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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I have 2 turntables of different ‘persuasions’, 8 tonearms (counting the Hadcock GH228) and 18 cartridges and have been listening to high-end vinyl for 35 years.If I understand correctly, Raul is proposing that I can’t detect ‘distortions’ or ‘res... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Lew,The colour 'confused' becomes you. It is also the colour that suits me when it comes to cartridge/tonearm matching.As you rightly point out, the Empire D4000/III has very high compliance (30x10-6 dyne) yet sounds superb in the FR-66s........ | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Nice informative posting Timeltel.As for choice of MM cartridges over LOMC being a form of "tone control"?..... Aren't all our individual choices in audio a form of "tone control" or at least a striving for a combination producing a synergy which ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Hi Lew,I'm surprised this 'Nude Turntable Project' has escaped your eagle eye for so long?As I've said during the postings, I don't presume to extend any of my findings to idler or rim- drive decks as the mechanics of those are quite different to ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Dear Chris,It's interesting to hear your conclusions on the 'nude' Technice SP10Mk2.It seems to indicate, as Raul has been urging, that people should at least try things before arriving at conclusions....especially if trying is relatively easy?I w... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The Empire 4000D/III coloured?Yes.......just as coloured as that Boiullabaise from the Old Port in Marseille whose aroma and taste still remains viscerally 40 years later.Just as cloured as the blues, pinks and whites of the cliff-hugging structur... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? if listening blind, lots of people would say it is an MC cart."Dear T_bone..........not in my books. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Frogmen, what arm are you using for the 4000D/III? And what turntable?Unlike Mab33, I don't believe the Empire needs much of a positive VTA?I run it almost parallel with beautiful balance throughout the range.I track it at 1 gm although it can pro... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Jonathan,I said "refreshing".....not 'strange' :-)And thank you for your contribution. Well said.RegardsHenry | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hey T_bone,Down here they don't teach us about puttin foot-in-mouth :-)But I do find it refreshing to see a committed cartridge designer at least prepared to look at 'The Dark Side' and even converse with the 'inmates'?On another note Travis, with... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Jcarr,I'll try to find an FR-5E now that you've recommended it.I must say finding you on this thread is a little like meeting Beelzebub at the pearly gates??!As the designer of some of the leading Moving Coil cartridges manufactured for ove... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Dertonarm,It's encouraging that you seem to be in some agreement about the 'distortions' I'm hearing in most Moving Coils.I wonder what it is that makes those examples you quote, the exception to the others?In any case I'm looking forward to ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Is there still time before Xmas for another COTM?Never for sale outside of Japan and not even heard by Raul, the Fidelity Research FR-6SE is a high output low-compliance MM made to match perfectly with FR-64s/66s tonearms.Sporting a compliance the... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yes Lew,Strange things indeed. I really only tried the Empire in the Fidelity Research arm to see if the mismatch was as poor as with the Phantom II?Theory only gets you so far.Enjoy the music. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Wdi,I started off with my Empire 4000D/III mounted in the low-mass unipivot Grace 940G which I imagine is quite close to your Morch DP-6?Surprisingly I found the 4000D/III a better match to the high-mass Fidelity Research FR-64s as was also the ca... |