lbelchev

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Anybody heard the Jadis DA 88 Signature?
Pico, Have you heard Jadis DA 88 S in your system? If you find  " the sound , dark without real audio presence" you must change the system ASAP! 
Koetsu cartridges - what arms work?
Fidelity Research FR64s - excellent combination with my Urushi Vermilion. 
FR 64s tone arm lift servicing
I purchased a replacement lift from an Italian company on Ebay that works great. +1 The company is Audiosilente - Simone Lucchetti.http://www.audiosilente.com/  
Phono (0.1- 0.22mV+) or step up for LOMC?
Why use a transformer? "Step-Up Transformers (SUT) are a serious option for anyone who owns a Moving Coil (MC) cartridge, one that can significantly improve both the sound quality and sonic character. Quite simply, a good transformer is the... 
Fidelity Research FR-64x
Dear Raul, "overhang: 16.5mm, offset angle: 21.95° and P2S: 233.5mm. The distortion levels goes down again as tracking error. That is Löfgren A/Baerwald alignment but now with and EL: 250mm. "Yes, but we need very very long headshell (I do not ... 
SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ?
Dear rauliruegas : "Other than the very high price I never was interested on the tonearm design due that is totally out of my budget". "..... I decided to analize this regarded tonearm design where I found out that those 30K+ dollars are a true mo... 
Adding mass to a tonearm
Dear last_lemming, There is a very good answer to your question in another forum. Here is a quote from member "tnsilver": "So effective mass in not mass - it's inertia! In fact, even the common measurement (in metric grams) is a misconception. ... 
Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54
This thread is about FR Arms ...+1 
Fidelity Research FR-64 vs. FR-54
The first was the recommendation to use Bearwald instead of Stevenson and consisted in increas of the spindle-pivot distance with 1,5 mm (aka eff.lenght of 246mm). Dear Nandric,When I adjust the PS distance at 231,5 mm, my SPU can not catch the... 
EAR vs Audio Note preamp
Thöress Integrated “Super” Preamplifier ... a versatile full-function tube preamplifier incorporating a state-of-the-art line control amplifier and a ground-breaking phono stage in one case.   
Miyajima Zero hum?
The problem is described in my  Thöress preamplifier instruction manual:" However, if a single-coil low-output (dedicated mono) MC cartridge is to be used on these (stereophonic) phono inputs and it is intended for dual-speaker... 
Magico V2 vs. Q1
Yes, you have PM :-) 
Linn Akiva or Lyra Skala ?
Pany, You can take a look at the new Linn/Lyra/Scantech cartridge - Kandid. 
Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question
Lewm, When Technics wrote "sophisticated cabinet construction" they were referring to the chassis proper of the Mk3 only. Look at Halcro provided link from a cross-sectional view of the SP10Mk3 (it's from the same Technics MK3 brochure). 
Technics SP-10 mkII speed adjustment question
I would guess that the Mk2 and Mk3 are just so completely different that it was just fortuitous fall-out that resulted in the Mk3 having lower rumble.Lewm, Out of question the Mk2 and Mk3 are completely different. Some of the differences are due ...