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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? First the idler-drive crowd led me to listening to a Lenco. Then I listened to some direct-drive turntables. Now I have examples of both types and no belt-drive tt at all. Then you initiated this thread on MM/MI cartridges. So, in about 2 years of... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? It is really fascinating to read your report, Henry (Halcro). It confirms that I have not lost my mind (or my hearing), nor am I being subconsciously swayed by the herd mentality that this thread may engender. I am also interested to learn about M... | |
| It is 5 AM, Do you Know where Mikey Fremer is? I've got about 1500 LPs, a collection assembled over a nearly 40 year period starting in and after college. I mentally divide my collection into two categories: those LPs I bought new when LPs were available by the bushel in "Record Stores" and th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? A cartridge, any cartridge, has no "ground" side, except whereas you connect it up via a single-ended input, where one phase of the cartridge output is connected to ground. Cartridges are inherently balanced output devices with floating ground. I ... | |
| alternative power supply for Garrard 301 When I said that the Loricraft units are expensive for what they do, I did not mean to imply that AC supplies are not extremely beneficial. In fact, I would not be without one. I think I will stop with that. Mark, as you know, I would be intereste... | |
| Speed Stability Frogman, You wrote, "No, the speed stability of turntables (even the best), does not equal that of digital sources playing digital recordings." What turntables have you actually auditioned for this property that you would characterize as "the best... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, I take as much credit for "discovering" the need for positive VTA with the M20FL as would Isaac Newton for describing the force of gravity after that apple fall on his head (except Newton WAS a genius and that story is apocryphal). Anyway, I... | |
| alternative power supply for Garrard 301 Re your statement about a higher powered unit, it is true that the Garrard motor consumes 18W, I think. You will need to be sure that any outboard power controller is capable of that much output. For example the Garrard motor might strain the Walk... | |
| Speed Stability The SDS will make your motor run a bit smoother and more quietly. It will also permit you to set the speed very precisely and stably. I found with a similar product, the Walker Audio Precision Motor Controller, that these effects also resulted in ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? This is because Siniy123 is also one of those rare human beings who owns a Kenwood L07D, like me.Dgob, The tenor of your posts suggests that you personally have heard the AKG P100LE and found it wanting. Is this the case? Is so, can you write a fe... | |
| Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth? Downunder, I would re-phrase your opening statement: "What the heck, if you can afford to buy the most expensive- why the hell not?" After looking at Thuchan's collection of gear, I can only think that the addition of another megabuck turntable wi... | |
| Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth? After you guys finish trading bon mots, perhaps someone can tell me what unique sonic benefit one could possibly get from a $100,000 turntable that one cannot get from a $20,000 to $25,000 turntable, or even a $50,000 one? Surely there must be wor... | |
| Direct Drive turntables The experiment has been done by anyone who converted his Teres or VPI turntable from belt- to rim-drive using the motors now available from the respective manufacturers. In these instances, all other factors are held constant; only the drive syste... | |
| Exactly where is the pivot point of Dynavector 507 Check your owners manual. If the 507 is like the 505, the pivot point is directly in the center of the circular glossy chrome piece that sits atop the horizontally pivoting part of the tonearm. In fact, if you unscrew that part (it's threaded), yo... | |
| Hovland HP-100 phono vs Audio Research REF Phono 2 Larryi, I see your point. As I was saying too, to get a great phono stage built in to a fine linestage, you need to spend more than a little money or you need to build it yourself. IMO, superb all-in-one preamps can be had at the $10,000-ish price... |