Visit the Wonderful World of Analog Raul Style


OK, all regulars on this site know Raul. As some of you may remember, I suggested to Raul within a previous thread that he post pictures of the various tables, tonearms, and especially the large number of cartridges he has referenced over the past several months. I figured that such would provide a great resource for the vast majority of us who have never even seen, let alone heard, a number of the cartridges he mentions both favorably and critically. Some contacted me with encouragement, some with skepticism that I could pull it off, and some with skepticism that the cartridges existed. In short order, I heard from Raul, himself, and it became clear that he was not unwilling to share images of his treasure trove (and I mean treasure trove, literally) but, rather, did not know how to go about creating a forum to do so. As such, I agreed to create for Raul a dedicated webpage for their display, if he would send to me pictures. Well, to say that I was overwhelmed at what came my way was an understatement. I think you will agree.

I subsequently created the webpage, a link for which I provide below. No, it is not professional – I am not a professional web builder. Yes, it is LARGE and, yes, it will take awhile to load, depending on your connection speed. In any case, my advice is to be patient and wait for it to load completely. It is my hope that this will prove a fun and educative resource for us all. I would appreciate it if folks would bump this thread now and again so that others might have the opportunity to view the site and bookmark it for future enjoyment.

Above all, THANKS to you, Raul!!!

The Otherworldy Analog World of Raul
4yanx

Showing 18 responses by rauliruegas

Dear friends: I will restore the cartridges pictures link.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Rushton: I really appreciate your help to all of us. Tks and best wishes.

Btw, I appreciate, too, if you can e-mail me your audio system.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Leadsinger: All my cartridges are not only fully functionally: they are in mint condition.

+++++ " that no serious user of analogue will station his front end between the loudspeakers. " +++++

Can you explain the " why's " about your statement?

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Mustang: Sure, you can do it. Keep in touch.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
4yanx: David, I really appreciate your effort and advise to do this thread for to shear part of my life audio passion to all music lover's.

Tks againd and best regards.
Raul.
Dear Johnnantais: I really like the Stax tonearm, only a grade down to the Satin unipivot: that for me is the best unipivot ever made.

I already listen all those cartridges and take my time for hear it time to time. What I'm not finished is to find the best tonearm/cartridge match for every one.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Hi Viridian: You are always welcome. I will be in touch with you about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Metralla: Tks for your advise. All of us appreciate that.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Flemke: This work life is a result more of dedication and time. Sure, the money was and is important but it is only a link on the whole chain.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Rosstaman: I like your whole audio system: great one !!!

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Bryan: I think that the ZYX next generation will be well at the top ( what I hear till today is not up to my priorities ). I have to wait for that before I have one on the long run.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Cmk: When I'm hearing to the Allaerts MC2 Finish, I really can't ask for anything more. Everything is right on target: tonal balance, neutral/natural flavor, great performance at both frecuency extremes, the music flow through your body and you feel full of emotions, it is a full performer for music lover's, etc.....

It is a very low output cartridge, so be carefully here. I tested with all my tonearms and till today the SME IV do an extraordinary match with it.

I love this cartridge, do justice to the music/sound reproduction.

Like a whole performer I don't know any cartridge that can evenn: maybe some ones are better in some music reproduction areas but anyone ( that I hear ) come really close like a whole performer.
I lke very much the Dynavector XV-1, the Colibri and the Transfigurations, all these cartridges are great but not like the MC2 Finish.

Now, the MC2 Finish is really close to my priorities and fits it very well, but your priorities or the priorities of other music lover's can be differents from mines.

Btw, I can't see how any people can't be in love with this Allaerts cartridge.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Dennis: +++++ " Accuphase AC2 phono cartridge, can you please compare its performance to the others in your stable? " +++++

Well, I would like to do that hard/titanic job but I don't know when I can do it.

Btw, the Accuphase AC2 is mounted ( right now ) on my system in a heavy mass tonearm: SAEC WE 8000/ST.
You are a " longtime owner " of this cartridge so you know very well ( what a low bass reproduction !!! ), against the Helikon?, well: the Helikon is on the hifi side of the music sound reproduction, the AC2 is more " true" to the music ( it is not perfect but is very good ).
Now this is a matter of personal music sound reproduction priorities and the anolog rig where you want match your cartridge and of course with your whole system character.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Dennis: This is a very important issue about a cartridge evaluation: +++++ " Now this is a matter of personal music sound reproduction priorities and the anolog rig where you want match your cartridge and of course with your whole system character. " +++++

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Sirspeedy: Well, my LPs are all around my home. I will try to take some pictures about.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Dear Sirspeedy: There was aproblem: the owner of the Schroeder tonearm send me with an insurance ( of course ) and here in México we have to pay at customs around 35% for every item that cross over the border. I can't have time for a temporary introduction because the tonearm was already at the customs, so I have to return it.

But I already have the opportunity to hear it and in some thread I post that I'm not satisfied at both frecuency extremes: it is a little soft in the low bass and needs more definition at the high frecuency extreme. In these topics the germany tonearm sound is like the air tangential tonearms.
If I can remember in that ( december ) thread I post that there will not be any surprise for me with the Shroeder tonearm. The whole idea/design behind this tonearm is facinating and I like it: it is an excellent tonearm like others in the audio market.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.