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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? In the last sentence of my post I, of course, meant to write: longer cantilever not "longer suspension".Nandric, I agree. But, in this particular case I don't believe that receiving a longer cantilever was an accident. VdH (his rep; I never spoke ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? What finally "sent me over the edge" to try MM cartridges again after many years of MC use was not only the great info on this thread, but an unfortunate experience that I had with Van den Hul's retipping service three years ago. I had been a devo... | |
| Are there any other EAR 834P modders lately? Stevecham, to be clear, I didn't mean to suggest you were being silly. I was referring to then references you cited. Regards. | |
| Are there any other EAR 834P modders lately? As I mentioned in my first post, it is not the type of tube that matters as much as wether that particular tube (in your case a 12AU7) is a good sounding tube or not in it's own right, and complements your setup and your tastes; as long as that va... | |
| MARTIN LOGAN TRIPLES THEIR PANEL REPLACEMENT ****Let's leave the politics out of this audio forum****Shouldn't you practice what you preach? | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Pbnaudio, yes you make them, and they do look impressive; but "Live Sound"? No offense, but I doubt it. I don't want to derail what could be a very interesting discussion by bringing up the issue of the appropriateness of using a thread like this ... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? The simplest answer to the original question is: It can't be done. The impact of a live performance can't be duplicated in the home; no playback equipment is good enough to replicate it faithfully. You may get close (although, "close" means differ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Thanks, Ct0517. I look forward to your remarks on KOB. It's a fantastic record with well-deserved popularity. | |
| Are there any other EAR 834P modders lately? Zenbret, I too am a fan of this phono stage, and have had it modified by Mitch Singerman with outstanding results. Additional tweaks that I have found to be very effective are the use of BDR cones underneath, and use of the unit without it's cover... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Revel(l) models! Man you just sent me back 40 years. Loved them! And yes, the Acutex looks like something that would go underneath the wing of my F-100 Super Sabre model plane. Glad you are enjoying the cartridge. It will continue getting better f... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Slaw's idea of using an agreed upon recording as a reference for discussion is a great one. As such, I would like to get the ball rolling. While I am not very familiar with the musical tastes of the contributors to this thread, a popular and commo... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, my Acutex 420 STR has continued to improve and after a couple of months of exclusive use it seems to be settling at a point where the only harshness heard is harshness that occurs naturally in music. I think this has got to be one of the gr... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Slaw, sorry I wasn't clear. My Hah! is definitely a good thing! It was an exclamation intended to be an acknowledgment of and agreement with your findings. It was also a bit of a pat on the back (my own back, and hopefully not too arrogant on my p... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners ****I recently purchased a double leaf spring I-beam, re-read the manual and my (2) counterweights are now at the end of the I-beam. To my surprise, performing the cart in the groove test now results in NO rumble. Hallelulia! **** -SlawHah! | |
| Help with plasma TV choice Thanks everyone. I appreciate the suggestions. A related question: The dimensions of the wall that the display will be mounted on is very narrow, and JUST wide enough for a 55" display. The L/R speakers and stands will be positioned just below the... |