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| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? it’s nice to run into somebody with an FRMC201. I have had one for a while when I picked it up on a curiosity. I absolutely love it.Likewise, Analogluvr. I got my first 201 at an "Audio Swap Meet" near Los Angeles in the mid-90s. I knew nothing ab... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question @chakster — I’ve no doubt you have truly great cartridges, and if I heard them I’d agree enthusiastically and turn dark green with envy.You softened your language, but you still give us "true winners", as if a mere "winner" is a "false winner".Doe... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question @tzh21y — The F9E is a wonderful cartridge and you’re fortunate to have it, especially if it’s NOS with years of beautiful music ahead of it.Chakster doesn’t consider it a "winner". Maybe he means "winner" must be "the greatest", he doesn’t define... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? @chakster — Thanks, I think I have that text in the booklet that came with it. But a question..." Air core coil is adopted as coil.... In addition, by adopting a new special lightweight resin coil bobbin...It seems "core" and "bobbin" are differen... | |
| Theory about Fidelity Research MC & PMC Carts Your erudition and wit are fun to read, as always. But I don’t think the question is whether Vienna = Wien (of course it does).Ateal is asking if the FR MC-201 and MC-202 are the same cartridges as the FR PMC-1 and PMC-3.If they are, substitutio s... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? Raul indicates "bobbin" is synonymous with "armature", just different terms for the "thing" they wind the coil-wire around. Is "core" another synonym?I ask because there is also the "air core" design, where the coil-wire is wound around — nothing.... | |
| Input to Use for a Phono stage Any line level input will work. There's no preference between them, as they all function the same. You don't say if your amp has a Phono input, but if it does, do NOT plug the Slee into it — the result would be gross distortion.You are now using M... | |
| KOETSU ROSEWOOD DILEMMA Thanks for the down-to-earth advice, Biznipian. Did you have any particular snobs in mind to ignore?I mentioned many posts ago that I was considering retipping it myself — I wouldn't be the first. There was no response, negative or positive. Have ... | |
| My 6922 Tubes Are Too Bright! Most of you have more experience with 6DJ8s than I. But I recently started using a Moscode power amp (tube input, Mosfet output). The 6DJ8s were nameless generic Russian, not even a "brand". I thought surely I could improve on them.I had a pair of... | |
| Harman ST-5 Turntable RabcoTonearm and Cart Easy? That would be too easy. But from your description, not terribly difficult. | |
| Which Nakamichi to choose? I stopped using cassettes 20 years ago. But "turd"? I had the Nak 505 — and tapes, whether from CD or Vinyl or R2R, were indistinguishable from the original. Not only could I not tell which was which, nobody could, including musicians and sound en... | |
| Can every tonearm be set up with Stevenson, Baerwald, or Lofgren? In response to the original question — "Can EVERY tonearm be set up with Stevenson, Baerwald, or Lofgren?" — I know one that can't. The Syrinx PU3 uses it's own unique alignment. Unfortunately it's hard to find but makes a very audible difference. | |
| Highest detail cartridges "Is "closer to the music" a more accurate reproduction of what is in the groove or a "romantic" rewrite?"If the romance of the original performance is conveyed in the recording, accurate reproduction of the groove is more than sufficient.If it isn... | |
| Cartridge weight. If I understand your question correctly, the Micro-Acoustics 3002/II is probably Lightweight Champion of the world, at 2.9g total weight including stylus. | |
| Koetsu Rosewood long body rebuild Reviving an old thread. I'm deciding whether to rebuild my own Rosewood. I downloaded these photos but the memory stick no longer works. They're not on the Stereophile link any more either — and no apparent way to contact Vencel, the OP.Did any of... |