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Anyone familiar with Ikeda 9 series (cantileverless kind) MC cartridges?
I tried a fewhere is a pic from one .... (rare I think)http://666kb.com/i/dujejv5k0u1pumolu.jpg  
FR66s vs Ikeda IT-407 CR tonearms
My silver wire in My 66s was drilled from four 80 years old virgins and after that they dipped it into holy water....The result is a increased sound space with a dynamic slam which makes me cry every time I listen to a record Better, way better th... 
are "LONDON" pressings made in the UK, inferior to the Decca pressings
... If you enjoy them more with the SXL label on it, go for it. They sound great! But my intention was to give unbiased advise to (apparently) a novice collector who is interested in sound quality, not status. In the current marketplace you can bu... 
Audio as a weapon
Audio as a weapon.Of course, I would give up at one when I would be forced- to listen to records via Garrard Turntableor- to listen to records via MySonic Lab Cartridgesor- when someone would read reviews loudly for hours and hours from J.Valin &a... 
Are there any really good cd cleaners out there?
My favorite one is Macallan. 
are "LONDON" pressings made in the UK, inferior to the Decca pressings
Some general info for better understandingDecca SXL made the very best recordings (from the Team, Hardware and from general understanding...Mercury is a different chapter) from the music repertoire we can listen today.Decca was extremely careful n... 
Audio Research Ref 10 vs 40th Anniversary preamp
There was always a night and day differ between their endless Reference etc. Products.What does Reference mean? Their Reference? Or a Reference among comeptitors? (Well, hardly)Probably it is time to think about a Manufacturer who can do something... 
Don't waste money on ultrasonic RCMs
You can use your tongue for cleaning records, too. 
Platter wobble - too much?
Aimed at the music lover who wishes quality but has a budget.The PolyTable is a TRUE high preformance Turntable.Marketing has its own rules ... 
Acoustical Systems APOLYT Turntable – The Revelation
... the Legend returns ...or"I was deaf but now I can hear"ok, delete the 2. sentence, in modern audiophile toy store - where the flavor of the month counts - it will not exist. Today this weekly flavor is the knightly accolade to get the respect ... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
When a reviewer "likes" something ...These "rants" from a "reviewer" pop up from time to time.It is meaningless, I think, it is done to catch a few new subscribers or to show, that oneself CAN think different (but first getting the permission for ... 
TIME'S CELEBRATION: ORTOFON FIRST CENTURY ANNIVERSARY ! ! ! ! !
I still would have thought that being such an important milestone and being in production for 100 years, the cartridge releases are for the rich and famous, nothing for the common man who still has to pay big coin for a halfway product.Halfway? Ar... 
SACD
I am one of those who went away from SACD. They sound good when the whole recording chain was done via SACD. Unfortunately, there are a few audiophile records, most is unimportant.The Majority of SACD use the 44.1 master and it is converted to SAC... 
Cartridge Loading- Low output M/C
Will 47 ohms work? Or should I start out at 100 ohms?You have to try it. There is no Standard (unfortunately). The result will be different from Manufacturer to Manufacturer. Phonstage A with 100ohm will not sound identical to Phonostage B with 10... 
Vinyl VS Digital
Before I am going to buy a vinyl record I'll buy the same title 2.hand cheap at ebay. For a sound check. When it is flat, compressed, lifeless.... I'll throw it away (95%) and don't buy the record ( when it is done after 2005).Digital saves me a l...