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| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions What do “You” think of the cactus spine cartridge? | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions “Ferrari used the Eagle F1 on several of its cars. Mussolini rolled in his grave. I believe Porsche has also but Ferdinand wouldn't give a hoot.” 😂 The costs over time are what interest me as I approach retirement. I know with fixed income in reti... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @antinn Thank you for the detailed cost of ownership analysis. That is clearly the line of thought I was thinking as I tried to pose my question. Not many people are keen or know what Mean Time Before Failure Rate (MTBF) is. I had to be aware of M... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @mijstyn,“you are certainly going to need that 80db with the Strat.Not so sure I am sold on the single pole idea. Anyway, I am more interested on what you think of the Soundsmith and how it compares to your Benz. Thanx:)“Sure. My take is that the ... | |
| VTF gauge How about the Clearaudio Weight Watcher touch? I have been using this to check VTF for over 10 years. My first VTF gauge was the seesaw type and it was okay, but I really like the Clearaudio. It has made cartridge setup easier. | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc You should listen to the Flamenco Fever M&K Realtime Records Direct-to-Disc LP. It’s a great recording with massive foot stomping. If you want to impress people with how live and real your system sounds, this is a good demo. | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @rauliruegas, Thank for your feedback. It’s all relative but not going down another rabbit hole for tonearms. Been there done that. Kicked out dealers from my home in Germany bragging about this and that, and at the end of the day, It’s subjective... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions Speaking of Elvis, I found a few RCA Victor Victrolas for sale. They are autographed. Not sure if that correlates to Elvis having owned these or not, but he endorsed them. | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @mijostyn,Thanks for the insight. As a matter of fact, I do have two tonearms, SME Vs. They are mounted on a Transrotor Apollon and I do swap cartridge use between a Benz LPs, Soundsmith Sussaro MKIi and Benz Ruby Z. I just received a Van den Hul ... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @chakster “The price often has nothing to do with the quality. After using some overpriced modern cartridges at $3-5k range I am happy to get back to the basics and keep using some NOS samples of the best high-end from the 80s (MM,MI and MC) that ... | |
| A pragmatic view of cartridge expenses / many questions @edcyn, “By the time it wears down to the point where you have to replace it (barring catastrophe, of course), chances are there'll be something better...and perhaps even cheaper.“Amen. Seems similar to computers nowadays. I guess enjoy it as much... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? @tim_p,Ditto! | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? @erik_squires The last part of your sentence “close to the best of brand can deliver.” But, individually, everyone will have differing thoughts on this. | |
| Unknown wood on B&W 802 series 80 It may have been an attempt by someone to refinish these and ended up looking like what you have now. It looks fresh and not old from the pics that’s why I say that. Have you had a chance to play them yet? How do they sound? For 750 you did alrigh... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? When I was younger and read Stereophile and Absolute Sound every month, I often felt that when reviewers either listed their equipment as reference or the device they were reviewing was called reference, it meant several things to me; it was out o... |