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To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges

How do you 'play' your system?
For 30 years I had only one turntable, one arm and one cartridge......and it never entered my mind that there was an alternative?
After upgrading my turntable nearly 5 years ago to a Raven AC-3 which allowed easy mounting of up to four tonearms......I decided to add two arms.
RAVEN
A few years later I became interested in Direct Drive turntables and purchased a vintage 30 year old Victor/JVC TT-81 followed shortly after by the top-of-the-line TT-101 and I designed and had cast 3 solid bronze armpods which I had lacquered in gloss black.
TT-101
By this time I had over 30 cartridges (both LOMCs and MMs) all mounted in their own headshells for easy interchange.
STORAGE

Every day I listen to vinyl for 3-4 hours and might play with one cartridge on one arm on one table for this whole day or even two or three days.
I then might decide to change to a different arm and cartridge on a the same table or perhaps the other.....and listen to the last side I had just heard on the previous play.
I am invariably thrilled and excited by the small differences in presentation I am able to hear....and I perhaps listen to this combination for the next few days before again lusting after a particular arm or cartridge change?

Is this the way most of you with multiple cartridges/arms listen?......or are there other intentions involved?
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lewm
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Japan in my opinion produces the world's finest toilets: Toto is the brand. I guess there is no relationship between Toto and Toho.

Nandric, This is way OT, but I am enthralled with the Beveridges. And they are set up in my basement where my wife says she cannot even hear the music whilst she is trying to get to sleep on the second floor of our home. (My musical curfew is typically around 11:30 PM in the upstairs system, which is just one floor below our bedroom.) This means I can listen to music all night long. I bought a cheap preamplifier with a phono stage so I can have vinyl in the Bev system. When I get the woofers up and running, it should be even better.
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nandric
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Dear Lew, Toho, Toto and Beveridge are obviously all unique. So who would be not interested to hear more about them? But I am wondering when the Beveridge will move upstairs? To be honest I am skeptical about those woofers you made 40 years ago with Kef B 139. You can get them 'up and running' but I would prefer modern subs with fast (25cm) bass drivers and fast amps. It is not easy to keep up with those 'stats'.
unoear
141 posts
 
Ah, thanks Nandy for confirming that Dertoneless, Syntax, and Thuchan are all together in business, a collaboration, ummmm.

So, which one of these fellows is in charge of the tens of thousands of refunds that are due from their misdeeds?

Hah, I believe that there is humor with this new thing is called TOXIC.

Yes, fellow audiophiles, watch out for their self-promoting...yes, please send us your cash...what, our product is defective...what, even our product is nonexistent...what, all of you paid for a book, thank you, but, I am not going to publish....super, no refunds, we will keep your money and just make new products to promote...yes, please send your money...Syntax and Thuchan loves to promote this Dertoneless and his ongoing charade.

Audiophiles, beware...

Cheers!
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nandric
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Unoear, I made up the whole story about 'associtation' for you but you obviouly missed the clue. I associate the handkerchif with the womens behind because I always think about those. You obviously always think about Dertonarm. That is why you ovelooked the fact that I am the malicious leader of the German group with 3 bank accounts in Swizerland.Because of Onasis I never trusted the Greek... but I always loved those cuckoo clocks.
thuchan
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Lewm,
Toto is also a gambling platform in Germany where you can vote on soccer games. While I was in Japan I learned that Toto is not only producing toilets but a variety of sanitair products, also High End...A really interesting company but maybe not as fascinating as Toho and Micro Seiki.
So better go for Tohos. The Toho stand for armboards I can recommend very much, but it is not easy to find; very massive, coming with different hole inlays for different arm sockets.
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