Hi all,
Thanks to Mike for stepping up (there I go with another pun ).
I defer to Frank, Joel, and Mike on cartridge selection. I completely trust Franks, Joels, and Mikes assessment on the A-90.
Id love to reduce the confusion by going to a single pair of identical cartridges that everyone is comfortable with.
I didnt want to put pressure on Joel and Frank coming to an agreement on one cartridge, but this development will mean more time to listen and adjust in flight.
I also wanted to de-emphasize the nature of any kind of "shootout", and will (on Saturday evening) re-introduce my position on this before we start.
Not having to do a cartridge swap would really open up the possibilities, and we could listen to different phono stages as necessary. Show conditions are brutal, and you never know what will work until youre there.
Note that Frank and I are arranging some off-hours time in the room, to get to know the system before the Saturday session. I want everyone to have the best opportunity to have a good presentation in what are always, challenging conditions at best.
This first system exposure (for Frank) may not be on Thursday, as theres too much system fine tuning to be done before the first day of the show. While Thursday night is possible, its not likely however. We'll have time.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier
Thanks to Mike for stepping up (there I go with another pun ).
I defer to Frank, Joel, and Mike on cartridge selection. I completely trust Franks, Joels, and Mikes assessment on the A-90.
Id love to reduce the confusion by going to a single pair of identical cartridges that everyone is comfortable with.
I didnt want to put pressure on Joel and Frank coming to an agreement on one cartridge, but this development will mean more time to listen and adjust in flight.
I also wanted to de-emphasize the nature of any kind of "shootout", and will (on Saturday evening) re-introduce my position on this before we start.
Not having to do a cartridge swap would really open up the possibilities, and we could listen to different phono stages as necessary. Show conditions are brutal, and you never know what will work until youre there.
Note that Frank and I are arranging some off-hours time in the room, to get to know the system before the Saturday session. I want everyone to have the best opportunity to have a good presentation in what are always, challenging conditions at best.
This first system exposure (for Frank) may not be on Thursday, as theres too much system fine tuning to be done before the first day of the show. While Thursday night is possible, its not likely however. We'll have time.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier