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| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spiritofmusic, my success rate is 100% - I've sent two 103R cartridges to Soundsmith for the ruby/OCL retip - the second is on its way back to me at the moment (so I have a spare).I think Peter would have the 103 rebuild down to a fine art, since ... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system Spiritofmusic, to be honest I haven't played the Garrott for some time because the results I'm getting with the SS/103R have been so impressive.If fact I haven't even heard the Garrott with the Cary phono - which is something I really should do.I ... | |
| Soundsmith Straingauge SG-200 cartridge system If you like your Zu 103, why not go the next step and get a Soundsmith OCL retip.I've been using an SS retipped 103R in a Midas aluminium body for some time now and the jump in realism and transparency over the stock conical tip is amazing. The ca... | |
| Stand out phono stages Is there any phono stage produced anywhere that hasn't been named in this thread?Good luck to the poor sod who reads this with the idea of creating a shortlist. | |
| Aesthetix IO Eclipse Hi Rushton, while I'm not in the immediate market for an Io, I've had a peruse of the owners manual and was surprised by the unusually long warm-up before use. Specifically, I'm referring to these instructions:A. Turn power on.B. Wait at least fif... | |
| Denon Dl-103r is it for real? 04-21-12: GandmeI searched for the Audio technica AT 33-EV and it is priced $200 more than the Denon 103R. how does that make it a direct competitor to the Denon?Yes, and further to this, I listened to up-market line contact version of the AT33 - ... | |
| Vinyl Heaven : Lyra Atlas on a Durand Talea 2 04-20-12: Mikelavigne........the Telos looks it in the eye and even spits on it sometimes (especially with the Ortofon Anna).........Mike, how does the Anna compare to the A90? | |
| Kontrapunkt C vs H Consider getting your 103 retipped by SoundSmith or Expert Stylus. You will then have a cartridge that will compete with very expensive models in the 'audiophile' compulsories and probably beat them in musical gestalt. | |
| Denon Dl-103r is it for real? The 103R is a very good cartridge, I've listened to it after some highly praised cartridges and it always surprises. However, if you do the back and forth comparisons it sounds somewhat colored and has limitations in focus, fine detail, resolution... | |
| Boron Cantilever and Ruby Cantilever, Why Ruby? 04-19-12: Dhl93449Mechans:Diamond and sapphire are extremely brittle, in that you cannot bend or flex them without breakage. I did not mean they were not strong materials.In a long needle shaped (ie length>>>diameter) structure like a can... | |
| New Dynavector SUP 200 Looks like a nice unit.Haven't heard it, but needs to be good at an RRP of $2650. | |
| Benz Lp-s Frequency Resonance Problems The weight of the LPS and its compliance suggest that the resonant frequency will be on the low side with the Phantom. What turntable are you using?Sometimes its how the turntable deals with low frequencies - ie perhaps there is a resonance being ... | |
| How will you split $3000 between phono and cart ? 03-31-12: PaniThere seems to be multiple recommendations of Parasound JC3 phonostage. I never thought about that phonostage it is hardly discussed.Really? It's been widely reviewed and in glowing terms in both the online and paper mags.It would ce... | |
| Coil metal for Lyra Erodion MC step-up ? I'm surprised the 58dB gain of the PH8 is not sufficient for a .6mV output cartridge.In any case I can't say I really understand why ARC phono's traditionally offer this lowish amount of MC gain. The Ref 2 seems to be the exception - it has gain o... | |
| I tried a cheap cartridge and I LIKE IT 03-20-12: Davide256tobes... that arm tube looks very much like the Grace 707 design I used to own.... which sucked with Grado.Off topic of the OP, but I also owned the 707 long ago and fail to see the resemblance. Totally different headshell, very... |