williewonka
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| Is a low output MC superior in sound quality to a high output MC?? Just to add to the confusion take a look at the Soundsmith "Fixed Coil" cartridges. (anyone know what Fixed Coil is?)Knowing the lengths SS goes to i would have to believe there is not much downside, if any, to their high output cartsThey start ar... | |
| Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down. The problem with CAT5 cable - it is not rated for mains use - period!!!As another poster commented - the insulation needs to be rated to mains cable levels. i.e. capable of withstanding 600v at 200 celsius CAT5 is OK for speaker cables or IC’s, bu... | |
| Which cartridge should I upgrade to now? Houseofhits - lots of good advice, but here's some additional info related to a couple of the above postsOption 1: A very good "Denon" match for the Rega/Audiomods arm is the Denon 103 or 103R from ZU. - they offer a a couple of different "grades"... | |
| Time to upgrade the old Dual turntable, looking for opinions. Cooper52 - one last thought....Turntables like the Rega - where the belt goes round the sub-platter, require the "Rega Nudge" to get them up to speed in order to minimize wear on the belt/motor. But only if the platter is heavy like the Rega glas... | |
| Time to upgrade the old Dual turntable, looking for opinions. I’ll second those brands/models identified in Alpha_gt’s post - and I own a Rega!Back in 1985 when I bought my Rega Planar II - it was ahead of it’s time, great value and from a performance perspective, it challenged some of the "big names" in tur... | |
| Which is the Better Tonearm - Pro-Ject or Rega? Greg - even if you don't try the Audiomods Arm - give the KLE Innovations Absolute Harmony RCA's a try on your Project 9ccThey will elevate it to a whole new level of performanceFightin words you say? Take a look at...http://image99.net/blog/files... | |
| Which is the Better Tonearm - Pro-Ject or Rega? Greg - a comment on the the Audiomods review by 6Moons - it was completed in 2012 - Jeff (Audiomods) appears to have taken note of comments from that review - the more recent arms now come with much better ceramic bearings :-)I have the Series ... | |
| Which is the Better Tonearm - Pro-Ject or Rega? Rotarius - here's a link that explains some of the advantages of casting. Granted, it talks to steel, but wouldn't the same be true of any metal?http://www.afsinc.org/content.cfm?ItemNumber=6931One valid point about casting..."It puts the metal wh... | |
| Which is the Better Tonearm - Pro-Ject or Rega? The Rega arms are cast alloy - compared to other arms they are very stiff and by comparison to other materials they are more acoustically inert - that's what makes them better than other arms.Arms that use alloy or composite tubes, are not as stif... | |
| Are USB-SPDIF's relevant with today's DAC USB technology? Here's my experience with USB...- started with the Schiit Bofrost with the onboard USB port- I upgraded to the next gen USB port - which made some SQ improvements- I then installed the Musical Fidelity V-Link 192 converter - significant SQ improve... | |
| Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need. I used to live in Richmond Hill, Ontario and there were three stores that carried high end systems within a 30 minute drive.When I was bored, i’d go around to them all and try systems and speakers just to get an appreciation of how good my system ... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Greg makes a valid point, but if the Denon DL103 is a little low on the output side, consider the Denon DL110 - another top performer. Should be a great match for the Mani, but you will need to add a spacer to increase the mass to be compatible wi... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Mtrot - from reading your posts - you have a MM input and would like to use it.But having been down that route, I would still recommend you to consider the Schiit Mani phono stage. It is more likely to provide much better SQ and give you full MC c... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Erichsh - .... Willie, did you have to shim your Rega arm for the Denon DL103? if you are referring to shims under the arm post to adjust the VTA...If I recall correctly, I already had shims under the arm post for the previous cartridge.It's pre... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? I’ve tried several MM carts over the years on my Rega, including one of the Rega offerings and compared to even my stock Denon DL103 MC cartridge, they paled in comparison.I switched around 5 years ago to a Denon DL103 MC cart and the improvement ... |