash for your financial problem, and you take a $2k bath on the turnaround. Doesn't sound like a good deal to me.If you want to get some more cash to work with, a... | |
| Can I mod my Technics 1200? Well Zaikesman, you started out with this one. It's your baby. Gonna take some work. | |
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