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| Understanding cartridges ? Hmm...Clueless weighed in earlier with a nice post that excerpted some authoritative-sounding info relating to the system resonance formed by the compliance/mass equation, replete with his customary link I believe, but I see he must've pulled it -... | |
| Review: Audio Logic 2400 DA converter Thanks for a nice article. I always find the use of passive transformer gain to be an interesting topic to consider, though I've never used passive gain in my system. Anyway, I have been making some changes lately to eliminate tube colorations and... | |
| Any experience with Dynavector carts??? Regarding the gain, the ARC Ref. phono has a built-in step-up transformer for use with low-output MC's, as I recall. BTW, how do you find your LO Grade Ref. to sound? | |
| Anybody heard the new Thiel 2.4? They weren't supposed to arrive in dealers' showrooms until right about now... | |
| Understanding cartridges ? Compliance is a term used to describe the suspension of the cantilever in a cartridge, specifically, how easy (high) or hard (low) it is to deflect, relatively speaking. Basically the same concept as how softly or stiffly a car suspension is sprun... | |
| Maggie 12 vs MMG I don't know about the 12's specifically, but I do know that MMG's are greatly improved upon by the more expensive models - and you get even more of that inimitably wonderful 'Maggie sound'. | |
| Bookshelf or floorstander? Warren, if I'm not mistaken, Eeerie1 acknowledges the need for stands in his question. Regardless, to try to 'answer' (ha!) the darn thing, I'm going to waffle - I think in some situations, it can be easier to integrate a sub when the speakers are... | |
| Why is there so much Rowland gear for sale? People have evil twins... | |
| $4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS Oh, did I allude to my blown crossover above? I'm not going back to see, and anyway I'm not sure who your last paragraph is directed towards (I don't have Apogees). But yes, one of my little ol' Thiels still is awaiting a factory vacation to take ... | |
| Down to 3 speakers, and I'am still confused Have you demo'ed any of the three finalists in your home? Are any two (or all) of them being carried by the same local dealer? | |
| $4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS Asa, Asa, my object-Asa, there has been a known quantity for quite some time now... | |
| What cartridge works for you ??? Tobias, I've lived near transmitters in two different locations, and had no problems in one, but some in the other. You can never tell, unfortunately. But I agree that it's a fine cartridge. | |
| Where can I get educated about cables? Right here, that's where. Subcoolman, I take it you trust your ears, and you strike me as someone not easily fooled. And you already know about Audiogon. You're set! One of the very best aspects about this site is probably the risk-free and conven... | |
| JMLAB, QUAD OR THIEL.? You can research past comments about any models you may be interested in by doing a forum archive search. But you should really try to go and audition some different speakers before making any decisions, at local shops if you're planning on buying... | |
| SS Pre amps Krell KRC-3 vs Classe 47.5 vs BAT VK Just a note: Changing to a solid-state preamp will not improve your warm-up time situation unless you leave it permanently on or it incorporates a stand-by mode. Fortunately, this is easy and common to do with SS pre's, since there aren't any tube... |