westcoastaudiophile
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| Fun with MM cartridge correct, it wasn’t easy to find ml180, but now I have few, incl. nos.. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @barts +1 "Any "upgrade" could easily be a downgrade.” -so true! | |
| Fun with MM cartridge AT-ML180 spec: Frequency response: 5 - 42,000 Hz Channel separation: 30 dB @ 1 kHz Channel balance: 0.8 dB @ 1 kHz Output voltage: 4 mV @ 1 kHz/5 cm/s Coil impedance : 1.4 kOhm @ 1 kHz Terminating impedance: 47 kOhm @ 100 - 200 pF Inducta... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… @daytrader if you have dog in the house, class D will hurt your pet! I used class D amps for big PA systems, to entertain 80000+ people! Looking at your setup, I would recommend to consider class A SS, or tube amps if max power limitation is not ... | |
| Re; Dynamics, Class D vs tubes… Another OP question w/o specifics.. my answer is “depends” LO there are many good and bad tube designs, as well as Ds.. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? "What's Best” no such thing exists, sorry! | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? "driving a Lexus and a Bugatti”..so, assuming our roads/hwys driving circumstances, are you saying Lexus is better? LOL | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? "Need funds badly for a new needle !” LOL ..many interpretations of this phrase tho.. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @tony1954 +1 | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? +1 "Much easy to quit smoking than to stop upgrading stereo equipment” LOL | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? "There is no better sound and there won't be better sound than my current audio system forever” - live music perhaps? | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? China “fakes” a lot of recent interconnect technology development, by plating over incompatible metal.. I see cracks and delaminated plating in the couple of Rhodium plated, very nice looking china’s own brands.. Japanese OEMs like Furutech have ... | |
| Fun with MM cartridge @joenies +1 "It put a big smile on my face" same feelings here, when I switched to Audio Technica ML180.. Try to get NOS/mint AT-ML170 or AT-ML180, still cheap comparing to newer models.. | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? rhodium layer delaminates easily.. I only rely on well recognized connector manufacturers like Neutrik/Furutech etc.. | |
| 12au7 tube? "For $180 you can get a NOS matched pair of Mullards” or pretending to be, more likely.. |