To those with multiple tables/arms/cartridges

Dear Nandric,

too old to rock'n roll, to young to... ? sometimes one needs to jump. in your case you may get a good SUT from someone. Just give it a try. Don?t believe the Schaefers of this world. They have good intentions within their own world. I do understand and accept this. It may not block us from other experiments. Don't say No, No, No. Philosophically there are always many ways but running in circles is no achievement. Got motivated? Good. :-)

Dear Lew, While you was studying 'vintage phono stages' I bought an, uh, modern Chinese Jasmine LP 2 phono-pre for $500. I even upgraded the (MKP) caps with Jantzen Z caps. There is alas no basement in my apartment so I installed my second system in my bedroom. There I test all my carts with the comfort of an chair in front of my SP10
and FR-64S. Well this testing become an addiction such that I spend day and night in my bedroom. I could, by way of speaking, rent my living room together with my main system and earn some extra money for some extra carts and tonearms. If I remember well the original idea was to select the carts in the second system for the main system which is alas not very 'friendly' reg. changing carts. Two tonearms with fast headshells + this damn Basis Exclusive which need to be pulled out of the rack and opened for
any cart change. At my age and my sensitive back ( the chair!) not a very attractive proposition. Besides I nearly forget how this system works...Your philosopher D. Davidson wrote about intentions in generaland even about 'intending' in particular but this was not of much help. I ever emigrated from my beloved Serbia with the intention to become rich in the West... So much about intentions. Still my newest one is to sell all those damn MM carts , move to my living room and start again to listen to the music before I become an second Mexican.

Dear Comrade,

Quote "before I become an second Mexican"!

A sombrero wearing tamale eating Dutchman. What is this world coming too! (grin)

Dear Nandric, Good choice! I have been interested in the Jasmine as well, but I have a predilection for vintage equipment, as you may have guessed. There is a lot of positive buzz regarding the Jasmine, nevertheless. I imagine it is very good. So I read the remainder of your last post carefully, where you analogized my basement to your bedroom, but I do not see where you've made any comment on the sound quality from the Jasmine. For example, how does it compare to your expensive German solid state phono stage?

I have a feeling that Raul has more cartridges than you, by an exponential amount.

Dear Lew, There is a thread about Jasmine LP 2 with many reports reg. individual impressions. There is even the consensus about the performance- price relation. But my
upgrade with those Jantzen Z caps 'moved' the pre in a
different league. Not in the league of the Basis Exclusive but the price diference is shameless huge in my opinion. I of course know that Raul owns much more carts than I do but we both have the same 24 hours a day to our disposal. So I certainly don't envy the Mexican considering my own confusion with all those that I own. I am sure that you will recognize this time problem because you probably own even less than I but because of your lack of time you was not even able to test those that you own. However I do
envy you with those Beveridges. Glad to hear btw that you are satisfy with your 'youth work' with those Kef bass drivers.