solypsa
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| JVC tt-101 repair Often the boards need significant resoldering to eliminate cracked or compromised connections, and the boards are fairly fragile at this point...making tricky work for the tech.I didn't know that the TT-101 was made in a 120v version...good to kno... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations There are plenty of very good carts for under $3k, but the Spiral Groove / Phantom combo is very much high-end. Honestly carts in the $3.5-$5k range would be typical. Not that spending money is important in itself, just saying the table deserves a... | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Sub $3k for a new cart, in today's dollars, is a bit below the potential of the rest of your very fine equipment. Lightly used is another story...It might help to mention what you were running and how it did, both positive and negative... | |
| Lyra Delos A truth teller or what? I'm not a big fan of the Delos (despite being a fan of JCarr, and higher up Lyra's when in the right systems) and tend to agree with some of the comments vis a vis it's tonal tilt, but will ask if you're pretty certain it's dialed in, optimally lo... | |
| Fidelity Research FR-64x Why are you guys guys interested in these super high mass tonearms? Synergy with vintage carts (as mentioned), and of course heavier modern carts (Sensitive Sound for example at 20-23 grams). Not to say heavy = good by any means, but it happens to... | |
| Tonearm Advice Needed Great plan. Perhaps a slate plinth? Anyway there are a number of lower compliance carts that are wonderful and perhaps a well chosen SUT? I have a few LOMCÂ I like but as a distributor and dealer I won't mention to leave bias aside... | |
| Tonearm Advice Needed Ditto. If you take the 124 / SME you have and select a cartridge to match it (there are plenty) you will have a superb analog front end. What plinth is the 124 in? |