edgewear
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| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? Indeed! Both these systems - as well as several others - have reinforced my opinion that not much real 'progress' has been made in the sonic capabilities of MC cartridges, despite all the claims to the contrary.I reference my growing 'family' of v... | |
| 'Diamond' cantilevers: a man's best friend? @chakster Thanks for the tip, will keep an eye on that one. I have two MC's with 'gemstone' cantilevers: Klipsch MCZ-10 (ruby) and Ortofon MC-5000 (sapphire) and both sound excellent in different ways.What I would like to know is if these recent '... | |
| Dvorak/Kertesz Nine Symphony Set Hi, actually both sets are re-issues. This material was originally issued on separate LP's in the 1960's, chronologically starting with Symphony no. 8 on SXL 6044 and ending with Symphony no. 9 on SXL 6291. The SXL 6515-21 catalogue number puts th... | |
| Colibri or Hummingbird? Thanks again for all your help. I don't feel confident to do the re-terminating of the tonearm cable myself. I'm fairly new to this game of cart rolling and using several tonearms. While I've managed to become quite handy in cartridge installation... | |
| Colibri or Hummingbird? @rauliruegas,I agree that these adapters should be avoided, but Boulder has only XLR inputs and I already owned the Reed arm before changing to these amps. I did inquire about the possibility of re-terminating the Reed cable to XLR connectors. The... | |
| Colibri or Hummingbird? Thanks for your suggestions, which have helped me to narrow down the problem!Although it is definitely not my idea of fun, I dismounted the Colibri from the Reed arm and put it in a SME type headshell in order to be able to try it on both my other... | |
| FR64 cartridge suggestions It is surprising how many different types of cartridges can work with the FR-64, despite its heavy effective mass. An obvious first choice would be the FR-7 series. You can get an early (silver) FR-7 for around $1000 and the improved FR-7f for aro... | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? @fleschler,I recognize your timeline. It's unfortunate that while one's monetary abilities usually increase with age, one's hearing abilities decrease without mercy. At 58 I'm still able to detect the sonic differences between one cartridge and th... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @downunder yes, I overlooked this footnote. Sorry for the confusion. Come to think of it, this difference in specs does seem unrealistic...... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? According to the vintageknob the signal-to-noise ratio went from 78dB on the P3 to 95dB on the P3A, so I suppose it is correct to assume it is (much) better. The P10 was also high up on the list of that Japanese turntable shoot-out in Stereo Sound... | |
| Cartridge upgrade @chakster,Yeah, you’re right, the FR-7 series have appreciated in value. I believe the even rarer FR-7fc (with conical tip of all things!) is now listed on eBay for over $3k. Phew.So far I only tried the P-3G (= PP-300), but if that is anything to... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @lewm,The tonearm of the PL-70L II is very similar to the one on the P3 and P10, but not identical. The most obvious difference is that the P3/P10 arm is dynamically balanced, whereas the PL-70L II arm is statically balanced. The P3/P10 armlift al... | |
| Cartridge upgrade @jimbones,In general buying a new cartridge is to play it safe, but the pricing of top level MC's has recently gone completely out of control. And top prices do not necessarily amount to top sonics. Thankfully there are still some exceptions: $150... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @knollbrent,If you have max. $5k to spend - not including a cartridge - you might be able to put your mind on the Exclusive P3. HifiDo generally offers it for a little under $5k. But you have to add shipping cost, which will not be cheap. And you ... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @knollbrent & chakster,I'm sure you guys know this, but HiFido in Japan is a great source for these and related vintage DD tables and other gear. Their prices are considerably below eBay level and therefore you need to move quickly. And they h... |