rauliruegas
Responses from rauliruegas
| Calculation verification please Dear @sksos1 : Other that the LOMC cartridges are not sensible to load changes and with all respect I can't understand that you want to use a SUT when you own an active high gain phonolinepreamp. Just my curiosity. Any cartridge will sound and p... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please Dear @dgarretson : I listened the Luxman 444 many years ago and not in my system so I don't have an opinion about other that Luxman was not the realmanufacturer but only put together the parts sourced by Micro Seiki and Pioneer. I own the P350 ... | |
| Turntable Upgrade Dear @drbond : Yes , your Dohmann Helix is an excellent TT that outperforms any of the other TTs named here but is at the same time a lot more expensive. Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? Dear @inna : First than all you need to own not only a first rate tonearm and phonolinepreamp but a true high room/system resolution and you need to be a experienced listener of live MUSIC and that your room/system try to even that live MUSIC ma... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please Dear @laaudionut : I own/owned the Denon 80/75 several Technics SP10 and JVC. You ask for better sound but TT per sé must has not any sound, it will be " dead silence ". Now, the Today Technics motor design is a better design that any of its v... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? Dear @jbhiller : I own ( still ) over 100 cartridges and I'm not rigth now not only worry about retips of my favorities and try only to enjoy it. The Empire MC5 is the current favorite for the last 6 months in a row. Yes, it's that wonderfu... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? Dear @slaw " for hours alone it needs a re-tip for sure. ". Absolutely. Ortofon research said that after 500 play hours even the best stylus tip " start " to look over a microscope a tiny part of the deviation from the tip shape. Normally go... | |
| Turntable Mats for Technics Grand Class, "G" Series Dear @jbhiller: Try to find out the original Sota Mat, it's the best ever Mat for any TT and you can mate it with the Basis Audio reflex Clamp. You just can't do better. Ragrds and ENJOY THE MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body @westcoastaudiophile :No it is not ( at least in my system ) and obviously the use of subsonic cut-off filter is not necessary . Btw,all those AT cartridges runs according the AT spec in capacitance:100pf-200pf range. Yes the 170and 180 a... | |
| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body Dear @westcoastaudiophile " AT150E/Ea/......" I'm sorry but you have a misunderstood about that those ones are a little " better " than the 160ML, let me explain it: the 150E was designed in November 1979, the 150Ea in April 1983 and the... | |
| Fidelity Research FRT-4 and Entre ET-100 step-up transformer SUT comparison Dear @johnss : I agree that " all depends " but what I posted could be everything but " irrelevant ". Now, as I see your " depends " belongs directly to each one of us main room/system quality reproductiuon targets against live MUSIC. The har... | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? Dear @fritzenheimer : Are you still there? https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/nad-m33-phono-stage-question-for-owners.46969/ Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R. | |
| Fidelity Research FRT-4 and Entre ET-100 step-up transformer SUT comparison Dear @scar972 : Even that you are satisfied with those SUT's both only degrades the cartridge signal no matters what. IMHO you can improve the quality reproduction levels of your cartridges with an active high gain phonolinepreamp. R. | |
| Fidelity Research FRT-4 and Entre ET-100 step-up transformer SUT comparison @scar972 : " Which is superior is really system dependent and preference of the listener. " Everything the same not really system dependt but more on the listener/owner MUSIC reproduction targets: which one achieves better what he is looking for... | |
| Fidelity Research FRT-4 and Entre ET-100 step-up transformer SUT comparison Dear @scar972: " top end doesn't sound as open and airy as the FRT-4 " Look that output lead is and advantage only with today better IC cable but in your case is not and that " open and airy " in reality is only developed distortions. I stil... |