viridian
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| Novice at Analog, need recommendations. One more thought, make sure that your phono preamp is set to MM caridge gain, and most importantly, that the load is either 47K ohms or 10K ohms. | |
| stock denon 103 vs. zu for my vintage rig I do not believe that both cartridges will sound optimal on any given arm. The stock 103 needs a minimum of 15 grams of effective mass in the arm which makes it compatible with high mass arms, though some would demur and report excellent sound in ... | |
| Novice at Analog, need recommendations. Hmm..Grados have a lot of things going on, but weak midrange is usually not one of them. What are you comparing it to CD replay? If so, what CD player.My shot-in-the-dark guess is that the VTA is not correct on your setup. Grados sometimes like th... | |
| tonearms with VTA-towers for true "VTAF" I think that the constant bashing of conical and elliptical stylii really highlights a dichotomy in our hobby. Some users are interested primarily in detail, and others primarily in tone or dynamics. Of course we all want everything, but most list... | |
| breuer 5c tonearm Corby.........ooohhh, thanks. That's way cool. Are those angled mirrors above the turntables? I must've missed the bus, mine are over the bed, next to the pole. LOL. Did the dog get to your DIY speaker directions before you could put the woofers a... | |
| Leviton Hospital Grade AC Outlet - Which One? The Hubble HI8300 sounds much better than the Leviton and better than the P&S 5242 in my system (havn't tried the P&S 8200 though). Avoid the Leviton. | |
| breuer 5c tonearm Corby, why not start a "systems" page here on Audiogon, so that we can do a bit of drooling. That's some awesome tables that you have there. | |
| best cartridge for less than $700 for AQ PT6 arm? I would look at the Dynavector 10X5 or 20X cartridges as a good match to your arm. | |
| What is a typical life span of a stylus or cartrid Project does, in fact, make a very interesting upgrade available for all of it's tables. It offers two different regulated power supplies, the more expensive of the two, I believe, is a regenerator. I have no experience with the marque, but anecdo... | |
| What is a typical life span of a stylus or cartrid A dissenting opinion. The replacement stylus, which would make this cartridge as good as new only costs $45.00:http://www.needledoctor.com/Sumiko-PearlSo I would purchase the rig at $70.00 off and a new stylus and put the old stylus in a drawer so... | |
| Which MoFi and MoFi UHQR LPs? No reason to listen to an MCA, however you said that early pressings are "good". I believe that there are only bad and worse pressings of Katy and this is supported by the unfortunate problems with the final mixdown and master. It is impossible to... | |
| Which MoFi and MoFi UHQR LPs? Headsnappin, you can't bake a great cake with rotton eggs. I will let those who were there for the Katy Lied debacle speak for themselves:http://www.steelydan.com/dennys3.htmlBest,Marty | |
| help with cartridge selection Agree completely with Doug,s assesment. My experience with my stock 103 is that it does not come into its own until used in arms of 15 grams effective mass or greater. If you do the math, this also agrees with Bill's point about the ZU working wel... | |
| help with cartridge selection Check out the Audio Technica AT33 series of high compliance MC cartridges. | |
| Why is the Shelter 501 mono so expensive? If you have a massive enough arm, the Denon DL-102 is a true mono cartridge that will give you the warmth that you have with the Shelter. It is much less expensive, but it might be a viable alternative. |