wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| mint best tractor gone? And just to up the ante: I have another TR, a new one with maybe 40 hours, on another armwand. Before the experiment, when both were aligned using A, I thought this new one sounded better than the older one, which had been rebuilt. They can be eas... | |
| mint best tractor gone? I did a similar experiment two days ago, setting up a Benz TR on a Phantom Supreme using a dedicated Wallytractor’s Lofgren A curve, then the Lofgren B curve. All other parameters were as close to identical as I could make them. Lofgren B was (and... | |
| Graham Phantom Elite vs. AS Aquilar I thought I’d update this thread. The Phantom Elite turned out to be a major disappointment. I found its bearing structure to be surprisingly unstable, wobbling in protracted oscillation when lightly touched as the armwand rested on the cueing lif... | |
| mint best tractor gone? For modern systems the best alignment is Lofgren B. @mijostyn , agreed. For years I used Baerwald/Lofgren A. Switching to Lofgren B yielded obvious improvement. Wallytractors offer both curves. I believe Yip used Baerwald for the ones he made m... | |
| Aric Audio Transcend Push-Pull with a few upgrades here. A very fine amp indeed, playing far beyond its price point. Aric is a truly good dude. | |
| mint best tractor gone? MintLP seems to be defunct, sorry to day. Several emails by me and others have gone unanswered over the past few months. | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier @mulveling , yes, Kevin got this phono circuit right. Mine is also kind of a one-off now, having been upgraded with Statement transformers (pre and phono), and slide-in screw terminals on both MCs that let me swap in any value of transistor for lo... | |
| Best Full-Function Preamplifier I second @mulveling’s rec for a used VAC. The higher-end models have excellent phone stages using 6 x 12ax7 tubes. As for Lundahl transformers, many people find them a feature, not a bug, although they can certainly be bettered by some separate SU... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for my rig Sorry to hear about your auditory condition. With it in mind, I’d second the Dynavector rec. Also consider the Audio/Technica ART9, whichever version is current now. I have the original; it is full-bodied with plenty of detail and no shrillness. I... | |
| Curious Why Benz Micro Slid Into Obscurity @mulveling , yes, this is precisely why I stay with the LO Ebony models, because of their suitability for SUTs. I also have an Ebony L that I quite like. The L and TR are certainly cut from the same cloth, with the TR bringing another measure of r... | |
| Curious Why Benz Micro Slid Into Obscurity Big Benz fan, especially the extremely low output and low DCR Ebony TR, which is a perfect match for the 40x SUT in my Allnic phono. Recently bought my third one. The new distributor offered an extreme discount because, apparently, no one else wan... | |
| What Cartridge Manufacturers Will Retip Their Moving Coil Cartridges For A Fee? Ortofon rebuilds, at least the higher end models. Only the body is reused, I believe, and the cartridge gets a new serial number. My A90 has been done thrice. | |
| Perlisten S5t With all do respect, no one can reliable judge the Perlisten S7t until you’ve taken the time to set it up properly in your own room. This is true for most speakers but especially the S7t. Tiny, painstaking adjustments of the kind that dealers will... | |
| Orb Audio DF-01iA+ Personally, I would not hazard the risk. But you can get a step down transformer easily enough if you want to go that route. @mijostyn , it seems like more than half the new LPs I buy these days have egregious cups warps. What gives? I got sick o... | |
| Orb Audio DF-01iA+ Yes. I bought the non “+” version a few months ago after using Vinyl Flat and pouch for years with mixed, and sometimes damaging, results. The Orb has flattened every LP with no damage, and its a pleasure to use. Worth the price to me. |