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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dlaloum/David,Regarding your comment--"one does wonder how much potential there might be in a basic AT95....Perhaps with the HE or Shibata stylus mounted..."I feel the same way but haven't yet taken advantage of these options that are indeed avail... | |
| When less is more...10 reasons to own Thorens 14. It's elegant simplicity provides an excellent platform from which to learn about tweaking and turntable design. 15. In tweaked form it's performance can be stupefying :)Jim | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thank you very much, Henry, I believe your very articulate descriptions have provided me a workable understanding of how the AT7V fits where it does in your priorities. No doubt I'll be hearing one myself before too long, and thanks for all of thi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Halcro, your post about the AT-7V has given me pause--in particular the comparative statement made about your Empires and the Technics. Wow.If it isn't too much trouble, would you be able to comment a little bit about the ways in which you pr... | |
| Top 3 high compliant mm/mi cartridges Over the last few years I've been fortunate enough to have gathered a small handful of "top-top" and "very good" vintage MM/MI/MF cartridges, and enjoy all of them. If I wanted to buy a vintage one today I'd look carefully at the Nagaoka MP-50 on ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Acman, perhaps Raul will also chime in but I own an Empire 750 LTD and enjoy it. It takes the same stylus assembly style as the 900 GT or 600 LAC (numbered 241 or 242, they're interchangeable). I've used it with the LAC stylus, a .2X.7 biradial st... | |
| Removable headshells 101 Hello, so far my modest experiences have suggested to me that a well made magnesium headshell (without the rubber washer) is almost always the one that I prefer. In fact the only exception in my memory that I've experienced so far is that my odd-d... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul and Timeltel, just for the sake of mentioning it, at 5.0 mv output per channel the Empire 1000ZE/X is another a stout one that has been highly regarded in here ;) Regards, Jim. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Frogman and Travbrow, you are describing my perception of my Empire cartridges as well. I don't have the 4000DIIII but my 1000ZE/X, 600LAC, 750LTD, 900GT, 999XE/X, and even the 888TE all exhibit the trait of bringing the music back alive. Flesh an... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? You're quite welcome Lewm, and I think you're going to have a bunch of fun! And I envy you, having (3) of the nude STR styli (sniff). Regarding your 412, I also have a 4XX, in my case a 410E. In any event with the STR I'd suggest that you not draw... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Greetings Raul, Tom, and all other Acutex LPM 315 III STR owners.About 5 months ago I decided to buy one example from the batch of NOS 315STR styli that were then available for this cartridge and pass the time until I was able to source a 3XX LPM ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Good morning Timeltel, Hi, Tom. I'm going to hold the Acutex 4XX and enjoy it "as is" for now. At the moment my 3XX is still occupying all of my attention, though! | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Timeltel, thank you for sharing that great REG article here! Regards, Jim | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, you never cease to amaze. Quite a bounty of possibilities you posted today. I think you are indefatigable! To add to the day's great choices here's an example of the Empire 4000DIII, still available.http://cgi.ebay.com/EMPIRE-4000-D-III-MM-W... | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? Viridian, Opheus10, Tjnif, others...Regarding some of the more commonly used preamp tubes, do you find that "joe's tube lore" remains a valid tool for winnowing/choosing vintage pulls etc when preparing to do tube rolling? Jim |