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| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Lewm: I understand what you are saying concerning tonality and VTA. I do believe that VTA can extend beyond just tonality and literallly affect a make-or-break situation in the overall sound of the transducer. I keep records for each of my cartrid... | |
| AMR 77.1 cd player and your thoughts I will follow up on this and say that my DP 777 SE with an Audio Magic Ultimate Bees wax fuse and the following audio chain:Mac Mini with Uptone Audio LPS replacement board and the Uptoone Audio LPS power supply/ ifi Audio Gemni 3.0 USB cable ->... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Hi lewm;Obviously I don’t know your system or the ART 7 but if I recall isn’t the ART 7 a very low output cartridge (.12mv) ? What gain is your stage set for while running the ART. I would suggest nothing lower than 66dB and perhaps as hi as 72dB... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Just a quick follow-up in case it wasn't clear. The ART 1000 once fully broken in has become one of my favorite cartridges and I will be adding it to my system very soon. Only a mixup with another product I purchased from the dealer delayed my pur... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Interview before purchase? That is ridiculous and quite frankly no ones business what my system is composed of. If I want to buy a cartridge and frame it as art that is my prerogative. These are the types of individuals that show the ugly side of ... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 lewm:As magnesium is a naturally damped (well more so than aluminum) metal I’m guessing that’s why my London sounds so fantastic on the GAE arm or at least one of the contributing factors along with the Schick oil impregnated graphite headshell us... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Fjn04:Thanks!!! You are are correct sir, the AT does need more break-in. The London’s are great. | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 So I spoke with the dealer again and in fact it appears that this cartridge may have only played about 20 records prior to it landing in my possession. The limited playtime would perfectly explain why my initial thoughts about the cartridge were n... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 lewm:I absolutely agree with you that components can sound better then worse (wash repeat) during break-in. I actually wondered if that is what was/is occurring with the ART 1000. Either way, at this point it sound fantastic and I am probably goin... | |
| Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Pani:They probably should place that on the site. Either way, I figured it was probably over a B.W. outside of 20-20khz. This why I stated that listening is the ultimate arbiter. Thanks for getting the exact freq range information. | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 noromance:Thank you. I was actually reading some of your posts a little earlier this evening ago regarding the Decca cartridges :) | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Pani:I agree with you but I have to confess something LOL. The ART started sounding better last night as I put another 5 hours on it. I don’t think the dealer really put 80 hours on this unit. I am not saying that he told me a fib but rather proba... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 bdp24:I would recommend you have a chat with Robin Wyatt. I don't want to write out of turn concerning any of his policies :)You have much more experience with Deccas than I do with the Reference being my first real exposure to them not counting Y... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 Lewm: Thanks for the kind words. I did neglect to mention that the cartridge had 80 hours on it prior to my beginning the listening sessions.I will still continue working with it to see what more I may be able to coax out of it to the possible det... | |
| AT ART 1000 vs London Reference vs Ana Mighty Sound 103.3 bdp24:I agree, it does seem as though he would have wanted to go up the chain and eventually review the London Reference. I think I will be getting a Tsar next for audition. |