frogman
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| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Cjfrbw, with all due respect, nonesense! As we expose our ears to more and more live, "real" music, we develop a deeper and deeper understanding of the obvious, and not so obvious traits of music performed live. A comparison to how a piece of elec... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Syntax, I could not agree with you more. I disagree only with the implication that because the goal of achieving reproduction that is faithful to the sound of real music was difficult to achieve, the pursuit of that goal was abandoned. The pursuit... | |
| thoughts on the Madrigal Carnegie One I have owned both the Carnegie and the BP; and used both in the same two arms, ET2 (linear track/air bearing, and Syrinx PU3 pivoting). IMO, there is no comparison between the two; except that they are both mc's. The Carnegie is a true high-end ca... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Dertonarm, discussion of this subject is absolutely not a waste of time. I think that the opinions, experience, and findings of someone who has so much experience with different equipment as you do, is invaluable. I, for one, appreciate it. But, I... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? I will state up-front that I have been a fan of the ET2 for more years than I can remember. I have used the same sample on four different tables; currently a TNT6. During this same time period I have owned Rega, SME V, Grado, and Syrinx PU3 (still... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I bit. I guess I needed an audio-toy impulse purchase. Raul, thanks for the heads-up. I will report back when I have a chance to listen to it. | |
| Platter upgrade for VPI MkIV? Keep what you have. The difference is mostly the platter itself, not wether the bearing is inverted or not. I have the same platter that you have on a TNT6 plinth. It was an improvement over the thick, black, acrylic/lead platter. BTW, I believe t... | |
| Tube-amp for Magnepan? I lived with a pair of highly modified MG IIIA's for many years, and tried many different amps with them, both ss and tubed. I always returned to tubes, and settled on Manley 200's, which I use to this day (with different speakers). For me, the is... | |
| VPI HW-19 Upgrade question SAMA or SDS? I would not bother with the older motor control units. I used the original with a HW19 for a while, and thought that it caused more problems than it solved. The current SDS is the way to go. | |
| Speed Stability Lewm, I knew fully well that my comment would raise some eyebrows; I stand by them.Having said that, I will gladly answer your questions. I am speaking about, as you put it, "constancy", not accuracy. I think the term "stability" is self-explanato... | |
| Swapping Tonearms on a VPI Aries- anyone? I would contact VPI, and ask them to drill the plinth (chassis) for a second arm. I see no reason why it could not be done. They are willing to do that sort of thing. They built a custom flywheel for me at a very reasonable price. I would, however... | |
| Speed Stability Macd,I have spent the last couple of weeks dialing in and tweaking my new VPI TNT6/SDS/ET2 setup. I have owned VPI's (HW19's) for many years, and speed stability has always been an issuue to some degree. I am not prepared, yet, to blame VPI's for ... | |
| Another VPI or something else for under $2k Everyone should own a Linn at some point in their audio journey. | |
| Picture Thread Oh c'mon, Albert! :-) | |
| Passive Preamp works with Dynavector p75? Try running the P75 directly into the mc122 with no preamp at all. This will tell you what the highest volume level that you will get with a passive pre wide open will be. Adequate volume is only one of the considerations when going the passive pr... |