rauliruegas

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Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso
Dear Klinerm: Well the SME V is a very good tonearm: you will be satisfied with it and the Final Tool.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front?
Dear Doug: +++++ " By comparison, the S&B's are bloated, rounded off and "tubey" sounding. " +++++After several months finally you achieve to convincing that the step-up transformer is not the best way to go, better say: is not the way to go, ... 
VPI HR-X with 12.6 or........?
Dear Rwd: All the tonearms that you named ( and many others ) are top performers, no question about.Which best for you?. This depend on many factors, one of them extreme important is with which cartridge do you want to match that tonearm. The rela... 
Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front?
Doug: I think that SME don't change the spindle-too-pivot distance. They " move the arm " but mantain fixed that distance. Maybe I can't explain it: they mantain the geometry relationship between the overhang number and the spindle to pivot distan... 
Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso
Dear Klinerm: The Rega 100 is a good tonearm but the VTA adjustement is a must to have for we can get the best from any cartridge. I don't know if an aftermarket VTA adjuster do a compromise ( trade-off ) in the tonearm performance. Why don't take... 
Schroeder model 2 or Morch DP6?
Dear Slowhand: +++++ " I am interested in the sonic differences in the 2 arms. " +++++Those differences depend with which cartridges mates the tonearms, wich TT, with which kind of arm-board ( material ) and of course the musical bias of the perso... 
ZYX Universe, Dynavector XV-1s, vdH Colibri, ??
Dear Dgad: The Condor, like the Colibri, has different music sound presentation over the XV-1, like you already heard it.Your XV-1 needs at least another 60 hours and your Condor, I think , is near the time that you have to send to Van denHul for ... 
Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso
If you can go for the Final Tool, that will be better. Any way, Acoustic Signature is a great TT builder.Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Basis Vector 3 vs. Schröder, Triplanar, Graham
Dear Doug: +++++ " , but his posts on this thread are meaningless. " +++++I remember you that I don't posted here any tonearm comparations/ranking and that is because I never had the opportunity to evaluate the Vector 3 and the Phantom and I think... 
Basis Vector 3 vs. Schröder, Triplanar, Graham
Dear friends: Lapaix is asking about the VECTOR 3 and several of your post are of different Vector model,including the Cello/Doug/Teres audio party.It could be more on a help to Lapaix speak about the VECTOR 3, don't you think?.I agree again with ... 
Experience with Acoustic Signature Calypso
Dear Klinerm: I own two Acoustic Signature TTs and I can tell you that I'm very proud to own it. This all metal design is really good: it is a non-oil bearing design that is a tour du force bearing design ( other than air and magnetic bearing desi... 
Basis Vector 3 vs. Schröder, Triplanar, Graham
Dear Lapaix: I agree totally with Tubes108.The ranking of the tonearms that give us Cello means nothing with out specific answers to those several questions posted here on the subject.The four tonearms named for you ( and many others ) in this thr... 
Do you think you need a subwoofer?
Dear Readster: I never had the opportunity to hear the LFM-1 but I think that that subwoofer could integrate better in a home theather system than in a high-end true stereo system.As a fact that sub goes down " only " to 25Hz and their electronic ... 
choosing a Step up or an head amp for a shelter901
Dear André: +++++ " It seems to me that this thread is not very succesfull . " +++++Well, Sdcampbell already give you a right answer. What do you want?: Someone that tell you that you can use a step-up transformer that always " destroy " the quali... 
Van den Hul Frog on a VPI JMW 12.5 tonearm?
Dear Theaquaman: +++++ " Is this a GREAT combination or should I continue my search for another cartridge? " +++++This question you have to answer by your self when you have the opportunity to hear it.The Frog is a very good cartridge and you must...