Stan, I could care less whether you agree with what I said or not. You sound like a hostile gentelman. I dont expect everyone to agree with me. Or with what I have heard. I hope you dont get a lemon on that Ortofon, because several already have, if its the M20FL. Also, another thing, I didn't stste Shure was the best cartridge ever made. Again, you take me out of context. Im sorry if you feel you salon is threatened by your lack of knowledge. But thats on you, insecurities are something that with work, you may be able to get over. I dont think any particular cartridge is the best.
As to LewM, I dont think Laura Dearborn has the qualification to make any statements. Other than she did alot of research and interviews. The book is something compiled by her, and is a source of experience, wisdom, knowledge, experimentation, theory and more all by experts in the field. The designers that make all of this gear, cartridges, turntables, speakers, amps, their designs, why they chose them, etc.....how some great tables vary so greatly in their design, and theory. Its the people in the book, that have the valid information, and opinions and facts that I believe, and are qualified to make such statements. All you could do, is get your hands on a copy, browse through it, and make your own decisions. Im not forcing anything. It seems that you forget when you point the finger, 4 are pointing back at ya. Really, none of this info is my own, but that of experts in this field for many years. And I realize that no single statement hold 100 percent true in all cases. Thus, some cartridges last far longer than others, of the same model even. I cant explain this, but hope your on that lucky end of the stick. Im not here to argue, but to pass on useful info, that came from experts. Its just another way of looking at things, than the way you guys all look at the same thing, all the same way, and attack like ravens anyone that doesnt agree with you, or may have another way of looking at things. I would only accept, or post info that I got from very reliable sources. And that is all I did. Sorry if that offend you Stan. But as you say, I can do this, and Science was just the first word that popped in my mind, I maybe could have used one better. But you get the idea. Read one, look for books and info like I have found. Ray
As to LewM, I dont think Laura Dearborn has the qualification to make any statements. Other than she did alot of research and interviews. The book is something compiled by her, and is a source of experience, wisdom, knowledge, experimentation, theory and more all by experts in the field. The designers that make all of this gear, cartridges, turntables, speakers, amps, their designs, why they chose them, etc.....how some great tables vary so greatly in their design, and theory. Its the people in the book, that have the valid information, and opinions and facts that I believe, and are qualified to make such statements. All you could do, is get your hands on a copy, browse through it, and make your own decisions. Im not forcing anything. It seems that you forget when you point the finger, 4 are pointing back at ya. Really, none of this info is my own, but that of experts in this field for many years. And I realize that no single statement hold 100 percent true in all cases. Thus, some cartridges last far longer than others, of the same model even. I cant explain this, but hope your on that lucky end of the stick. Im not here to argue, but to pass on useful info, that came from experts. Its just another way of looking at things, than the way you guys all look at the same thing, all the same way, and attack like ravens anyone that doesnt agree with you, or may have another way of looking at things. I would only accept, or post info that I got from very reliable sources. And that is all I did. Sorry if that offend you Stan. But as you say, I can do this, and Science was just the first word that popped in my mind, I maybe could have used one better. But you get the idea. Read one, look for books and info like I have found. Ray