fsonicsmith
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| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? I have a 12" Cocobolo with Firewire and a 10.5" Ebony with Firewire. My 12" is paired up with my heavily modded TD124 and my 10.5 is on my modded 301. You can see pics in my profile | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? After many years of using various tonearms including four different VPI arms, the 3D printed plastic arm included, I installed my first Reed 3P. It was an epiphanous moment. The huge sonic difference is no doubt due to the amazingly talented desig... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Never mind , transducers always are the most important links in any audio system. Raul, anyone who has ever spent ten seconds on this Board in the last ten years knows you have a unrequited out of control cartridge fetish. I envision you sleepi... | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Put a Reed 3P arm on any of George Merrill's Gem Dandy polytables and mount the bargain cartridge of your choice and you can get utterly amazing sound. Another similar scenario is put any of the arms offered by Pure Fidelity (my choice would be th... | |
| Integrityhifi TRU-GLIDER Pendulum Tonearm @mijostynRegarding your "system" (yes, I put "system" in quotes because to me it resembles something Tim Burton might have dreamed up).From a purist's perspective this system is a complete nightmare and not worth a second look never mind listen.Ag... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? Warning; I own both a complex tubed amp-an ARC Ref 150 SE-and a fundamentally hair shirt simple amp-an Ampsandsound Nautilus SET. With that out of the way you may wonder why I consider my intro a warning. My answer would be that I have my biases. ... | |
| Sugden/Allnic or Luxman L-509X? For a modest investment I suggest replacing the phono cables and IC's with anything from Kimber, Audioquest, Cardas, or Analysis Plus. Have a professional align your cartridge and make sure it is level, VTF is correct, and that it is properly isol... | |
| System building; a meditation Signal integrity. No unnecessary contentiousness meant-only good spirited difference of opinion. "Signal integrity" is again, misguided. Let's forget vinyl playback or digital which are both fraught with "signal integrity" shortcomings, let's forg... | |
| System building; a meditation All this talk of avoiding coloration....What does a luthier strive for when crafting a guitar or violin body? The answer is a complimentary and resonant coloration. A good analogy is that fermented cabernet grapes need a degree of oak to bring out... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon I am sitting listening to James Mercer's (aka The Shins) "Wincing the Night Away" with my Thorens TD124 (hot-rodded-see my profile if interested) and Reed 3P with Van den Hul Crimson XGW Strad cartridge that Brian Walsh set up for me last weekend.... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza Black vs. Bronze Another reason that the Bronze is likely a show favorite is that nothing sticks out at the listener-all of it's qualities are even/balanced with no pronounced deficits. Sometimes when a cartridge (also true of loudspeakers and even amps) does some... | |
| My Experience With Tekton I am a big picture type. Don't lose the forest for the trees. Tekton is just a sapling. Fluorocarbon is creeping ivy. Maybe poison oak on top. I don't claim to be right, but I am also one of those guys who would rather have a great source, great p... | |
| Ortofon Cadenza Black vs. Bronze I listened to both and bought the Bronze for my Reed 3P 12. I go back and forth. There are times I love it and times I think it sounds a bit too laid back and smooth. On my second deck with Reed 3P arm (see my profile if you wish) I have a Lyra Et... | |
| My Experience With Tekton I checked out this post out of boredom while away from home. The OP has only been posting since March of '20 and in his posts he more than once echos Miller Fluorocarbon's thoughts. And then there is this prior post which sound eerily reminiscent ... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? the gain added by a formal line stage is completely superfluous. What Lewm is referring to is the standard set by the industry back in the early 80's of 2V RMS for most source components. At the time, turntables were all but extinct. I disagree th... |